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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between nathan maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Royster (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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300 lbs
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199 cm
25
300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, nathan maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Royster!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maia wants to clinch.
maia stuffs the takedown.
Royster closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. maia did well to prevent Royster getting side control.
maia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Royster is taking a breather. maia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
maia is looking to improve his position.
maia punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
maia punching from the bottom.
maia strikes from the bottom but Royster passes into mount!
Royster controlling the pace for now.
Royster wants to control the pace but maia is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but maia is surviving well by controlling Royster's body position as best he can.
Royster is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, maia has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maia is looking to improve his position but Royster isn't that keen on the idea.
Royster controlling from the full mount.
maia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Royster. What's that going to do exactly?
Royster looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Royster looks gassed!
maia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Royster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
maia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
maia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
maia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Royster is working for a kimura but maia is defending it quite comfortably.
maia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
maia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Royster works his way into side control.
maia is looking for a sweep.
maia misses with an elbow from the bottom.
maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
maia looks to move to half guard but instead Royster has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster blocks maia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Royster wants to finish this one by submission but maia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Royster.
maia tries to reverse the position but Royster maintains control.
maia is working hard here to advance position.
maia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Royster. What's that going to do exactly?
maia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Royster. What's that going to do exactly?
maia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
maia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Royster blocks the strikes from maia.
maia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
maia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
maia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Royster stalling.
maia wants to improve his position but Royster is controlling well.
maia is not content to let Royster control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royster swats away the attempt to clinch by maia.
maia tries to clinch up.
maia has a takedown stuffed.
Royster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Royster gets the takedown into side control.
maia wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Royster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
maia doesn't manage to clinch there - Royster circles away.
Royster misses with a takedown
and maia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Royster.
Royster blocks an elbow strike.
maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Royster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. maia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Royster fails with the takedown
and maia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Royster really felt that one!
nathan maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Royster.
A kick lands to the mid section there for maia.
maia closes the distance and clinches up with Royster, looking for a takedown. maia pushes Royster against the cage but Royster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
maia tries to clinch but Royster is having none of it.
maia tries to clinch up but Royster circles away and keeps his distance.
Royster has his takedown stuffed
and maia counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maia rushes Royster and presses him up against the cage.
maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Royster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
maia working aggressively here.
maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
maia working aggressively here.
maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
maia misses with a punch on the inside.
maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royster blocks an uppercut.
maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
maia prevents the takedown attempt.
maia misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from maia fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for maia.
maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royster.
maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
maia prevents the takedown attempt.
maia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royster blocking some punches.
Royster blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from maia fails to land.
maia lands an elbow inside.
maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
maia working aggressively here.
maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by maia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royster.
Royster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
maia has a couple of punches blocked by Royster.
maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Royster.
maia working aggressively here.
maia has a couple of punches blocked by Royster.
maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
maia working aggressively here.
maia working aggressively here.
maia misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Royster is trying to trip maia. He has hold of a leg but maia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Royster persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
maia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
maia is striking from the bottom but Royster uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
maia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Royster moves nicely into side control.
Royster wants to control but maia is keeping him busy.
maia throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Royster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
maia throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster avoids the strikes from the bottom by maia.
maia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
maia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
maia throws a strike from the bottom but Royster passes into side control!
maia striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
maia tries to bench press Royster off him but Royster keeps the position.
Royster controls the position from side control.
maia tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
maia tries to buck Royster off but Royster is having none of it.
Royster is looking to take a break and control but maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that nathan maia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
maia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
maia misses with the ground and pound.
maia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
maia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
maia working the ground and pound but Royster is defending the strikes.
Royster regains half guard.
maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royster's head.
Royster looking for submissions off his back.
Royster trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maia.
maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royster's head.
maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royster defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maia tries to clinch up but Royster circles away and keeps his distance.
Royster with a lazy takedown attempt
and maia counters with a takedown into side control.
Royster wants to control but maia postures up.
maia is putting a hurting on Royster here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marcus Royster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Royster can't do much from the bottom here.
Royster is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Royster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of maia.
Royster is trying to control maia's posture but maia avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Royster wants to get back to full guard.
maia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royster defending well though.
Royster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but maia pulls his head out easily.
maia thows a huge punch but Royster dodges it nicely.
maia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
maia scores with a kick to the body.
maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Royster pinned against the cage. Royster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
maia looks for the body kick but Royster saw that one coming.
maia throws a body kick that misses.
Royster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Royster's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
maia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Royster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, maia has managed to get both his arms back between Royster's legs - danger averted.
maia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Royster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but maia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
maia thows a big elbow that misses.
maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Royster looking for a triangle here. maia is fighting it but it looks tight! Royster pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, maia is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcus Royster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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