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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faoa Sunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ram Jam - Black Betty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Auron Almasy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faoa Sunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Auron Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunia closes the distance and clinches up with Almasy, looking for a takedown. Sunia pushes Almasy against the cage but Almasy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Sunia or perhaps it was just good defense by Almasy which made him look bad.
Sunia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almasy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faoa Sunia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almasy's waist but Almasy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sunia off to one side.
Sunia fails with the takedown.
Sunia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunia moves out of range as Almasy strikes.
Sunia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almasy as he avoids it easily.
Sunia scores a takedown into full mount!
Almasy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sunia.
Almasy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sunia misses with a head shot.
Sunia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
Almasy is looking to improve his position but Sunia isn't that keen on the idea.
Almasy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sunia with the ground and pound from mount.
Sunia is landing with some decent strikes but Almasy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sunia unloads with some shots from mount but Almasy bucks and avoids them well.
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!
Sunia unloads with some shots from mount but Almasy bucks and avoids them well.
Sunia avoids the attempt from Almasy to control.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
Almasy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is looking to get to half guard.
Sunia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sunia thowing shots but they're missing.
Sunia looking to ground and pound but Almasy is blocking nicely.
Sunia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Almasy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sunia working Almasy over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunia punching from mount but Almasy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almasy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sunia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunia looking to ground and pound but Almasy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that round.
That's time! Sunia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sunia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almasy defends it nicely.
Almasy lands a nice shot that snaps Sunia's head back.
Sunia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almasy.
Sunia moves out of range as Almasy strikes.
Sunia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almasy looks to land a right hand but Sunia moved out of range.
Almasy tries to sprawl but Sunia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sunia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sunia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Almasy is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sunia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sunia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sunia cracks Almasy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Almasy because Sunia loaded up on that one.
Almasy tries to hold on but Sunia postures up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sunia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Almasy is working to get back to half guard.
Sunia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
Almasy is trying to escape the mount.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia looking to finish with strikes here!
Sunia punching from mount but Almasy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunia 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.
The referee warns Almasy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Sunia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sunia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Almasy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Almasy is looking to escape.
Faoa Sunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunia looking to ground and pound but Almasy is blocking nicely.
Sunia 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.
Almasy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sunia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almasy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sunia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Almasy lands with a shot to the body.
Sunia swings for the body but Almasy moves out of range.
Sunia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sunia shoots in for a double leg but Almasy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sunia.
Faoa Sunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almasy misses with an uppercut. Sunia saw that one coming.
Almasy throws a hook but Sunia avoids it easily.
Sunia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almasy.
Horrible takedown by Sunia or perhaps it was just good defense by Almasy which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faoa Sunia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunia looks for a takedown but Almasy sprawls well.
Sunia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almasy pinned against the cage. Almasy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia misses with a takedown attempt
and Almasy counters with a left and a right that stings Sunia.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sunia is defended easily by Almasy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sunia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sunia slips a straight right by Almasy.
A telegraphed right hand from Almasy misses the target.
Almasy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sunia shoots in looking for a takedown but Almasy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sunia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Almasy slips under a jab.
Auron Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia misses with a takedown attempt - Almasy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sunia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sunia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Almasy as he jumps to the side.
Sunia gets a takedown into half guard.
Sunia throwing shots but Almasy is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia looks to land a strike but Almasy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sunia throws a big right hand that misses.
Almasy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sunia's guard.
Sunia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy looking to pass the guard.
Sunia has control of Almasy's left arm, preventing Almasy from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy postures up.
Sunia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almasy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sunia controls Almasy momentarily but Almasy frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almasy manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Faoa Sunia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sunia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Faoa Sunia!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Faoa Sunia!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Faoa Sunia!
Faoa Sunia wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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