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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khal Drogo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Khal Drogo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogo circles away.
Maia tries to clinch there but Drogo circles away.
Maia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drogo is trying to get back to half guard.
Maia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Drogo tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
Drogo can't do much from the bottom here.
Drogo bucks up and tries to throw Maia off but instead Maia has got his back!
Maia tightening his grip on Drogo, looking for the choke.
Maia lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Maia.
Drogo tries to break free.
Drogo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maia off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Maia working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Drogo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Drogo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Maia punches the canvas rather than the man.
Maia 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.
Maia misses with punches from the back.
Maia misses with an elbow to the head.
Maia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Drogo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maia working for the choke.
Drogo trying to get back to his feet but Maia is in full control for now.
Maia doesn't have the hooks in and Drogo manages to turn into his guard.
Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Drogo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drogo!
Drogo is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia throwing strikes here but Drogo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Drogo tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Drogo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Maia has hold of Drogo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drogo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drogo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Maia. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Maia. What's that going to do exactly?
Maia looking to secure an arm triangle but Drogo defends it well.
Drogo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Drogo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
Maia turns into Drogo and is now in his guard.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drogo's guard.
Maia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drogo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drogo!
Drogo can't escape the position.
Maia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drogo is surviving well by controlling Maia's body position as best he can.
Maia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drogo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia scoring with strikes but Drogo is staying in there.
Drogo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maia wants to finish this one by submission but Drogo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maia.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo is trying to escape the mount.
Drogo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Drogo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Maia is hanging on to Drogo's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drogo misses with a double jab.
A big right from Drogo misses.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia rushes Drogo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drogo is trying to break the clinch but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Drogo.
Drogo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drogo tries to pull guard but Maia won't allow it.
Maia tries to pull guard but Drogo holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.
Drogo tries to pull guard but Maia holds him up against the cage and eventually Drogo drops back down to his feet.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo looking for a takedown.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Maia jumps guard and drags Drogo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drogo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia keeping full guard, as Drogo tries to pass.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drogo pushes down on Maia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maia's guard.
Drogo lands with a punch from half guard.
Drogo wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drogo lands a nice short elbow.
Drogo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia working for submissions but it's allowed Drogo to get to half guard.
Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drogo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drogo.
Drogo is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
Maia actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Drogo pulls his head out easily.
Drogo uses his free foot to push down on Maia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maia.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia regains half guard.
Maia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Drogo pulls his head out easily.
Drogo trying to control from half guard but Maia is working away.
Maia has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Drogo. Oh but Maia has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Drogo goes limp - he's gone! Maia jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Demian Maia!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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