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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 cm
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219 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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211 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mustacho throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range. Thor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mustacho scores with a takedown into Thor's guard. Thor keeping moving, preventing Mustacho from controlling successfully. Mustacho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thor dives on top into guard. Mustacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustacho, not yet. Mustacho looking to control.
Mustacho tries to land a sweep but no joy. Thor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Thor trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thor advances to half guard. Thor prevents Mustacho from improving his position. Thor blocks the strikes from Mustacho.
Mustacho is trying to get back to full guard. Mustacho keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustacho scores with a few weak punches. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Thor stalling. Mustacho tries to get to full guard but Thor has control of the leg. Mustacho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Thor is trying to control the action in half guard but Mustacho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Thor. Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor. Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Mustacho takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses. Thor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustacho. We've been told by Thor's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Mustacho slips a straight right by Thor. Mustacho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thor tries to avoid it but Mustacho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thor to the ground. Thor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Crunch! Mustacho slams his shin into Thor's torso. Thor throws a quick inside leg kick. Thor misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thor avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Thor misses with a hook. Mustacho ducked under it nicely. Thor looks for the body kick but Mustacho saw that one coming. Mustacho throws a lazy right hand but Thor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Thor loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch. Thor takes a shot right to the bread basket. An inside leg kick from Thor misses. Thor throws a jab when Mustacho was well out of range. Mustacho thows a body shot but no joy. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mustacho slips a jab from Thor. Mustacho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. That kick from Mustacho tenderised Thor's leg. Thor is trying to keep his angry face on. Mustacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mustacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses and Thor counters with a leg kick. Mustacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thor is out of range and Mustacho settles back down. Mustacho lands a jab to Thor's midsection. Mustacho fails with a takedown attempt. Thor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Mustacho is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thor has escaped and now he's on top! Mustacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thor passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustacho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Thor is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Thor controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustacho manages to get back to half guard. Thor not doing much here.
Mustacho wants to control but Thor is keeping busy.
Mustacho wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.
Mustacho trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hans Thor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Thor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mustacho. Mustacho obviously looking to wear him down.
Thor moves out of range of the leg kick from Mustacho. Thor keeps the fight on the outside. Mustacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustacho misses with a low kick. A low kick from Mustacho misses enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab. Thor tries to work over Mustacho's front leg with a kick but Mustacho checks it. Mustacho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thor. That did some damage! Mustacho tries to clinch up. Mustacho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thor rather than just go for the knockout. Thor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Mustacho lands with a cross. Thor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustacho. Thor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hans Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Thor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustacho. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mustacho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head kick misses from Mustacho. Thor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Thor. A left lands for Thor. Mustacho throws a leg kick which misses Thor's front leg but catches the back leg as Thor tries to avoid it. Mustacho looks for a takedown but Thor sprawls well. Mustacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Mustacho counters with a single leg into guard. Thor didn't expect that. Thor keeping moving, preventing Mustacho from controlling successfully. Thor wants to sweep but no luck. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mustacho fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Thor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustacho. Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mustacho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thor. Thor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mustacho momentarily.
Mustacho throws a leg kick that misses. Mustacho thows a leg kick but Thor checks it and Thor counters with a straight right hand. A solid leg kick lands there for Mustacho.
Thor moves away from the strike by Mustacho. Thor looks to land a body kick but Mustacho moved away. Rogerio Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mustacho works the jab nicely. Thor looks to land a left hand but Mustacho moved out of range nicely. Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustacho loads up on a big right hand but Thor slips the punch. Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Thor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mustacho's head. Thor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it. Mustacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thor moves away. A chopping leg kick lands by Thor. Mustacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustacho. Mustacho throws out a leg kick but Thor moves out of range and Mustacho only half commits. Thor throws a looping overhand right but Mustacho ducks down to avoid it. A big right from Thor misses. Mustacho takes one to the side of the head.
Mustacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hans Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Mustacho. Thor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mustacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thor scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thor forces Mustacho back against the cage and clinches. Mustacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thor backwards. A head punch on the inside from Thor fails to land. Mustacho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mustacho manages to end up in side control. You can see the frustration on Thor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Mustacho working the head and body with strikes. Mustacho throwing strikes but Thor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Hans Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thor wants to control but Mustacho is keeping him busy. Rogerio Mustacho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mustacho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Mustacho throws a strike but Thor avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Mustacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Thor is retaining full guard. Mustacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustacho content to stall in guard here. Mustacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rogerio Mustacho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Thor throws a nice outside leg kick. Thor blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
Mustacho scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thor throws a low kick but Mustacho moves out of range easily. Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Mustacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Thor. I think Mustacho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Mustacho! Post fight, Rogerio Mustacho stared into the camera and said '19 NGF fights, 2 severe defeats for the gold... it has been a long and painful road, full of ups and downs, but f*ck yeah, we did it, baby, we finally did it! This one is for you, NGF fans! Thanks for believing and the memories!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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