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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jimmi Hendrix - Voodoo Child kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Borba Antunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mata!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata tries to clinch up.
Antunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Antunes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mata is fending him off so far but Antunes persists. Nope, Mata circles away and we're back to standing.
Antunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mata is looking to clinch.
Mata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antunes's waist but Antunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mata off to one side.
Mata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antunes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borba Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata keeps Antunes at a distance using the push kick.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Mata.
Mata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes shoots in looking for a takedown but Mata manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Antunes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Mata.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mata can't get the takedown.
Mata is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is working for takedown but Mata is calmly controlling the position for now.
Antunes prevents the takedown attempt.
Mata prevents the takedown attempt.
Mata pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Antunes stopping the sweep attempt from Mata.
Antunes is sitting in close to Mata's body. Mata has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Antunes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Antunes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mata.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Mata!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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