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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Numb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitali misses with a head kick.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali scores with a hook.
Vitali checks a low kick from Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Vitali moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Vitali - just one landing.
Eduardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitali .
Eduardo connects with a body shot that sends Vitali 's belly button to the back.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitali thuds his shin into the meat of Eduardo's side.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Eduardo moves out of range.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vitali misses with a few strikes there.
Vitali throws a jab but it's blocked by Eduardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali throws a leg kick that misses.
Vitali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitali thuds a left hand into Eduardo's body.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Eduardo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Eduardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Eduardo moves out of range as Vitali strikes.
Vitali with a hook.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitali tries to break the clinch but Eduardo is controlling the position.
Vitali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
Vitali is trying to push Eduardo away but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eduardo looking to throw knees to the head but Vitali is blocking nicely.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eduardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Eduardo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eduardo is pushing Vitali up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eduardo lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eduardo obliges.
Eduardo crunches a lovely knee into Vitali 's ribcage.
Vitali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eduardo's elbow.
Vitali tries to break free but Eduardo pushes him back against the cage.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitali avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.
Vitali is trying to break the clinch but Eduardo is controlling him.
Vitali managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Eduardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitali is defending well for now.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vitali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eduardo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eduardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitali is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitali .
Vitali is trying to push Eduardo away but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitali misses with a body punch.
Vitali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eduardo trying to control the position but instead, Vitali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eduardo into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eduardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali is looking to control Eduardo's arms but Eduardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vitali has his back to the cage.
Eduardo blocks a body shot from Vitali .
Vitali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eduardo up against the cage.
Vitali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Eduardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eduardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Eduardo misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Vitali .
Eduardo avoids the head kick by Vitali .
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eduardo has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vitali .
Vitali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitali works the jab nicely.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo throws a head kick that Vitali semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Eduardo is out of range.
Vitali throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eduardo throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Vitali .
Eduardo stalling in the clinch but Vitali improves position.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Vitali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eduardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vitali blocks it with crossed arms.
Vitali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitali is trying to break the clinch but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eduardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vitali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlos Eduardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vitali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vitali tries to break free but Eduardo pushes him back against the cage.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitali avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eduardo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Eduardo trying to control the position but instead, Vitali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eduardo into the cage.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Vitali is trying to push Eduardo away but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vitali is trying to force a seperation but Eduardo has the dominant position.
Vitali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Vitali 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitali working hard to break the clinch.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Eduardo prevents Vitali from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but Vitali blocks it.
Eduardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vitali blocks it with crossed arms.
Vitali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eduardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitali 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vitali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Eduardo counters with a head kick.
Vitali missing with a left hand there. Eduardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo moves into the clinch.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Vitali breaks the clinch.
Eduardo is looking to clinch.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eduardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Vitali misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vitali .
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vitali connects with a jab.
Eduardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vitali can pounce on him.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Vitali throws a shot from downtown. Eduardo moves away and avoids it.
Eduardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitali .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dmitrii Vitali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eduardo lands a head kick!
Vitali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vitali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eduardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitali .
Vitali lands a jab to the head.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Vitali .
Vitali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitali tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali scores with a hook to the body. Eduardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eduardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Eduardo cracks Vitali with a good jab.
Eduardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitali .
Eduardo slips under a jab from Vitali .
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eduardo misses with a head kick.
Vitali swings for the body but Eduardo moves out of range.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali lands a jab to Eduardo's midsection.
Vitali misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vitali stalks Eduardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eduardo's face. Eduardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Eduardo pushes Vitali up against the cage in a clinch.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitali avoids the damage to the body.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vitali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vitali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitali avoids the damage to the body.
Vitali being controlled against the cage.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali tries to break free but Eduardo pushes him back against the cage.
Vitali trying to stall but Eduardo improves his position.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.
Vitali managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eduardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vitali blocks it with crossed arms.
Vitali avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.
Vitali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vitali misses with a straight left.
Vitali throws the kick towards the body but Eduardo avoids it.
Vitali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vitali throws a hook to the side of Eduardo's head but Eduardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitali throws a jab when Eduardo was well out of range.
Vitali connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Vitali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Vitali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Vitali moves out of range.
Eduardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vitali 's head backwards.
Vitali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vitali dips to his left and cracks Eduardo with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eduardo.
Vitali tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eduardo throws a head kick that Vitali semi-blocks.
Vitali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitrii Vitali .
I think Vitali has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dmitrii Vitali !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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