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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Maldonado (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Dos Anjos!
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, Fabio Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maldonado sprawls well. Maldonado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Anjos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Anjos misses with a takedown attempt
and Maldonado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Anjos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maldonado shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Anjos tries to sprawl out of it but Maldonado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Anjos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldonado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maldonado passes into half guard.
Dos Anjos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maldonado trying to control the action but Dos Anjos is working from the bottom.
Maldonado stops Dos Anjos from getting back to his feet.
Maldonado is thwarting Dos Anjos's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maldonado wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Anjos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maldonado trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado lands strikes from half guard.
Maldonado is thwarting Dos Anjos's attempts to control the position.
Maldonado controlling the action here.
Dos Anjos trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Anjos controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lucas Dos Anjos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maldonado is looking to clinch.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Anjos instigates a clinch.
Dos Anjos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldonado keeps control of Dos Anjos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maldonado tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Anjos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Anjos jumps guard.
Maldonado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maldonado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dos Anjos's guard.
Maldonado passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado moves into full mount!
Maldonado working Dos Anjos over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Anjos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maldonado is trying to control here but Dos Anjos has managed to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldonado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Maldonado dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maldonado as he avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maldonado tries to clinch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Maldonado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Anjos's waist but Dos Anjos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldonado off to one side.
Maldonado throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dos Anjos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maldonado is in Dos Anjos's guard.
Maldonado scoring with some ground and pound.
Maldonado trying to control but Dos Anjos is working from the bottom.
Dos Anjos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Anjos wants to get back to his feet but Maldonado passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dos Anjos trying to control from the bottom.
Dos Anjos is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Anjos defends it well.
Dos Anjos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maldonado is working away from the top position though.
Dos Anjos is not content to let Maldonado control the position.
Maldonado prevents Dos Anjos from improving his position.
Dos Anjos is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dos Anjos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maldonado defends well and Dos Anjos ends up having to push Maldonado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Anjos prevents Maldonado from breaking the clinch.
Dos Anjos jumps guard.
Maldonado throws a big elbow that misses.
Maldonado passes into half guard.
Maldonado content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maldonado is working for a kimura but Dos Anjos is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldonado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries to pass to full mount but Dos Anjos defends it.
Maldonado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldonado stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Maldonado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Maldonado as Dos Anjos shoots in.
Maldonado tries to clinch
and Dos Anjos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Anjos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maldonado is defending well.
Dos Anjos with a knee to the head.
Maldonado tries to pull guard but Dos Anjos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dos Anjos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dos Anjos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maldonado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Anjos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maldonado manages to get himself to full guard.
Maldonado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dos Anjos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maldonado working for a triangle but Dos Anjos defends it easily.
Maldonado is trying to hold Dos Anjos in close to prevent damage but Dos Anjos has managed to pass into half guard.
Dos Anjos controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldonado's head.
Dos Anjos is thwarting Maldonado's attempts to control the position.
Maldonado is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maldonado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Anjos is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maldonado gets full guard.
Maldonado looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maldonado has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Anjos has managed to get both his arms back between Maldonado's legs - danger averted.
Dos Anjos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dos Anjos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maldonado is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maldonado dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Anjos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldonado's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Maldonado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Anjos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Dos Anjos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Anjos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maldonado defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Anjos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maldonado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Anjos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maldonado wants to control from the top but Dos Anjos keeps moving.
Maldonado with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos wants to hit a switch here but Maldonado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dos Anjos there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Maldonado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maldonado 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Maldonado!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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