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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Mithrandir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner Fabiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Fabiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gandalf Mithrandir!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mithrandir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mithrandir stuffs the takedown attempt from Fabiano. Fabiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Fabiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mithrandir counter with a right hand.
Mithrandir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mithrandir clinches.
Fabiano could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabiano shoots and misses
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Mithrandir dodges an elbow strike from Fabiano.
Fabiano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fabiano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch.
Mithrandir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mithrandir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fabiano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithrandir forces Fabiano back against the cage and clinches.
Mithrandir has had enough of the clinch but Fabiano keeps him there for the moment.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fabiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mithrandir is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Mithrandir.
Fabiano looking to throw knees to the head but Mithrandir is blocking nicely.
Mithrandir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fabiano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mithrandir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner Fabiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabiano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fabiano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mithrandir has had enough of the clinch but Fabiano keeps him there for the moment.
Mithrandir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fabiano throws a right and a left that Mithrandir avoids nicely.
Fabiano with a poor takedown
and Mithrandir counters by moving into the clinch.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
Mithrandir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mithrandir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mithrandir counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano misses with a knee strike.
Fabiano takes a shot to the head.
Fabiano throws an elbow but it misses.
Mithrandir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fabiano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fabiano misses with a knee strike.
Mithrandir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fabiano pushes off an throws an elbow but Mithrandir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch.
Mithrandir scores with a three punch combo!
Fabiano tries to clinch but Mithrandir moves away
and Mithrandir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fabiano is trying to break the clinch but Mithrandir has him pressed against the cage.
Fabiano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mithrandir walks away with a smile on his face. Fabiano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fabiano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mithrandir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mithrandir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithrandir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mithrandir presses Fabiano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mithrandir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Fabiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fabiano misses with a knee to the head.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch.
Fabiano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Fabiano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mithrandir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fabiano with a poor takedown
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Mithrandir lands with a left to the head.
Fabiano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mithrandir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mithrandir closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fabiano throws an elbow but misses.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fabiano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mithrandir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mithrandir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mithrandir scores with a shoulder strike.
Fabiano misses with a knee to the head.
Fabiano is trying to break the clinch but Mithrandir is controlling him.
Mithrandir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fabiano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mithrandir's brow.
Fabiano has had enough of the clinch but Mithrandir keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fabiano throws an elbow but misses.
Mithrandir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mithrandir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fabiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mithrandir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gandalf Mithrandir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fabiano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fabiano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mithrandir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but Mithrandir blocks with his arms.
Mithrandir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fabiano tries for a takedown but Mithrandir circles away easily
and Mithrandir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fabiano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mithrandir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano with a poor takedown
and Mithrandir counters with a left and a right that stings Fabiano.
Fabiano looks to clinch
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
Mithrandir lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mithrandir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wagner Fabiano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fabiano with a poor takedown
and Mithrandir moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner Fabiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithrandir breaks from the clinch.
Mithrandir throws a sloppy head kick and Fabiano moves out of range easily.
Mithrandir closes the distance and clinches.
Mithrandir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fabiano working hard to break the clinch.
Fabiano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mithrandir lands with a left to the head.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fabiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Mithrandir avoids the damage to the body.
Fabiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Mithrandir avoids the damage to the body.
Fabiano has had enough of the clinch but Mithrandir keeps him there for the moment.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mithrandir is fending him off so far but Fabiano persists. Nope, Mithrandir circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano tries to clinch but Mithrandir moves away
and Mithrandir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fabiano trying to land knees to the body.
Fabiano wants to get back to striking at distance but Mithrandir won't allow it.
Mithrandir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mithrandir closes the distance and clinches.
Fabiano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fabiano is trying to push Mithrandir away but Mithrandir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Mithrandir.
Fabiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mithrandir wants to break free but Fabiano has control.
Fabiano throws an elbow but it misses.
Fabiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mithrandir is defending well for now.
Mithrandir manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Mithrandir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mithrandir.
Mithrandir leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch.
Fabiano gets tackled into the cage by Mithrandir. Mithrandir maintains the clinch.
Fabiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mithrandir.
Fabiano is trying to break the clinch but Mithrandir has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabiano.
Mithrandir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mithrandir just leaning against Fabiano, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabiano.
Fabiano landing knees to the head.
Mithrandir avoiding damage as Fabiano throws knees to the body.
Fabiano misses with a knee to the head.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Fabiano.
Mithrandir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fabiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mithrandir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Fabiano.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mithrandir avoids it.
Mithrandir prevents Fabiano from breaking the clinch.
Fabiano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fabiano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mithrandir lands with a short shot to the head.
Fabiano avoids the elbow strike from Mithrandir, against the cage.
Mithrandir lands a damaging elbow.
Mithrandir avoiding damage as Fabiano throws knees to the body.
Fabiano tries a knee to the head but Mithrandir blocks it.
Mithrandir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mithrandir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fabiano's defenses.
Mithrandir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mithrandir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fabiano jumps guard but Mithrandir stands there with Fabiano around his waist. Fabiano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mithrandir prevents Fabiano from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gandalf Mithrandir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fabiano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fabiano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mithrandir counters with a two punch combo.
Mithrandir takes the fight into the clinch.
Fabiano throws an elbow that misses.
Fabiano is trying to push Mithrandir away but Mithrandir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mithrandir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Wagner Fabiano has been cut.
Fabiano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fabiano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fabiano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mithrandir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fabiano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mithrandir's defenses.
Fabiano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mithrandir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fabiano throws an elbow but misses.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Fabiano.
Fabiano misses with a knee strike.
Mithrandir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fabiano avoids it.
Fabiano has Mithrandir pressed against the cage, preventing Mithrandir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mithrandir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner Fabiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano tries to clinch but Mithrandir moves away
and Mithrandir counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fabiano wants to clinch but Mithrandir slips to the side
letting Mithrandir counter with a right hand.
Fabiano shoots in looking for a takedown but Mithrandir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fabiano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mithrandir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fabiano wants to clinch but Mithrandir slips to the side
and Mithrandir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mithrandir.
Fabiano has Mithrandir pressed against the cage, preventing Mithrandir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fabiano misses with an elbow strike.
Fabiano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the head but Mithrandir blocks with his arms.
Mithrandir can't break the clinch.
Fabiano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fabiano wants to get back to striking at distance but Mithrandir won't allow it.
Gandalf Mithrandir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mithrandir avoids it.
Mithrandir blocks an elbow strike from Fabiano.
Mithrandir blocks the elbow strike.
Fabiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mithrandir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithrandir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mithrandir breaks from the clinch.
Mithrandir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mithrandir stops Fabiano from getting back to his feet.
Fabiano is not content to let Mithrandir control the position.
Fabiano wants to get back to his feet.
Mithrandir gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mithrandir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mithrandir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mithrandir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fabiano tries to clinch there but Mithrandir circles away.
Fabiano tries to clinch
and Mithrandir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fabiano's guard.
Mithrandir trying to control but Fabiano is working from the bottom.
Mithrandir wants to stand and escape but instead Fabiano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fabiano wants to stand but Mithrandir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fabiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mithrandir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fabiano wanted to stand there but Mithrandir had control of the position.
Fabiano trying to control the position from guard on top but Mithrandir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mithrandir wants to get back to his feet but Fabiano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fabiano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mithrandir is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gandalf Mithrandir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mithrandir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gandalf Mithrandir!
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