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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Moussambani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slamito Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The key to victory for Eric Moussambani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Eric Moussambani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slamito Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moussambani shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Guerrero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moussambani tries for a takedown but Guerrero circles away easily
and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control.
Moussambani gets back to half guard.
Moussambani is trying to maintain the position but Guerrero is very close to passing his half guard.
Moussambani is holding on to half guard well.
Guerrero is thwarting Moussambani's attempts to control the position.
Moussambani is trying is best to control the position here.
Moussambani is looking to escape.
Guerrero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moussambani's head.
Moussambani is looking to control Guerrero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moussambani avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moussambani with a poor takedown
and Guerrero counters with a single leg into guard. Moussambani didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Moussambani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moussambani trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Moussambani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moussambani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrero's waist but Guerrero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moussambani off to one side.
Moussambani tries for a takedown but Guerrero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moussambani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moussambani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moussambani with a poor takedown
and Guerrero counters with a single leg into guard. Moussambani didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero postures up and lands a big shot to Moussambani's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moussambani's head.
Moussambani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guerrero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moussambani's head.
Moussambani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerrero tries to free his leg and advance position but Moussambani is retaining full guard.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
Moussambani trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Moussambani has his hands on Guerrero's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Guerrero raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guerrero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moussambani wants to control but Guerrero is having none of it.
Moussambani is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Guerrero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moussambani working to try and regain half guard.
Guerrero landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Moussambani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero with shots to the head and body - Moussambani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guerrero lands a heavy elbow.
Moussambani tries to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
Guerrero with good strikes from the mount here!
Guerrero with a couple of short strikes.
Moussambani taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero with the ground and pound from mount.
Moussambani tries to hold on but Guerrero postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guerrero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slamito Guerrero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moussambani with a poor takedown
and Guerrero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moussambani is trying to control the position but Guerrero postures up.
Moussambani has his foot on Guerrero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerrero works his way back into a safe position though.
Moussambani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
Moussambani is trying to keep Guerrero in close.
Moussambani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moussambani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moussambani has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moussambani working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerrero wants to pass the guard but Moussambani is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moussambani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moussambani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moussambani keeping full guard, as Guerrero tries to pass.
Moussambani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moussambani keeping full guard, as Guerrero tries to pass.
Moussambani is trying to keep Guerrero in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moussambani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guerrero counters with a single leg into guard. Moussambani didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Moussambani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moussambani looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero throws and elbow that misses. Moussambani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guerrero's guard. Nice move by Moussambani!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Moussambani from controlling successfully.
Guerrero trying to strike off his back.
Guerrero lands some strikes from the bottom.
Moussambani wants to pass the guard but Guerrero is keeping the position.
Moussambani trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guerrero is on top in guard.
Moussambani trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero tries to free his leg and advance position but Moussambani is retaining full guard.
Guerrero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is working Moussambani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moussambani trying to control the position.
Guerrero tries to free his leg and advance position but Moussambani is retaining full guard.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero won't allow Moussambani to get back to his feet.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guerrero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moussambani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guerrero is putting a hurting on Moussambani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Moussambani is looking to reverse the position.
Guerrero moves into full mount!
The referee warns Moussambani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moussambani tries to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is landing with some decent strikes but Moussambani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moussambani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slamito Guerrero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Moussambani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moussambani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guerrero lands a big shot there that rocks Moussambani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Guerrero.
Guerrero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guerrero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moussambani's face.
Guerrero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moussambani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moussambani is bucking up trying to escape but Guerrero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guerrero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero dominating with strikes here.
Moussambani is working to get back to half guard.
Moussambani is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slamito Guerrero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guerrero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moussambani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moussambani.
Moussambani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moussambani holds on and takes a little breather.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moussambani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Moussambani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moussambani pushes Guerrero off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Moussambani with a poor takedown
and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moussambani takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Guerrero cracks Moussambani with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moussambani can't do much from the bottom here.
Moussambani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guerrero connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Moussambani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guerrero looks up at the clock and then as Moussambani takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Guerrero smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moussambani taking punishment in the form of punches.
Moussambani is looking for a sweep.
Moussambani can't do much from the bottom here.
Moussambani is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Moussambani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerrero scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moussambani wants to control but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the head.
Guerrero is landing with some decent strikes but Moussambani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guerrero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moussambani hang on?
Guerrero cracks Moussambani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moussambani tries to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
Guerrero is landing with some decent strikes but Moussambani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moussambani wants to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
Guerrero lands a heavy elbow.
Guerrero landing shots from mount.
Guerrero working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guerrero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moussambani tries to hold on but Guerrero postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moussambani is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moussambani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guerrero unloading with bombs!
Guerrero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moussambani tries to reverse the position but Guerrero maintains control.
The referee warns Moussambani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Guerrero is landing with some decent strikes but Moussambani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guerrero raining down shots from the mount!
Guerrero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moussambani working to try and regain half guard.
Guerrero breaks from Moussambani's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Guerrero cracks Moussambani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guerrero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guerrero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guerrero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guerrero avoids the attempt from Moussambani to control.
Guerrero lands a heavy elbow.
Guerrero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moussambani?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero avoids the attempt from Moussambani to control.
Guerrero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eric Moussambani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slamito Guerrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Guerrero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Slamito Guerrero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerrero 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slamito Guerrero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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