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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opananu Milan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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173 cm
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194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 The Island, Opananu Milan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinicius! But no joy.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown but Milan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinicius gets tackled into the cage by Milan. Milan maintains the clinch.
Vinicius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milan lands an elbow inside that Vinicius shrugs off.
It looks like Marlon Vinicius has been cut.
Vinicius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Milan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Milan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milan avoiding damage.
Milan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Milan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vinicius, pushing him back against the cage.
Vinicius's coach down at Combat Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinicius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Milan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vinicius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milan can't find room to land a body shot as Vinicius controls the action.
Milan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Milan stalling in the clinch.
Milan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milan clinches.
Milan misses with a body punch.
Milan lands an elbow just above Vinicius 's eye.
Milan can't find room to land a body shot as Vinicius controls the action.
Milan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Milan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vinicius looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milan.
Milan lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milan lands an elbow just above Vinicius 's eye.
Milan lands a knee to the body.
Milan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan tries a body shot but Vinicius blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Milan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Milan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinicius's elbow.
Milan lands a good knee to the midsection. Vinicius won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Milan to work.
Milan is stalling here.
Milan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milan lands an elbow inside.
Milan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vinicius up against the cage.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Vinicius in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan clinches.
Milan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Milan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Milan.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius being controlled against the cage.
Milan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vinicius being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opananu Milan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Vinicius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Milan clinches up against the cage.
Milan is stalling here.
Vinicius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinicius should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Milan stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan misses with a looping left.
Milan moves into the clinch.
Milan slows down the pace here.
Milan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milan effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Milan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Milan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vinicius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vinicius is breathing heavily.
Milan lands a knee to the body.
Milan stalling in the clinch.
Milan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinicius backwards.
Milan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vinicius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milan leaning against his opponent.
Opananu Milan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milan stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan has managed to clinch.
Milan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Milan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Milan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milan lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milan.
Milan leaning against his opponent.
Milan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Milan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius tries for a takedown. No joy.
Milan lands an elbow inside.
Vinicius being controlled against the cage.
Vinicius being controlled against the cage.
Milan is pushing Vinicius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Milan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan darts in and clinches Vinicius up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Vinicius in his tracks for a moment.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Vinicius in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milan tries to throw a body punch but Vinicius avoids it by throwing Milan back against the cage.
Vinicius being controlled against the cage.
Milan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milan leaning against his opponent.
Milan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Milan stops a takedown attempt from Vinicius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opananu Milan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Vinicius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Milan rushes Vinicius and presses him up against the cage.
Vinicius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Milan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Milan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Milan lands an elbow just above Vinicius 's eye.
Milan has Vinicius pressed against the cage.
Milan landing knees to the body.
Milan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan moves into the clinch.
Vinicius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius letting Milan take a breather here.
Milan slowing the pace effectively.
Milan is struggling to control the position.
Milan is stalling here.
Milan pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
A punch combination from Milan misses.
Milan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milan swinging wildly here.
Milan has closed the distance and engaged Vinicius in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Milan stalling.
Milan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinicius can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milan.
Milan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opananu Milan.
Milan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milan instigates a clinch.
Vinicius takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan tries a body shot but Vinicius blocks it.
Vinicius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Milan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Opananu Milan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Vinicius.
Milan clinches up with Vinicius and pushes him back against the cage.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vinicius letting Milan take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milan obliges.
Vinicius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Milan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinicius's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Vinicius in his tracks for a moment.
Milan is stalling here.
Milan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinicius's defenses.
Milan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vinicius takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Milan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Milan stalling the fight.
Milan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vinicius up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opananu Milan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Milan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opananu Milan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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