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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Armas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Overeem Blackzilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem Blackzilian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Armas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Overeem Blackzilian!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackzilian has Armas up against the cage in a clinch.
Armas slowing the pace effectively.
Blackzilian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armas managing to block the knees to the body from Blackzilian.
Armas landing knees to the body.
Armas managing to block the knees to the body from Blackzilian.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Armas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackzilian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackzilian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armas controlling the action here for a moment.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Armas pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackzilian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackzilian being controlled against the cage.
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!
Armas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackzilian misses with a knee to the head.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but Armas blocks it.
Armas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackzilian misses with a knee to the head.
Armas is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armas.
Armas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Armas throws a head kick but Blackzilian moves out of range.
Matt Armas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armas has closed the distance and engaged Blackzilian in a clinch.
Armas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blackzilian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armas avoids it.
Blackzilian misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Armas.
Armas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blackzilian trying to land knees to the body.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackzilian looks gassed!
A short right from Armas on the inside.
Armas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackzilian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackzilian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armas.
A bit of stalling here from Armas.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but Armas blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Armas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackzilian misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackzilian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armas stalling the fight.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armas avoids it.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but Armas blocks it.
Armas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackzilian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackzilian looking to throw knees to the head but Armas is blocking nicely.
Armas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Armas lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackzilian won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armas scores with a shoulder strike.
Armas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackzilian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armas.
Armas slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackzilian misses with a knee strike.
Armas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Armas has closed the distance and engaged Blackzilian in a clinch.
Blackzilian being controlled against the cage.
A knee to the head by Armas.
Armas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blackzilian up against the cage.
Armas scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackzilian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackzilian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armas lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Armas dominated that round.
That's time! Armas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armas moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Armas to work.
Armas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Armas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armas landing knees to the head.
Armas stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Armas rushes Blackzilian and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Armas lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackzilian is breathing heavily.
Armas lands a damaging elbow.
Armas leaning against his opponent.
Armas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Blackzilian drives through and clinches with Armas against the cage.
Armas managing to block the knees to the body from Blackzilian.
Blackzilian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackzilian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armas.
Blackzilian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armas blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackzilian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armas blocks it with crossed arms.
Armas just leaning against Blackzilian, taking a breather.
Blackzilian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackzilian misses with a knee strike.
Armas slowing the pace effectively.
Armas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but Armas blocks with his arms.
Matt Armas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackzilian's defenses.
Blackzilian trying to land knees to the body.
Armas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Armas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Armas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armas pushes Blackzilian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackzilian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Armas.
Armas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Armas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackzilian is rocked!
Armas has Blackzilian pushed against the cage.
Blackzilian is still on wobbly legs! Can Armas finish him?
Armas with a knee to the head.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armas avoiding damage.
Armas is working Blackzilian over against the cage.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Armas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Armas lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Armas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Armas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackzilian seems to have recovered his senses.
Armas avoiding damage.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but Armas blocks with his arms.
Blackzilian misses with a knee to the head.
Armas lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Armas.
Armas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armas landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Armas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Armas circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Blackzilian drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Armas follows Blackzilian to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Armas!
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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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