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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Mach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dameon steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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277 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Mirko Mach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dameon steal!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mach shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in steal's guard.
Mach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
steal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
steal has hold of Mach's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mach manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
steal tries to control but Mach wriggling away.
steal prevents Mach from getting the reversal.
Mach is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
steal gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mach gets the takedown into side control.
steal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
steal landing small, sideways elbows.
steal trying to control but Mach postures up.
Mach lands with a punch from half guard.
Mach is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and steal defends it well.
Mach lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mach wants to lay and pray for a moment but steal keeps working.
steal gets back to full guard.
steal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for steal on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now steal is on top in guard.
steal drops back looking for a leg! Mach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mach manages to kick steal off! steal jumps back into Mach's guard.
steal looks gassed!
Mach is looking to sweep but instead, steal has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
steal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mach wants to improve his position but steal is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
steal trying to control from half guard but Mach is working away.
steal tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
steal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
steal has his takedown stuffed
and Mach counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in steal's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
steal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
steal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
steal is trying to control the position but Mach postures up.
Mach prevents steal from getting back to his feet.
Mach postures up.
steal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as steal holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mach preventing the sweep.
steal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mach wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but dameon steal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
steal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mach, pushing him back against the cage.
steal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from steal.
Mach wants to stall.
steal breaks from the clinch.
steal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mach manages to avoid it.
steal slips a jab and a cross from Mach.
Mach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
steal jumps guard.
steal is controlling Mach's posture.
steal pushes Mach off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mach misses with a hook to the body
and steal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
steal trying to control but Mach is working from the bottom.
Mach trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mach working for a triangle but steal defends it easily.
steal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
steal preventing the sweep.
Mach is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mach looking to hit a scissor sweep but steal is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mach shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mach seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
steal has hold of Mach's hands but Mach slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mach sitting and controlling from the half guard.
steal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mach trying to control from half guard but steal is working away.
Mach is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mach tries to pass the half guard into mount. steal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mach working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on steal's thigh. steal counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mach looking to sit in guard and control but steal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
steal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mach keeping moving, preventing steal from controlling successfully.
steal postures up.
steal looking to pass the guard.
Mach trying to keep a closed guard but steal is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
steal looks to throw the jab but Mach is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mach showed some decent athleticism there.
Mach wants to stand up but steal is controlling the position.
steal holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
steal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
steal wants to clinch but Mach slips to the side
and Mach counters with a single leg into guard. steal didn't expect that.
Mach wants to stand and escape but instead steal has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
steal throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mach looking to hit a scissor sweep but steal is one step ahead there.
steal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Mach will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
steal misses with a right hand
and Mach holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
steal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mach is trying to break free.
steal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but steal has him pressed against the cage.
steal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
steal jumps into guard, dragging Mach to the mat.
Mach wanted to stand there but steal had control of the position.
Mach trying to control the position from guard on top but steal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
steal working for a triangle but Mach defends it easily.
steal looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mach trying to control the position from guard on top but steal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mach trying to stand up but can't free himself from steal's guard.
steal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
steal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mach trying to control but steal is working from the bottom.
Mach is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Machis looking to pass into half guard but steal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now steal is in guard.
steal passes Mach's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
steal passes to full mount!
Mach throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
steal wants to control the pace but Mach is squirming around nicely.
Mach wants to hold on but steal pushes him away.
Mach throwing hammer fists to the chest of steal. What's that going to do exactly?
steal wants to control the pace but Mach is squirming around nicely.
steal stands up from mount. Strange move.
steal tries to clinch
and Mach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mach working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
steal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
steal keeping moving, preventing Mach from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
steal is trying to control the position but Mach postures up.
Mach trying to control the position from guard on top but steal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
steal wants to stand and escape but Mach is having none of it.
Mach trying to stand up but can't free himself from steal's guard.
steal wants to sweep here but Mach controlling him for the moment.
steal keeping moving, preventing Mach from controlling successfully.
steal looking for a sweep. Not yet steal, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
steal is trying to control Mach's posture but Mach avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mach in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
steal struggling a bit here.
steal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mach asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mach wants to stand but steal has his arm trapped.
steal can't do much from the bottom here.
Mach wants to take a breather but steal manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mach.
Mach is fighting to break steal's control of his arms but steal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 Mirko Mach.
I think Mach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mirko Mach!
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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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