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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricio Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maricio Torres enters the ring!
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200 cm
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192 lbs
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179 cm
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maricio Torres! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torres moves in looking to clinch but Duarte pushes him off. Torres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duarte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Nice sprawl there from Duarte as Torres shoots in. Duarte pushes Torres up against the ropes in a clinch. Duarte lands a right hand. Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short right from Duarte. Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Duarte lands a nice uppercut. Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head. Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Duarte cracks Torres with a nice body shot. Duarte lands a nice uppercut. Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A quick uppercut on the inside from Duarte. Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle. Duarte presses Torres against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Duarte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks. Duarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Duarte. Duarte lands a shoulder strike. Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres looks gassed! Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut. Good body shot from Duarte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duarte. A short right from Duarte. Torres stalling in the clinch but Duarte improves position. Nice body punch from Duarte. Duarte lands with a light punch inside. Duarte lands a right hand. Duarte lands a shot to the body. Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Duarte on the inside. Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks. Duarte lands a body punch. Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres. A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Duarte prevents the takedown attempt.
Zeh Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maricio Torres. Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duarte gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Good body shot from Duarte.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Torres can't break the clinch.
Duarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Duarte works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches. A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A body shot lands from Duarte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte. A short right from Duarte. A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte. Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Duarte on the inside. Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Duarte works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches. Duarte cracks Torres with a nice body shot. A short uppercut from Duarte. Duarte lands a nice uppercut. Duarte cracks Torres with a nice body shot. Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte presses Torres against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Duarte working some nice short punches in the clinch. Torres tries to circle away but Duarte has him pinned against the ropes. Duarte gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Duarte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away. Torres working hard to break the clinch. Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected. Torres takes a shot to the head. Duarte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away. Duarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Duarte scores with a hook to the body. Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Duarte lands a nice shot to the body. A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Duarte is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. A hook to the body from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte. Duarte lands a shot to the body. A short right from Duarte on the inside. Duarte lands with a right to the head. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeh Duarte dominated that round. That's time! Duarte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duarte has managed to clinch.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside. Duarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not. Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeh Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far. Duarte lands a body shot. Duarte gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
Torres takes a shot to the head. Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres. Duarte lands an uppercut. Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head. Duarte lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte. Duarte works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Duarte lands an uppercut. Torres is breathing heavily. Torres is trying to break the clinch but Duarte has him pressed against the ropes. Torres is trying to break the clinch but Duarte is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte lands with a short shot to the head. Duarte lands with a short shot to the head. Duarte lands a body shot. A right hand to the body from Duarte.
Duarte is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Duarte works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches. Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Duarte scores with a hook to the body. Duarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut. Duarte lands a left hand.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike. Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head. Duarte lands with a left to the head. Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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! Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head. Duarte scores with a shoulder strike. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte. Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres. Duarte lands with a light punch inside. Torres has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment. Duarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not. Torres looking to slow down the pace here. Duarte lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut. Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Duarte prevents Torres from breaking the clinch. Duarte lands a shoulder strike. Duarte lands a body shot. A shot in the inside from Duarte. A short uppercut from Duarte. A short right from Duarte. Duarte pushes Torres back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short right from Duarte. Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Duarte prevents Torres from breaking the clinch. Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Duarte presses Torres against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Duarte has him pressed against the ropes. Duarte keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Duarte digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank. Duarte lands with a right to the head. Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head. Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Duarte won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle. Duarte lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Duarte. Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeh Duarte dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duarte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Torres wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Duarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around? Duarte lands an uppercut. Duarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head. Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head. Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres. Duarte blocking some punches.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside. A left hand lands to the body for Duarte.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice body punch from Duarte. Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A short left from Duarte. Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Duarte. Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duarte just stands there and leans against the ropes. Duarte lands a body punch. Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Duarte lands a body punch. Duarte lands a body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
A short right from Duarte. A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte. Duarte prevents Torres from breaking the clinch. Duarte lands a body punch. Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks. Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Duarte cracks Torres with a nice body shot. Duarte gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Duarte. Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut. Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Duarte is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Duarte lands a shoulder strike. A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike. Duarte presses Torres against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Duarte lands a body shot. Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Duarte is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nice body punch from Duarte.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Duarte lands an uppercut. Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duarte lands a body shot. Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duarte lands with a right to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte blocks a body shot from Torres. A short left from Duarte. Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte lands with a short shot to the head. Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards. Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duarte walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres. Duarte cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut. Duarte lands a shot to the body. A short left from Duarte. Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Duarte lands a body punch. Duarte presses Torres against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Duarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not. A hook to the body from Duarte.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte. Nice body punch from Duarte. Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head. Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A short left from Duarte. Duarte lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Duarte.
Maricio Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Zeh Duarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Duarte works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Zeh Duarte showed his dominance in that final round. Well Duarte 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeh Duarte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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