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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamidd Karzay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by The best song in the world is the sound of my punches!. Karzay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamidd Karzay!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potter tries to avoid it but Karzay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potter to the ground. Potter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karzay takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Potter.
Potter breaks from the clinch.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Karzay swats away the attempt to clinch by Potter.
Potter lands a left and a right that send Karzay crashing to the mat, dazed. Potter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Karzay is rocked!
Karzay tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Karzay is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
Karzay fails with the takedown.
Karzay seems to have recovered his senses.
Karzay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potter closes the distance and pushes Karzay back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter wants to get back to striking at distance but Karzay won't allow it.
Potter prevents Karzay from breaking the clinch.
Karzay prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
Karzay successfully pulls guard.
Potter tries to stand but Karzay is controlling from the bottom.
Potter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Karzay closes the distance and clinches.
Karzay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamidd Karzay.
Potter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karzay is keeping busy.
Potter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter wants to clinch but Karzay slips to the side
and Karzay moves into the clinch.
Karzay lands an uppercut.
Potter gets underhooks to prevent Karzay's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karzay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Potter moves to clinch but Karzay breaks away
and Karzay counters by moving into the clinch.
Karzay tries to pull guard but Potter won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karzay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karzay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karzay blocks an uppercut.
Karzay lands a hook that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Potter gets underhooks to prevent Karzay's takedown attempt.
Karzay successfully pulls guard.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Karzay looks gassed!
Potter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karzay's guard.
Potter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Potter wants to stand and escape but instead Karzay has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to get back to his feet but Karzay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Potter pushes Karzay off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karzay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karzay scores with a jab to the head.
Karzay slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Karzay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karzay clinches up against the cage.
Potter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karzay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
Karzay pulls guard.
Karzay scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michael Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karzay closes the distance and clinches.
Karzay drags the fight down to the ground.
Karzay managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potter is looking to stand up but Karzay won't let him.
Karzay kicks Potter off and gets to his feet.
Karzay lands a jab.
Karzay clinches up with Potter and pushes him back against the cage.
Karzay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Potter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karzay is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzay takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter wants to get back to striking at distance but Karzay won't allow it.
Karzay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karzay.
Potter prevents the takedown attempt.
Karzay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karzay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Potter walks away with a smile on his face. Karzay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karzay closes the distance and clinches.
Potter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karzay's elbow.
Karzay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Potter gets underhooks to prevent Karzay's takedown attempt.
Karzay has Potter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Potter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karzay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Potter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karzay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Karzay is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Potter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Potter moves to clinch but Karzay breaks away
letting Karzay counter with a right hand.
Karzay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karzay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karzay doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Michael Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potter tries to clinch
and Karzay counters with a three punch combo that has Potter backing up. Potter nods at Karzay to acknowledge the strikes.
Karzay tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Karzay closes the distance and clinches.
Potter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karzay fails to pull guard.
Karzay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karzay throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karzay sprawls well. Karzay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Karzay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karzay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karzay lands a shoulder strike.
Karzay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karzay.
Michael Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamidd Karzay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzay throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karzay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Potter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Potter gets tackled into the cage by Karzay. Karzay maintains the clinch.
Karzay prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
Karzay tries to score a body lock takedown but Potter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karzay moves into the clinch successfully.
Potter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karzay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potter wants to get back to striking at distance but Karzay won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karzay.
Potter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karzay is working for takedown but Potter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karzay lands with a right to the head.
Potter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karzay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karzay is trying to drag Potter to the mat but Potter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karzay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Potter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter keeps control of Karzay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karzay has Potter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Potter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Potter tries to break free but Karzay pushes him back against the cage.
Karzay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Potter is pressed up against the cage. Karzay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potter down to the mat. Potter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Potter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karzay wants to get back to his feet but Potter drags him back down.
Karzay is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Potter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Karzay to his feet.
Karzay has closed the distance and engaged Potter in a clinch.
Karzay jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Potter manages to get himself to full guard.
Potter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Karzay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Potter has managed to clinch.
Potter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karzay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karzay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potter tries to clinch up
and Karzay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karzay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Potter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Potter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karzay tries to pull guard but Potter won't allow it.
Karzay wants a takedown but no success here.
Karzay goes for a takedown attempt but Potter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karzay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter feints a jab promting Karzay to slip. Potter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karzay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Potter tries to clinch
and Karzay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter is trying to stand.
Karzay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karzay lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karzay lands a nice short elbow.
Karzay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Potter tries to kick Karzay off but Karzay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karzay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Potter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamidd Karzay has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter pushes Karzay off looking to stand but Karzay dives back in and keeps control.
Karzay drops an elbow to the side of Potter's head.
Potter pushes Karzay off looking to stand but Karzay dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamidd Karzay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karzay tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Karzay.
Potter moves into range and clinches up with Karzay.
A shot in the inside from Potter.
Potter lands a shot to the body.
Karzay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Potter walks away with a smile on his face. Karzay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Potter wants to clinch
and Karzay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karzay.
Potter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karzay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karzay tries to score a body lock takedown but Potter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michael Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamidd Karzay.
Potter prevents the takedown attempt.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karzay is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Potter tries to clinch up
and Karzay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Potter trying to stall but Karzay improves his position.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Potter stops a takedown attempt from Karzay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Karzay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzay darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Potter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karzay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Potter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karzay wants a takedown.
Potter tries a body shot but Karzay blocks it.
Karzay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karzay is trying to drag Potter to the mat but Potter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karzay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potter swivels and escapes.
Karzay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Karzay slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Karzay closes the distance and pushes Potter back into the cage.
Karzay lands a left hand.
Karzay can't get the takedown.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter wants to clinch
and Karzay counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Potter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karzay goes for a takedown attempt but Potter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karzay wants to clinch.
Karzay shoots in but no luck this time.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Karzay.
Karzay tries to keep at a distance but Potter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karzays head.
Karzay is trying to drag Potter to the mat but Potter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Potter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karzay wants a takedown but no success here.
Karzay has Potter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Potter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karzay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Karzay has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Potter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karzay pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potter is one step ahead there.
Potter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Potter slaps away a takedown attempt from Karzay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter wants to clinch
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karzay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potter.
Karzay has Potter up against the cage in a clinch.
Karzay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karzay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Potter prevents the takedown attempt.
Karzay looking for a takedown.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
Potter working hard to break the clinch.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzay lands with a left to the head.
Karzay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Karzay controls his hands.
Karzay is trying to drag Potter to the mat but Potter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Potter working hard to break the clinch.
Karzay prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
Karzay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Potter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter misses with the combination.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Karzay closes the distance and pushes Potter back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Karzay.
Karzay has Potter pressed against the cage, preventing Potter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karzay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karzay works on Potter's body with a couple of short punches.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karzay pulls guard successfully.
Karzay has a closed guard, preventing Potter from standing up.
Potter won't allow Karzay to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Potter.
I think Potter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hamidd Karzay!
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