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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
Antunes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antunes.
No luck for Mata with that takedown attempt.
Antunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mata goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mata sprawls well. Mata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Antunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Mata. Mata gets slowly back to his feet.
Mata throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borba Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mata closes the distance and clinches up with Antunes, looking for a takedown. Mata pushes Antunes against the cage but Antunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mata closes the distance and pushes Antunes back into the cage.
Mata breaks the clinch.
Mata thows a body kick. Antunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Antunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Antunes is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is letting Mata control him for a moment.
Mata stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mata scoring well with a low kick there.
Antunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mata drives through and clinches with Antunes against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mata manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antunes misses with a wild combination.
Mata tries to clinch up but Antunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Mata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Mata with that takedown attempt.
Mata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antunes is trying to maintain the position but Mata is very close to passing his half guard.
Mata controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Antunes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mata.
Mata wants to take a breather but Antunes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes is trying to control but Mata manages to pass to mount!
Mata tries to control but Antunes wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mata shoots in and drives through. Antunes sprawls well.
Mata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan Mata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Mata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mata lands a head kick!
Mata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Antunes is trying to defend but Mata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mata is keen to just control but Antunes is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mata in particular looking to stall.
Antunes wants to improve his position but Mata is controlling well.
Mata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mata is working for a guillotine from mount but Antunes frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Antunes tries to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Antunes is working to get back to half guard.
Mata sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Juan Mata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mata controlling the position easily from mount.
Mata working Antunes over with strikes here.
Mata controlling from the full mount.
Antunes is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mata trying to control but Antunes is having none of it.
Mata controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mata dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Antunes's guard.
Antunes keeping moving, preventing Mata from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Mata just wasn't active enough.
Mata closes the distance and pushes Antunes back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mata breaks the clinch.
Mata fails with a takedown attempt.
Mata shoots in for a double leg but Antunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt - Mata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Antunes quickly recovers to half guard.
Mata prevents Antunes from improving his position.
Mata is stalling here. Antunes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mata seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Antunes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mata's shoulder. That is not cool.
Antunes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Antunes's guard! Nice work there by Mata!
Mata wants to control from the top but Antunes keeps moving.
Antunes wants to stand but Mata is controlling the position.
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!
Mata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Antunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borba Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Mata.
Antunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mata displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Antunes.
Mata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but Mata shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
Mata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mata thuds his shin into the meat of Antunes's side.
Antunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Mata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antunes.
Antunes dives in and grabs Mata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mata pushes down on Antunes's head and hops out.
Mata throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mata misses.
Antunes moves into range and clinches up with Mata.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mata.
Juan Mata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Mata.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Mata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mata!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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