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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcusimar Aureliohares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Alice In Chains - Man In The Box as his entrance music. Josh Michaels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcusimar Aureliohares's chin.
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174 lbs
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177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcusimar Aureliohares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Aureliohares is just out of range.
Aureliohares misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels swings for the body but Aureliohares moves out of range.
Aureliohares has his takedown stuffed
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Michaels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aureliohares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
Michaels is trying to stand up.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michaels tries to lock up and control but Aureliohares gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureliohares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
Michaels is trying to stand.
That's two 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.
Michaels wants to hold on but Aureliohares pushes him away.
Aureliohares working for a submission but Michaels is keeping him at bay.
Michaels wants to hold on but Aureliohares pushes him away.
Aureliohares tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Michaels is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureliohares controlling from the full mount.
Aureliohares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aureliohares avoids the attempt from Michaels to control.
Michaels tries to control Aureliohares's body but Aureliohares pushes him off. Michaels squirms to his side and now Aureliohares has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aureliohares trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Aureliohares is looking to control Michaels but Michaels is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Michaels is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Aureliohares off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcusimar Aureliohares 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.
Michaels swings for the body but Aureliohares moves out of range.
Aureliohares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aureliohares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aureliohares moves away.
Michaels throws a hook but Aureliohares blocks it.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aureliohares with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a right hand to the body.
Aureliohares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Aureliohares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aureliohares trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michaels holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aureliohares slips nicely into half guard.
Aureliohares is looking to take a break and control but Michaels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aureliohares is looking to stall here but Michaels recovers full 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.
Aureliohares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aureliohares drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Michaels manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aureliohares has Michaels in his guard.
Michaels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aureliohares trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aureliohares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aureliohares keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Aureliohares trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Aureliohares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josh Michaels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aureliohares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcusimar Aureliohares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels lands a jab to the head.
Aureliohares fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Aureliohares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aureliohares dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aureliohares rather than just go for the knockout.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Michaels swings for the body but Aureliohares moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Aureliohares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aureliohares shoots and misses
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels jabs Aureliohares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aureliohares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aureliohares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aureliohares shoots and misses
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcusimar Aureliohares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Aureliohares like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Aureliohares from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Michaels!
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