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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelio comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowie's choice of entrance music: Sound and vision. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelio scores with the left hand. Bowie knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Aurelio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aurelio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelio thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Bowie misses.
Bowie cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg.
Aurelio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowie slips under a jab.
Bowie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelio.
Bowie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowie tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aurelio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie misses with a two punch combination.
Bowie scores with a jab.
Aurelio thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowie.
Bowie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowie.
Bowie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowie manages to avoid it.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowie. Bowie obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowie misses with a hook. Aurelio ducked under it nicely.
Aurelio is looking to slow Bowie down with leg kicks.
Bowie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Aurelio.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowie tries to score with a low kick but Aurelio moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowie tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowie throws a nice looking combination but Aurelio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowie throws the left hand but Aurelio avoids the punch easily.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Bowie moves out of range as Aurelio strikes.
Aurelio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bowie takes one on the button.
Bowie looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses.
Bowie misses with a wild combination.
Bowie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aurelio with a nice cross.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie tries to clinch but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio throws a hook but Bowie blocks it.
Bowie connects with a looping right hand.
Bowie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowie manages to avoid it.
Bowie is looking to clinch.
Aurelio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aurelio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowie.
Bowie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowie looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio throws a shot to the body.
Aurelio scores with a jab. Bowie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowie was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aurelio scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Bowie does no damage.
Bowie misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
Bowie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Aurelio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowie throws a body kick that misses.
Bowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelio digs a good hook to Bowie's body.
Aurelio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowie.
Bowie wants to clinch.
Bowie misses with a combination
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Bowie checks a leg kick.
Aurelio throws a one two combo.
David Bowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowie throws a hook to the side of Aurelio's head but Aurelio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowie throws a nice looking combination but Aurelio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowie is breathing heavily.
Aurelio blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bowie is rocked!
Bowie throws a nice looking combination but Aurelio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowie is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelio finish him?
Bowie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowie seems to have recovered his senses.
Aurelio motions for Bowie to come forward. Aurelio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Aurelio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowie wants to clinch
and Aurelio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowie tries to clinch but Aurelio is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Bowie's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowie throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Bowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio lands with an uppercut that bounces Bowie off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Aurelio scores with a jab. Bowie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowie moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
Aurelio throws the kick towards the body but Bowie avoids it.
Bowie instigates a clinch.
Aurelio pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Aurelio on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelio.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowie. Bowie obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowie wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.
Bowie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Marco Aurelio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowie motions for Aurelio to come forward. Bowie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Aurelio.
Bowie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowies head.
Bowie looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelio is blocking nicely.
Bowie misses with a knee strike.
Bowie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aurelio is defending well for now.
Bowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aurelio is keeping busy.
Aurelio manages to break the clinch.
Bowie tries to clinch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Bowie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Bowie misses its intended target.
Bowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Aurelio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowie throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bowie misses its intended target.
Bowie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Aurelio throws the left hand but Bowie avoids the punch easily.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Bowie counters with a left to the body.
Bowie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aurelio throws a solid leg kick but Bowie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aurelio.
Bowie blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelio misses with a straight right.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowie. Bowie obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aurelio loads up on a big right hand but Bowie slips the punch.
Bowie avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
Bowie tries to clinch but Aurelio is having none of it.
Bowie slips a jab and a cross from Aurelio.
Bowie cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg.
Aurelio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio needs to keep his hands up - Bowie had a free shot at his head there.
Bowie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Bowie throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowie is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Aurelio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Aurelio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowie fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowie misses with a looping right.
Bowie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aurelio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowie takes one on the button.
Bowie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Bowie.
Bowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses.
Bowie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aurelio.
Aurelio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aurelio with a hook.
Bowie looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Aurelio lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelio lands with a shot to the body.
Aurelio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aurelio lands with a good body shot.
Aurelio lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Bowie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Bowie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Bowie's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is looking to clinch.
Bowie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the body.
David Bowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowie throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
Nice cross by Aurelio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie throws a head kick that misses.
Marco Aurelio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowie fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowie.
Bowie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bowie back to the cage. Aurelio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowie misses with a double jab
letting Aurelio counter with a right hand.
Bowie throws the kick towards the body but Aurelio avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Bowie.
I think Aurelio 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Aurelio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Aurelio made sure he mentioned RMC - Rio Mma Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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