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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ra Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ra Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maya has hold of Thiago's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thiago manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maya looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maya is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thiago to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thiago shrugs it off.
Maya has hold of Thiago's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thiago manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maya jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thiago manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya tries for a kimura but Thiago is defending well.
Maya goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thiago rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maya's guard! Nice work there by Thiago!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maya is on top in guard.
Thiago keeping moving, preventing Maya from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya drops back looking for a leg! Thiago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thiago manages to kick Maya off! Maya jumps back into Thiago's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maya drops back looking for a leg! Thiago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thiago manages to kick Maya off! Maya jumps back into Thiago's guard.
Maya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maya looking to pass the guard.
Thiago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maya pushing down on Thiago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maya looking for a submission but Thiago manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Maya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thiago can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maya wants to control from the top but Thiago keeps moving.
Maya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maya looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ra Maya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thiago!
Maya is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thiago has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Maya is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Maya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ra Maya!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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