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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maine comes to the ring accompanied by 99 Problems. Carlos Maine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Maine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Maine moves out of range easily.
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but Maine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz clinches up against the ropes.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Maine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Luiz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Luiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luiz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maine not doing much here.
Luiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Maine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maine wants to pass to mount but Luiz is defending the position.
Luiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz looking for submissions off his back.
Maine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Luiz wants to control but Maine passes into side.
Luiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maine in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Maine trying to control the position but Luiz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maine tries for a kimura but Luiz is defending well.
Luiz tries to control but Maine manages to take his back.
Luiz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maine off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Maine struggling to land strikes to the head as Luiz covers up.
Maine tries to keep control of the position but Luiz is staying busy.
Maine controls the position.
Luiz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Maine's arms.
Maine scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to escape the position.
Luiz trying to control the action but Maine just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Luiz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Luiz trying to control the action but Maine just sinks the hooks in.
Luiz prevents Maine from getting a body triangle.
Maine has the hooks in. Luiz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Luiz is trapped and Maine is scoring with shots to the head and body.
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.
Maine avoiding Luiz 's attempts to control his hands.
Maine controlling well, preventing Luiz from escaping the position.
Maine tightening his grip on Luiz, looking for the choke.
Maine is not going to allow Luiz to sit and survive in this position.
Maine has the hooks in. Luiz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Luiz looks gassed!
Maine looking to break Luiz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Luiz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Maine will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Maine really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Luiz.
Maine trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Maine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maine misses with a hook. Luiz ducked under it nicely.
Maine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz digs a good hook to Maine's body.
Luiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maine counters with a takedown into side control.
Maine controlling the position.
Luiz regains half guard.
Maine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Luiz trying to control here.
Luiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Maine seems content to control.
Luiz wants to improve his position but Maine is controlling well.
Carlos Maine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luiz is breathing heavily.
Well, if Maine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luiz is looking to control Maine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luiz avoid being mounted?
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maine in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Carlos Maine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Luiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luiz checks a low kick from Maine.
Maine is looking to clinch.
Luiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Maine controlling the action here for a moment.
Luiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Luiz.
Maine throws a lazy head kick
and Luiz counters with a head kick.
Maine throws a series of punches but Luiz avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a lazy head kick
and Maine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Luiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maine seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Luiz for as long as he can get away with.
Maine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maine content to stall in guard here.
Luiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maine controlling the action here.
Luiz is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Maine dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maine tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maine tries to clinch but Luiz moves out of range.
Luiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maine circles away.
Luiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Luiz keeping moving, preventing Maine from controlling successfully.
Luiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luiz looking to control.
Maine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maine wants to control from the top but Luiz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Carlos Maine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Luiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Maine.
Luiz throws a head kick but Maine moves out of range.
Maine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maine trying to control the position but Luiz is working away.
Luiz trying to remain calm as Maine controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is trying to control Maine's posture but Maine avoids it.
Maine trying to control the position but Luiz is working away.
Maine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maine's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Maine! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Luiz has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Maine!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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