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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gigante Tiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carmeaty Burana. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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20
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
29
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Gigante Tiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiba.
It looks like Kair Drogo has been cut.
Tiba throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiba blocks a jab.
Tiba throws a series of punches but Drogo avoids them all with ease.
Drogo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drogo showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tiba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tiba.
Drogo throws a strike but Tiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Drogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiba's guard.
Drogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogo scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drogo's guard.
Drogo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiba's guard.
Tiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiba tries to get out of the position.
Drogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drogo throws a big elbow that misses.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drogo throws an elbow that misses. Tiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drogo's guard. Nice move by Tiba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drogo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drogo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tiba!
Drogo throws some wild stikes that Tiba manages to avoid easily.
Tiba tries to hold on but Drogo postures up.
Tiba is trying desperately to improve position.
Drogo lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo raining down shots from the mount!
Drogo misses with a head shot.
Tiba is bucking up trying to escape but Drogo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tiba looks a forlorn figure.
Tiba is bucking up trying to escape but Drogo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kair Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiba misses with an uppercut.
Drogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiba throws a solid leg kick but Drogo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiba.
Drogo takes one on the button.
Gigante Tiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tiba misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiba, as that shot connected.
Tiba throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo walks into a straight right hand from Tiba.
Tiba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tiba.
Gigante Tiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo tries for a takedown but Tiba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiba throws out the jab.
Tiba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiba throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo slips a jab from Tiba.
Tiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drogo staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiba.
Tiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogo.
Tiba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Tiba.
A slow jab from Tiba misses its intended target.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Tiba.
Tiba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiba throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Tiba punishes Drogo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tiba.
A big left from Tiba misses.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown but Tiba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Kair Drogo's cut even more.
Tiba connects with a looping right hand.
Tiba lands a nice looking body shot.
Tiba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Tiba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Tiba throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gigante Tiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kair Drogo.
Drogo slips a straight right by Tiba.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiba throws out the jab.
Tiba throws a low kick but Drogo avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiba.
Tiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigante Tiba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Tiba there.
Drogo misses with a takedown
letting Tiba counter with a right hand.
Tiba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiba throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Kair Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drogo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiba scores with a nice strike.
Tiba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drogo on the side of the head.
Tiba scoring well with a low kick there.
Drogo blocks a low kick nicely.
Tiba throws a nice looking combination but Drogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiba takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.
Tiba lands a jab to the head.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gigante Tiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kair Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tiba.
The cut above Kair Drogo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiba.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Tiba.
A swing and a miss from Tiba.
Drogo shoots in but no luck this time.
Drogo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiba throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo shoots in but Tiba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiba punishes Drogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiba fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiba. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiba.
Nice cross by Tiba.
Drogo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiba swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiba lands with a straight right. Drogo didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Drogo blocks the low kick.
Tiba cracks Drogo with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Tiba.
Kair Drogo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo tries for a takedown but Tiba circles away easily
letting Tiba counter with a right hand.
Gigante Tiba is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigante Tiba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiba 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigante Tiba!
After the fight, Gigante Tiba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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