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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Prates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prates kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Who - Baba O'Riley. Marco Prates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Prates!
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, Will Javis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prates clinches with his opponent.
Javis breaks the clinch.
Prates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Prates. Those never looked like landing.
Javis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Javis throws a right hand that Prates ducks under and follows up with a left that Prates also avoids with ease.
Javis dodges the punch combination from Prates.
Javis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prates tries to bum rush Javis with a series of wild strikes but Javis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Javis.
Prates tries to bum rush Javis with a series of wild strikes but Javis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prates swinging wildly here.
Prates on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Javis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prates misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Javis.
Prates drives through and clinches with Javis against the cage.
Javis is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prates prevents Javis from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Prates.
Javis wants to get back to striking at distance but Prates won't allow it.
Javis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prates misses with a straight right.
Prates avoids the head kick by Javis.
Javis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prates.
Javis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Prates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Javis misses with a double jab.
Javis tries to clinch up.
Javis tries to clinch there but Prates circles away.
Javis misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Prates.
Javis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Javis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Javis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Javis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Javis scores with the left hand. Prates knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Javis misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prates connects with a single shot there.
Prates tries to bum rush Javis with a series of wild strikes but Javis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prates misses with a looping left.
Javis misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Javis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prates misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Javis.
Javis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Prates instigates a clinch.
Prates misses with a punch on the inside.
Prates has had enough of the clinch but Javis keeps him there for the moment.
Prates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Javis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis has had enough of the clinch but Prates keeps him there for the moment.
Javis manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Javis finds it's target.
Javis throws a head kick that misses.
Prates swats away the attempt to clinch by Javis.
Prates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Javis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Javis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prates.
Javis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prates lands an uppercut.
Prates struggles to land a body shot inside as Javis controls his hands.
Javis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Javis wants to break free but Prates has control.
Prates stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis prevents Prates from breaking the clinch.
Javis breaks from the clinch.
Javis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Javis misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prates slips a jab and a cross from Javis.
Javis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prates.
Prates clinches up with Javis and pushes him back against the cage.
Javis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prates will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Javis up against the cage.
Prates tries to break the clinch but Javis is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prates keeps control of Javis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Javis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Javis both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Javis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Javis.
Some wild striking there from Prates.
Prates misses with a series of wild punches.
Javis wants to clinch
and Prates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Javis thinking.
Prates moves into range and clinches up with Javis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Javis's efforts to push away.
Prates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Javis struggles to land a body shot inside as Prates controls his hands.
Prates keeps control of Javis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Javis is looking to break free of the clinch but Prates has double underhooks.
Prates stalling against the cage.
Prates wants to get back to striking at distance but Javis won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prates takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prates lands an uppercut.
Prates is trying to break free.
Javis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Javis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prates.
Prates is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Javis.
Prates throws a series of strikes that have Javis backpedaling.
Marco Prates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prates moves out of range as Javis throws a body kick.
Javis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javis throws a low kick but Prates avoids it.
Will Javis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Javis.
Javis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prates throws a lazy right hand but Javis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Javis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prates throws a series of punches but Javis moves out of range.
Javis is looking to clinch but Prates is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prates crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Javis - the referee stops the clock and Prates gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Javis. Prates manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Javis tries to clinch up but Prates circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Prates. Those never looked like landing.
Javis's corner calls for a 1-2. Javis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Javis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prates is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Javis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Javis throws a nice head kick!
Prates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Javis was well out of range. Poor timing from Prates.
Javis lands a two punch combo.
Prates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Prates.
Prates misses with a series of wild punches.
Prates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Will Javis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prates tries to clinch up but Javis circles away and keeps his distance.
Javis tries to clinch up
and Prates counters with a right hand to the body.
Javis moves into the clinch.
Prates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates is controlling him.
Prates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prates lands a hook that snaps the head of Javis backwards.
Javis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Javis, pushing him back against the cage.
Prates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Javis.
Javis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Prates prevents Javis from breaking the clinch.
Javis tries to circle away but Prates has him pinned against the cage.
Prates tries to break free but Javis pushes him back against the cage.
Prates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prates is trying to push Javis away but Javis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates has him pressed against the cage.
Prates slowing the pace effectively.
Prates tries to break free but Javis pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prates lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Javis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Javis breaks from the clinch.
Javis throws a shot to the body.
Javis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Javis throws a leg kick but Prates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Javis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Javis tries to clinch but Prates is having none of it.
A combination from Prates does no damage.
Javis throws a sloppy head kick and Prates moves out of range easily.
Prates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Javis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Prates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prates avoids the head kick by Javis.
Prates slips a jab and a cross from Javis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Javis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javis tries a head kick but it misses.
Javis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prates throws a right and a left that Javis avoids nicely.
Prates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Javis misses with a combination
and Prates counters with a left to the body.
Javis fails to land with a series of punches.
Javis works Prates's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Javis.
Prates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Prates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Javis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prates keeps the fight on the outside.
Javis tries a head kick but it misses.
Javis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prates's head.
Javis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prates keeps the fight on the outside.
Prates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prates.
Javis rushes Prates and presses him up against the cage.
Prates controlling the action here for a moment.
Javis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Javis can't break the clinch.
Prates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Javis letting Prates take a breather here.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates has him pressed against the cage.
Javis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Javis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prates swings for the body but Javis moves out of range.
Prates misses with a few strikes there.
Prates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Javis throws a series of punches but Prates avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prates avoids the head kick by Javis.
Javis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prates.
No joy there for Prates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Javis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Javis scores with a four punch combination!
Prates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Javis.
Javis misses with a series of wild punches.
Prates throws a jab when Javis was well out of range.
A combination from Javis does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Javis!
Prates swinging wildly here.
Javis is looking to clinch but Prates is avoiding it.
Prates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Javis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis misses with a double jab.
Javis tries to clinch up but Prates circles away and keeps his distance.
Prates throws a big shot that misses.
Prates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Javis tries to clinch up but Prates circles away and keeps his distance.
Prates swats away the attempt to clinch by Javis.
Javis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Javis throws a series of strikes that have Prates backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Javis.
Javis slips a jab and a cross from Prates.
Prates throws a looping overhand right but Javis ducks down to avoid it.
Javis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Javis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prates has closed the distance and engaged Javis in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Prates.
Marco Prates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Javis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prates taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Prates misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Prates is controlling him.
Javis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prates or not.
Prates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Javis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prates breaks from the clinch.
Prates looks to land a combination but Javis avoids it well.
Prates fails to land with a series of punches.
Javis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prates moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prates slowing the pace effectively.
Javis digs a right hand underneath Prates's ribcage. Prates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marco Prates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Javis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prates misses with a punch on the inside.
Prates misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Javis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Javis 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Javis!
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hype
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