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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Tostes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Monroe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Monroe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Michael Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Tostes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monroe lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Tostes blocks nicely.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tostes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tostes keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Monroe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tostes on the ground.
Monroe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tostes for as long as he can get away with.
Monroe stops Tostes from standing up.
Tostes is trying to keep Monroe in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tostes as he jumps to the side.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monroe wants to pass the guard but Tostes is keeping the position.
Tostes keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tostes working a defensive guard here.
Monroe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tostes's guard.
Tostes wants to improve his position but Monroe is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tostes misses with a head kick.
Tostes with a poor takedown
and Monroe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tostes's guard.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
Monroe distracts Tostes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monroe thows a big elbow that misses.
Monroe throws and elbow that misses. Tostes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monroe's guard. Nice move by Tostes!
Monroe wants to sweep here but Tostes controlling him for the moment.
Tostes trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tostes!
Tostes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Monroe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tostes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monroe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Monroe raining down shots from the mount!
Monroe is landing with some decent strikes but Tostes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoids the attempt from Tostes to control.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount.
Tostes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tostes is in a horrible position here. Monroe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tostes is rocked!
Monroe lands a heavy elbow.
Tostes is still in real trouble! Can Monroe finish him?
Tostes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Monroe thowing shots but they're missing.
Tostes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Monroe.
Tostes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Monroe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Monroe throws some wild stikes that Tostes manages to avoid easily.
Monroe looking to ground and pound but Tostes is blocking nicely.
Tostes seems to have recovered his senses.
Tostes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands a heavy elbow.
Monroe with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe cracks Tostes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tostes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Monroe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tostes's face.
Monroe cracks Tostes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Monroe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monroe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Monroe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tostes hang on?
Tostes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tostes regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monroe wants to pass to mount but Tostes is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Monroe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Monroe slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Monroe lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Michael Monroe!
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hype
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