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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Hines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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190 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Colby Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Felix!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines tries to clinch but Felix moves out of range.
Felix moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Felix.
Felix tries to pull guard but Hines won't allow it.
Felix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hines to keep the fight standing.
Felix jumps guard but Hines stands there with Felix around his waist. Felix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Colby Hines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Felix.
Felix decides to pull guard.
Hines trying to control the position from guard on top but Felix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hines is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Felix is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hines passes Felix's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Felix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Felix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is working for a kimura but Felix is defending it quite comfortably.
Hines passes the guard and advances to mount!
Felix is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hines really is a fat lump.
Felix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hines.
Hines avoids the attempt from Felix to control.
Felix looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hines really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Felix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix tries to roll but Hines sticks to his back.
Hines keeps control of the position easily here as Felix tries to buck him off.
Felix just trying to survive but Hines is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Felix is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hines gets his way!
Felix tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hines.
Felix covering up well under a series of strikes from Hines.
Hines controls the position.
Hines looking for the choke but no joy.
Hines tries to keep control of the position but Felix is staying busy.
Hines biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix trying to control the hands but Hines won't let him.
Felix is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Felix is trying to get back to his feet but Hines has full control of the position and if anything, Felix has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hines struggling to keep hold of the position.
Felix fending off the submission attempt from Hines.
Hines keeps control of the position as Felix tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Hines dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Felix blocks the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Felix as Hines shoots in.
Felix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felix tries to close the distance and clinch but Hines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felix shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hines manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Felix trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hines manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Felix has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hines is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Felix.
Colby Hines overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Felix is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix looking for a sweep but Hines has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hines sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Felix squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hines throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hines can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Felix is looking to escape.
Hines working for a submission but Felix is keeping him at bay.
Hines looking to control but Felix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Felix swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Felix is looking to improve his position but Hines isn't that keen on the idea.
Hines controlling the position easily from mount.
Felix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Felix dives in and grabs Hines's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hines pushes down on Felix's head and hops out.
Felix is breathing heavily.
Felix leaves Hines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hines tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colby Hines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Felix. No joy for Hines on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colby Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hines shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felix sprawls well. Felix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hines gets slowly back to his feet.
Hines closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Felix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Felix tries to pull guard but Hines forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Felix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hines smiles and moves away.
Felix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Felix wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hines jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Felix walks away with a smile on his face. Hines gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felix throws a big shot that misses.
Felix fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colby Hines will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Felix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hines swivels and escapes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hines enables Felix to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hines manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hines bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Felix's guard.
Hines seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Felix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hines is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Felix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Felix is striking but Hines is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hines in particular looking to stall.
Hines decides to stand and escape the position.
Felix blocks a head kick by Hines.
Felix is looking to clinch but Hines is avoiding it.
Felix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hines forces Felix back against the cage and clinches.
Felix tries to pull guard but Hines forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Felix is pushing Hines up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Felix is trying to pull guard but Hines has him pressed against the cage.
Colby Hines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Felix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felix swings wildly with an uppercut but Hines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix prevents the takedown attempt.
Felix jumps guard.
Hines advances position into side control!
Felix is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hines is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felix is trying desperately to improve position.
Felix gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Felix preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hines.
Felix avoids the strikes from Hines.
Hines has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Felix has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Felix rolls, trying to escape but Hines keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hines seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Felix for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Hines manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Felix tries to break free.
Hines patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hines has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Felix's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Hines showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hines, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Hines!
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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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