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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matheus Dutra enters the cage!
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134 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Mafra!
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, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dutra thows a huge punch but Mafra dodges it nicely.
Dutra blocks the strikes from Mafra.
Mafra is looking to improve his position.
Mafra is looking to control Dutra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mafra avoid being mounted?
Dutra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dutra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dutra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mafra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dutra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mafra defending well though.
Mafra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dutra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mafra is looking for a sweep. Dutra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mafra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dutra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dutra's back!
Dutra rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dutra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dutra keeping full guard, as Mafra tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dutra holds on and takes a little breather.
Dutra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mafra is one step ahead there.
Mafra wants to pass the guard but Dutra is keeping the position.
Mafra stopping the sweep attempt from Dutra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafra being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Mafra.
Dutra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mafra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dutra as he avoids it easily.
Dutra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mafra is fending him off so far but Dutra persists. Nope, Mafra circles away and we're back to standing.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mafra but Mafra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mafra gets caught napping as Dutra dives in and scores a takedown. Mafra manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dutra throwing strikes but missing.
Mafra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dutra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dutra wants to control from the top but Mafra keeps moving.
Mafra has his feet on Dutra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mafra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dutra lands a glancing blow to the side of Mafra's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mafra but Mafra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fabio Mafra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dutra.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt.
Dutra looks gassed!
Mafra has managed to clinch.
Mafra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mafra tries to clinch up but Dutra circles away and keeps his distance.
Mafra throws a sloppy head kick and Dutra moves out of range easily.
Mafra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dutra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dutra blocks a head kick by Mafra.
Dutra misses the jab.
Matheus Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mafra wants to clinch up but Dutra keeps it at a distance.
Mafra moves in looking to clinch but Dutra pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Mafra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Dutra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dutra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mafra's half guard.
Mafra is looking to control Dutra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mafra avoid being mounted?
Mafra tries to roll over but Dutra keeps him under control.
Dutra works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Dutra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dutra looking to control but Mafra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mafra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mafra is fighting to break Dutra's control of his arms but Dutra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafra stopping the sweep attempt from Dutra.
Mafra wants to control from the top but Dutra keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mafra is one step ahead there.
Mafra trying to control but Dutra is working from the bottom.
Mafra wanted to stand there but Dutra had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabio Mafra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mafra sprawls well. Mafra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dutra gets slowly back to his feet.
Mafra wants to clinch up but Dutra keeps it at a distance.
Mafra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dutra avoids it really well and circles away.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dutra wants to control the pace but Mafra is squirming around nicely.
Dutra lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra landing shots from mount.
Dutra landing strikes from the mount and Mafra is in trouble!
Dutra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mafra tries to hold on but Dutra pushes him away.
Dutra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mafra is in a horrible position here. Dutra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dutra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dutra prevents Mafra from getting the reversal.
Dutra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mafra hang on?
Dutra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Dutra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafra holds on to Dutra as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Dutra controlling the pace for now.
Dutra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mafra hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mafra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mafra is bucking up trying to escape but Dutra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mafra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Dutra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dutra gets a takedown into half guard.
Mafra trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dutra manages to pass to mount!
Dutra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mafra is looking to improve his position but Dutra isn't that keen on the idea.
Mafra tries to lock up and control but Dutra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mafra is in a horrible position here. Dutra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dutra with shots to the head and body - Mafra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mafra is trying desperately to improve position.
Dutra working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dutra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mafra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dutra lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dutra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dutra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dutra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mafra looks a forlorn figure.
Mafra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dutra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dutra controlling from the full mount.
Dutra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dutra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dutra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dutra content just to control the position here.
Mafra taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dutra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mafra hang on?
Dutra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dutra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dutra unloading with bombs!
Mafra is squirming around, avoiding Dutra's attempts to control the action.
Dutra with the ground and pound from mount.
Matheus Dutra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dutra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mafra taking shots to the head.
Mafra is in a horrible position here. Dutra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mafra is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dutra working Mafra over with strikes here.
Dutra scoring with strikes but Mafra is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutra controlling from mount.
Dutra unloading with bombs!
Dutra with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dutra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dutra lands a nice shot to the head.
Fabio Mafra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dutra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Dutra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dutra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Dutra!
Matheus Dutra spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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