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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Minotauro Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Byron Long!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Shogun slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Shogun stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long is looking to clinch but Shogun is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long rushes Shogun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Shogun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shogun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Shogun is just out of range.
Shogun slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long tries for a takedown but Shogun circles away easily
and Shogun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minotauro Shogun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shogun scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun throws a big right hand that misses.
Shogun won't allow Long to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shogun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shogun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shogun with a nice head shot there.
Shogun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shogun advances position into side control!
Shogun cracks Long with a big elbow.
Shogun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Shogun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Long, who protects the arm well.
Shogun scoring with punches and elbows.
Shogun lands a few punches from side control.
Shogun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Long down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun working the body and head with strikes.
Shogun trying to control the position but Long is working away.
Shogun is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Shogun is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Long is trying to escape and Shogun transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Long is forced to tap! Nice work there by Shogun! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Minotauro Shogun!
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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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