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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin Park - In The End. William Dias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Mike Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Dias!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trap tries to clinch but Dias moves out of range.
Trap tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dias stuffs the takedown attempt from Trap. Trap gets slowly back to his feet.
As Trap backs off Dias throws a huge counter combo but Trap manages to avoid it all.
Dias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trap shoots in for a takedown but Dias shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trap fails with the takedown.
Dias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias throws a head kick that misses
and Trap moves into the clinch.
Trap blocking some punches.
Dias throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traps head.
Trap changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dias misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap dodges the punch combination from Dias.
Trap forces Dias back against the cage and clinches.
Dias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dias has Trap pressed against the cage, preventing Trap from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Dias.
Dias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trap tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias avoids the damage to the body.
Dias avoiding damage.
Dias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trap really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trap has had enough of the clinch but Dias keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dias's efforts to push away.
Dias is trying to break free.
Trap jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dias missing with knees to the body.
Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dias tries to avoid it but Trap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dias to the ground. Dias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trap shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Trap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trap is breathing heavily.
Trap has a takedown stuffed.
Dias instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trap avoids a kick to the body.
Dias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dias throws the kick towards the body but Trap avoids it.
Dias connects with a high kick.
Dias has Trap up against the cage in a clinch.
Dias is trying to break the clinch but Trap has him pressed against the cage.
Dias stalling.
Trap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trap is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dias to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
Trap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dias darts in and clinches Trap up against the cage.
Trap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trap shoots for a double leg takedown but Dias sprawls well. He's pushed Trap's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dias.
We've been informed that Dias has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dias but Dias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trap shoots in looking for a takedown but Dias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trap's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trap wants to clinch.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dias throws a series of punches but Trap avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Trap.
Trap tries to clinch up but Dias circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dias back to the cage. Trap follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dias moves into the clinch.
Trap manages to break the clinch.
Trap fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trap fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and Trap moves out of range easily.
Trap is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.
Trap tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dias.
Dias throws a right and a left that Trap avoids nicely.
Dias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Trap tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias clinches with his opponent.
Dias prevents Trap from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Dias on the inside.
Dias manages to break the clinch.
Dias has closed the distance and engaged Trap in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias decides to pull guard.
Trap stopping the sweep attempt from Dias.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dias bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trap's guard.
Trap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dias wanted to stand there but Trap had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap wants to stand but Dias is controlling the position.
Trap trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Trap trying to keep a closed guard but Dias is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trap tries to keep at a distance but Dias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dias misses with a punch on the inside.
Dias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias lands with a right to the head.
Trap is trying to push Dias away but Dias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trap has Dias pressed against the cage, preventing Dias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trap wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dias gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dias moves in looking to clinch but Trap pushes him off.
Trap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trap lands with a kick to the temple. Dias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trap throws a big counter combination but Dias scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mike Trap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias throws a right hand that Trap ducks under and follows up with a left that Trap also avoids with ease.
Trap throws a sloppy head kick
and Dias counters with a two punch combo.
Dias stuffs the takedown attempt from Trap. Trap gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias throws a leg kick which misses Trap's front leg but catches the back leg as Trap tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trap tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias misses with a body kick.
Trap dives in and grabs Dias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes down on Trap's head and hops out.
Trap tries to clinch but Dias moves away
and Dias counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Trap!
Trap trying to remain calm as Dias controls from the top position.
Dias is continuing to stall.
Trap is looking for a sweep.
Dias advances to full mount.
Dias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias cracks Trap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dias controlling his opponent.
Dias is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Trap takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trap half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trap pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dias is out of range and Trap settles back down.
Dias lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trap changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trap takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dias tries to clinch there but Trap circles away.
Trap appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trap is looking for a counter combo.
Dias swings for the body but Trap moves out of range.
Trap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dias wants to clinch.
Trap tries to clinch up.
And Dias tries to counter it with a takedown but Trap pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dias closes the distance and pushes Trap back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trap is trying to force a seperation but Dias has the dominant position.
Dias has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trap uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trap accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trap is fighting to break Dias's control of his arms but Dias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dias has a closed guard, preventing Trap from standing up.
Mike Trap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dias!
A very excited looking William Dias made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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