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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rommel Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Henriques!
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, Rommel Tan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriques misses with a two punch combination.
Henriques closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tan to the mat! Tan manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henriques makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henriques.
Tan throws a big right hand that misses.
Henriques lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tan!
Tan tries to hold on but Henriques pushes him away.
Tan working to try and regain half guard.
Henriques thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henriques working for a guillotine from mount but Tan is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henriques fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan tries to lock up and control but Henriques gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tan regains half guard.
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Tan is defending well.
Tan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henriques.
Tan tries to get to full guard but Henriques has control of the leg.
Henriques is looking for a kimura but Tan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henriques to get the leverage.
Henriques is looking to advance position but Tan won't allow it.
Henriques is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan tries to roll over but Henriques keeps him under control.
Tan is controlling Henriques's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henriques trying to control from half guard but Tan is working away.
Henriques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tan is just riding it out for now. Henriques eventually gives up the hold.
Tan pushes Henriques off looking to stand but Henriques dives back in and keeps control.
Tan wants to improve his position but Henriques is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques is trying to control. Tan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henriques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tan is keeping the position for now.
Tan wants to sweep but no luck.
Tan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tan keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques won't allow Tan to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Afonso Henriques.
Henriques bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henriques wants to control but Tan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tan wants to control but Henriques postures up.
Tan is looking to regain half guard here but Henriques keeps moving and retains side control.
Henriques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henriques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tan keeps working.
Tan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henriques. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tan is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Henriques dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henriques closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henriques lands in his opponent's guard.
Henriques looking to pass the guard.
Tan wants to sweep here but Henriques controlling him for the moment.
Tan keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Afonso Henriques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tan, not yet.
Henriques wants to pass the guard but Tan is keeping the position.
Henriques trying to control the position from guard on top but Tan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Afonso Henriques has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henriques scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henriques throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Tan is defending well.
Tan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriques is working for a submission of some sort.
Henriques trying to control the action but Tan is working from the bottom.
Tan pushes Henriques off looking to stand but Henriques dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan wants to control but Henriques is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henriques trying to control from half guard but Tan is working away.
Henriques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henriques is working away from the top position though.
Tan controlling the position well.
Tan is staying active underneath Henriques, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques seems to be looking for submissions.
Henriques not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tan is positioning himself well to prevent Henriques advancing to mount.
Henriques not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henriques passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tan tries to reverse the position but Henriques maintains control.
Henriques can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tan is looking to escape.
Henriques avoids the attempt from Tan to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan is desperately trying to improve his position but Henriques has a good base and remains in mount.
Tan gets back to half guard.
Henriques prevents Tan from standing back up.
Tan is breathing heavily.
Henriques is keen to just control but Tan is a slippery customer.
Tan tries to roll over but Henriques keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tan is not content to let Henriques control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Henriques dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henriques fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tan to the ground. Henriques is now in Tan's guard.
Tan trying to control the position here.
Henriques throws a strike but Tan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henriques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henriques thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henriques's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan with a nice head shot there.
Tan distracts Henriques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tan landing some decent shots from guard.
Henriques is trying to control the position but Tan postures up.
Henriques has his foot on Tan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tan works his way back into a safe position though.
Henriques trying to keep a closed guard but Tan is proving a slippery customer.
Tan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tan is working Henriques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henriques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henriques looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriques had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tan defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan is working Henriques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tan works over Henriques with some ground and pound from guard.
Tan landing some decent shots from guard.
Henriques is trying to keep Tan in close.
Henriques striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tan won't allow Henriques to sweep him here.
Tan with a nice head shot there.
Henriques wants to sweep but no luck.
Henriques looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan stands up over Henriques, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tan lands a couple of digs.
Henriques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tan tries to free his leg and advance position but Henriques is retaining full guard.
Tan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henriques is trying to control the position but Tan postures up.
Tan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan landing some decent shots from guard.
Tan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriques has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tan with a nice head shot there.
Tan landing some decent shots from guard.
Tan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tan distracts Henriques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tan chips away with some ground and pound.
Henriques doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rommel Tan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Afonso Henriques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henriques working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rommel Tan.
Well Henriques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Henriques!
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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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