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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Thiago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prince throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thiago on the side of the head.
Prince throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Harvey Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince swings for the body but Thiago moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Thiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thiago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prince connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prince scores with the left hand. Thiago knows he should have avoided that one.
Prince looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thiago.
Prince lands a nice looking body shot.
Prince scores with a punch to the head.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prince misses with a looping right.
Prince lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Thiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
Prince lands a nice hook to Thiago's body. Thiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prince scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thiago doesn't seem bothered though.
Prince throws a combination. Thiago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Prince lands with a hook. Thiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thiago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prince lands a jab to the nose.
Prince is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prince will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Prince has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Prince lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thiago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prince connects with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Prince scores with a four punch combination!
Harvey Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prince jabs Thiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prince with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Prince lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thiago doesn't seem phased though.
Prince looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prince defends it nicely.
Thiago shoots for a takedown but Prince saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
Thiago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prince sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thiago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago shoots in but Prince avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prince looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Prince dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Prince regains half guard, as Thiago was trying to land strikes.
Thiago has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thiago seems to be working for a kimura but Prince defends the submission attempt.
Thiago is trying to control the action in half guard but Prince is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thiago is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Prince wants to stand up but Thiago is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thiago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thiago advances to half guard.
Thiago thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
Thiago thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
Thiago is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thiago wants to free his trapped foot but Prince is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thiago is trying to control. Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thiago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thiago controlling the pace.
Prince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thiago.
Thiago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thiago is trying to control the action in half guard but Prince is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thiago.
Prince is looking to escape.
Prince regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thiago.
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.
Thiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago is in close to Prince's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prince working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiago.
Prince has momentary wrist control but Thiago slips an elbow through the middle.
Thiago is in close to Prince's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Thiago dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Prince swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thiago.
Thiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince lands a slapping body shot.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince jabs at Thiago's body.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Prince throws a hook but Thiago blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thiago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thiago decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prince's guard.
Thiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thiago is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thiago throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
Thiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Prince working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiago.
Thiago trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Thiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thiago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prince keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thiago postures up and lands a big shot to Prince's brow.
Thiago thows a big elbow that misses.
Thiago landing with the ground and pound.
Thiago content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Thiago throws a strike but Prince rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thiago is pulling down on Prince's head to control his posture.
Prince stopping the sweep attempt from Thiago.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Thiago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thiago 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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