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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filladale Gilliper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Filladale Gilliper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matheus Moraes! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moraes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gilliper lands with a right to the head. Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Gilliper is blocking nicely.
Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Gilliper lands a hook to the side of the head. Gilliper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraess head. Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gilliper. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilliper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Gilliper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Gilliper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Gilliper lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gilliper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Moraes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Gilliper lands with a left to the head. Moraes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gilliper smiles and moves away.
Filladale Gilliper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Moraes. Gilliper drives through and clinches with Moraes against the cage.
Gilliper lands a body shot. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moraes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gilliper scores with a nice short uppercut. Gilliper lands a left hand.
Gilliper lands a hook that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. A short uppercut from Gilliper.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gilliper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Moraes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gilliper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A short left from Gilliper. Moraes letting Gilliper take a breather here. Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Gilliper is blocking nicely.
Moraes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Gilliper scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gilliper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the cage. Moraes tries a knee to the head but Gilliper blocks it.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head. Gilliper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Gilliper lands a right hand. A short right from Gilliper. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gilliper. Moraes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Gilliper scores with a shoulder strike. Gilliper scores with a shot to the side of Moraes's head. Moraes is trying to maintain a safe position but Gilliper gets an underhook and turns Moraes into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moraes is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Gilliper lands with a light punch inside. Moraes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gilliper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gilliper digs a right hand into Moraes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moraes's gas tank. Gilliper lands a nice shot to the body. Gilliper lands an uppercut. Gilliper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Gilliper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gilliper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilliper blocks it with crossed arms. Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Moraes is looking to control Gilliper's arms but Gilliper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moraes has his back to the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Moraes manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Filladale Gilliper will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gilliper gets in close and instigates a clinch. Moraes tries to throw a body punch but Gilliper avoids it by throwing Moraes back against the cage. Moraes is looking to control Gilliper's arms but Gilliper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moraes has his back to the cage. Gilliper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Gilliper lands a left hand.
Moraes throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilliper. Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gilliper lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilliper. Gilliper lands with a short shot to the head. Gilliper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gilliper lands with a short shot to the head. Moraes misses with the head strike.
Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
Gilliper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gilliper. Gilliper digs a right hand into Moraes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moraes's gas tank. Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Filladale Gilliper has scored more points in the clinch so far. Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gilliper lands with a right to the head. Moraes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Moraes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gilliper just stands there and leans against the cage. Gilliper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gilliper lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gilliper presses Moraes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good body shot from Gilliper.
Gilliper lands a right hand. Moraes wants to stall.
Gilliper digs a right hand underneath Moraes's ribcage. Moraes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gilliper. Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Gilliper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilliper. Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Gilliper lands a body shot. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Gilliper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right from Gilliper. Gilliper lands with a short shot to the head. Gilliper presses Moraes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Gilliper scores with a nice hook to the head. Moraes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gilliper is keeping busy. Gilliper scores with a nice hook to the head. Moraes stalling in the clinch but Gilliper improves position. Moraes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Still in the clinch, Gilliper scores with a nice short uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilliper. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Filladale Gilliper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Moraes. Gilliper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Gilliper blocks it.
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes is breathing heavily. Gilliper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gilliper is working Moraes over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gilliper lands a hook to the side of the head. Gilliper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilliper. Gilliper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gilliper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Good body shot from Gilliper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilliper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Gilliper. Moraes jumps guard but Gilliper stands there with Moraes around his waist. Moraes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moraes missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gilliper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moraes or not. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gilliper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Moraes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilliper avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filladale Gilliper dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gilliper lands with an overhand left. Moraes swinging wildly here.
Gilliper clinches. Moraes stalling in the clinch but Gilliper improves position. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilliper. Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilliper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilliper lands a nice shot to the body. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper won't allow it.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Gilliper blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Moraes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gilliper walks away with a smile on his face. Moraes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Moraes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The fighters circling - Gilliper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Moraes ducks right into an uppercut from Gilliper.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moraes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilliper. Moraes throws a chopping leg kick but Gilliper manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Moraes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilliper manages to avoid it. Decent striking displayed by Gilliper there. Matheus Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moraes clinches with his opponent.
Moraes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gilliper just stands there and leans against the cage. Filladale Gilliper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Moraes. A nice right hand lands inside from Gilliper. Gilliper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gilliper lands a hook that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Gilliper avoiding damage as Moraes throws knees to the body.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Moraes wants to stall.
Matheus Moraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gilliper lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from Moraes fails to land. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gilliper. A short left from Gilliper. Gilliper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Gilliper.
Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gilliper works on Moraes's body with a couple of short punches. Gilliper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. Gilliper lands a nice shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gilliper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gilliper scores with a shot to the side of Moraes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gilliper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gilliper scores with a nice hook to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilliper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gilliper. Moraes tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilliper avoids the damage to the body. Moraes is trying to pull guard but Gilliper has him pressed against the cage. Moraes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Gilliper presses Moraes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gilliper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gilliper lands with a short head shot on the inside. Moraes tries to pull guard but Gilliper forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Gilliper lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gilliper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Moraes misses with a knee to the head. Gilliper lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gilliper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gilliper lands with a right to the head. A short uppercut from Gilliper. Moraes tries a knee to the head but Gilliper blocks it.
Gilliper digs a right hand underneath Moraes's ribcage. Moraes let out a lung full of air as it connected. Gilliper lands with a light punch inside. Moraes is trying to pull guard but Gilliper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gilliper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gilliper works on Moraes's body with a couple of short punches. Gilliper scores with a nice hook to the head. Gilliper lands a hook to the side of the head. Gilliper lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Filladale Gilliper showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilliper, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filladale Gilliper!
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energy
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