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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Forgeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harun Ucal (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Forgeira!
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, Harun Ucal!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forgeira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ucal circles away.
Forgeira scores a takedown into full mount!
Ucal tries to lock up and control but Forgeira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Forgeira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Forgeira tries to control but Ucal wriggling away.
Forgeira prevents Ucal from getting the reversal.
Ucal is squirming around, avoiding Forgeira's attempts to control the action.
Forgeira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Forgeira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ucal is trying desperately to improve position.
Ucal is squirming around, avoiding Forgeira's attempts to control the action.
Forgeira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ucal turns into him and now he's in Forgeira's guard.
Ucal passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Forgeira is trying to stand.
Ucal wants to pass the guard but Forgeira is defending well.
Forgeira controlling the position for now.
Forgeira is breathing heavily.
Forgeira is not content to let Ucal control the position.
Ucal moves into full mount! Forgeira won't be happy about that!
Forgeira is trying desperately to improve position.
Ucal lands a nice shot to the head.
Ucal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Forgeira is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Forgeira has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forgeira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Forgeira wants to hold on but Ucal pushes him away.
Ucal with good strikes from the mount here!
Ucal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ucal content just to control the position here.
Ucal dominating with strikes here.
Ucal controlling from the full mount.
Forgeira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ucal lands a big shot there that rocks Forgeira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ucal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ucal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Forgeira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ucal controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forgeira seems to have got his legs back now.
Ucal moves to the back position.
Ucal is punishing Forgeira with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ucal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Forgeira defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ucal is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harun Ucal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Forgeira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Forgeira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ucal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ucal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Forgeira wants to hold on but Ucal pushes him away.
Ucal controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ucal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ucal working for a submission but Forgeira is keeping him at bay.
Ucal controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ucal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Forgeira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ucal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ucal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ucal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ucal showed some decent athleticism there.
Ucal is thwarting Forgeira's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ucal winds up and cracks Forgeira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ucal stops Forgeira from getting back to his feet.
Ucal slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Ucal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ucal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ucal stops Forgeira from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ucal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harun Ucal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forgeira is trying to stand.
Forgeira is trying to get back to full guard.
Forgeira trying to hold on to Ucal's head to control him but Ucal postures up.
Forgeira tries to roll over but Ucal keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Forgeira wants to clinch up but Ucal keeps it at a distance.
Ucal blocks a head kick by Forgeira.
Forgeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ucal.
Forgeira swings for the body but Ucal moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Forgeira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ucal sprawls well initially but Forgeira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ucal is looking to escape.
Ucal won't allow Forgeira to pass to mount.
Forgeira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Forgeira throwing shots but Ucal is blocking nicely.
Ucal trying to hold on to Forgeira's head to control him but Forgeira postures up.
Ucal is trying to get back to full guard.
Ucal wants to get back to full guard but Forgeira has passed into side control.
Ucal tries to hold on but Forgeira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harun Ucal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Forgeira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Forgeira throws the kick towards the body but Ucal avoids it.
Ucal misses with a low kick.
Forgeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ucal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ucal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Forgeira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Forgeira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Forgeira!
Ucal wants to get back to his feet.
Ucal sneaks back into half guard.
Ucal controlling the position for now.
Forgeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ucal keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forgeira controlling the action here.
Ucal trying to hold on to Forgeira's head to control him but Forgeira postures up.
Forgeira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ucal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ucal won't allow Forgeira to pass to mount.
Forgeira is trying to work for a kimura but Ucal is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ucal tries to clinch but Forgeira moves away
and Forgeira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ucal thinking.
Forgeira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Forgeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ucal moves into the clinch.
Forgeira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ucal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Forgeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forgeira stalling in the clinch but Ucal improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forgeira tries for a takedown but Ucal manages to get underhooks.
Forgeira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forgeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ucal struggles to land a body shot inside as Forgeira controls his hands.
Forgeira looking to stall.
Forgeira gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Forgeira wants to work for an arm triangle but Ucal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ucal wants to sweep but Forgeira has passed to side control!
Forgeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ucal keeps working.
Ucal tries to buck Forgeira off but Forgeira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Ucal is right now.
Forgeira working away.
Ucal tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ucal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ucal is looking to advance position but Forgeira won't allow it.
Forgeira controlling the position well.
Ucal working Forgeira over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ucal is working for a submission of some sort.
Forgeira trying to control here.
Forgeira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Forgeira tries to get to full guard but Ucal has control of the leg.
Forgeira wants to control but Ucal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos Forgeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ucal misses with a takedown
and Forgeira counters with a series of strikes. Ucal will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harun Ucal.
I've got Ucal 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harun Ucal!
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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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