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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Medeiros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
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165 cm
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148 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Preez throws a hook but Medeiros blocks it.
No joy there for Du Preez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medeiros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Medeiros checks a leg kick nicely.
Medeiros tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Du Preez defends well and Medeiros ends up having to push Du Preez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Du Preez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Du Preez takes a swing at Medeiros's ribcage but misses.
Medeiros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Medeiros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Du Preez is fending him off so far but Medeiros persists. Nope, Du Preez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Du Preez tries to avoid it but Medeiros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Du Preez to the ground. Du Preez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Du Preez throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
Medeiros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Du Preez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Medeiros is in Du Preez's guard.
Du Preez pulls Medeiros in close to his closed guard and prevents Medeiros from doing any damage or advancing position.
Medeiros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Du Preez trying to keep a closed guard but Medeiros is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Medeiros is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Medeiros looking to pass the guard.
Du Preez is controlling Medeiros's posture.
Du Preez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Medeiros's guard.
Du Preez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Medeiros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medeiros controlling the position.
Medeiros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Du Preez trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Du Preez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Medeiros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Preez keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Preez wants to get back to full guard.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Du Preez gets full guard.
Du Preez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Du Preez controlling the pace.
Medeiros is trying is best to control the position here.
Du Preez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Du Preez is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros manages to get to full guard.
Du Preez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medeiros controls Du Preez momentarily but Du Preez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Medeiros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Medeiros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Du Preez's waist but Du Preez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Medeiros off to one side.
Medeiros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medeiros scores with a takedown into Du Preez's guard.
Du Preez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Medeiros forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez wants to control but Medeiros is keeping busy.
Medeiros wants to take a breather but Du Preez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Medeiros connects with a nice short shot to Du Preez's temple.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Du Preez is working away.
Du Preez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Medeiros.
Medeiros prevents Du Preez from improving his position.
Du Preez trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros is trying to control. Du Preez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Du Preez trying to control here.
Medeiros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Du Preez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jose Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Du Preez is trying to maintain the position but Medeiros is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Du Preez is trying to stand.
Medeiros is keen to just control but Du Preez is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros slips under a jab.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a takedown. Du Preez tries to sprawl out of it but Medeiros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Du Preez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros drives through with a takedown into Du Preez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Preez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Du Preez wants to improve his position but instead Medeiros has moved into half guard.
Du Preez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Medeiros is working away from the top position though.
Du Preez is controlling Medeiros's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Medeiros is trying to control the action in half guard but Du Preez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Du Preez missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Preez trying to control from the bottom.
Du Preez wants to get back to full guard.
Du Preez trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Du Preez is refusing to be controlled, as Medeiros sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medeiros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Du Preez avoids it really well and circles away.
Medeiros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Medeiros dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Medeiros ducks under a wild hook from Du Preez.
Medeiros tries to clinch but Du Preez moves out of range.
Medeiros dives in and grabs Du Preez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Du Preez pushes down on Medeiros's head and hops out.
Du Preez throws out a counter right but Medeiros avoids it with no problem.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Preez sprawls well. Du Preez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Preez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Medeiros. That did some damage!
Medeiros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Du Preez pinned against the cage. Du Preez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Medeiros goes for a double leg but Du Preez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Du Preez continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros goes for a double leg but Du Preez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Du Preez continues to drive forward.
Medeiros misses with a few strikes there.
Jose Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medeiros shoots in but Du Preez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Du Preez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jose Medeiros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medeiros shoots in but no luck this time.
Du Preez missing with a left hand there. Medeiros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Preez misses with a body shot.
Du Preez lands a nice hook to Medeiros's body. Medeiros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Medeiros shoots in for a double leg but Du Preez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Du Preez slaps away a takedown attempt from Medeiros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Medeiros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Preez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Medeiros.
Du Preez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Medeiros moves away.
Du Preez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Medeiros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Medeiros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Medeiros is looking to pass into half guard but Du Preez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Du Preez is in guard.
Du Preez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Du Preez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Du Preez trying to control the position from guard on top but Medeiros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Du Preez throws a strike but Medeiros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Medeiros stopping the sweep attempt from Du Preez.
Medeiros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez striking off his back but it's not causing Medeiros any problems.
Medeiros trying to control but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Du Preez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Medeiros is looking to advance position but Du Preez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BOOM! Du Preez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Du Preez throwing strikes here but Medeiros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Du Preez throws some wild stikes that Medeiros manages to avoid easily.
Du Preez cracks Medeiros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fourie Du Preez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Du Preez 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourie Du Preez!
Fourie Du Preez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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RATING
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