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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maycon Jardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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, Mariano Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maycon Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jardim as he jumps to the side.
Slater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jardim controlling the position.
Jardim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slater throws a strike but Jardim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jardim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater really is a fat lump.
Jardim pushing down on Slater's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim trying to mount his opponent but Slater defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jardim in particular looking to stall.
Slater has hold of Jardim's hands but Jardim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jardim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jardim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slater is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jardim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jardim slows the pace down in half guard.
Jardim winds up and cracks Slater with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jardim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jardim gets a takedown into half guard.
Slater is trying to escape back to his feet but Jardim uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Slater gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slater regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jardim is taking a breather. Slater says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maycon Jardim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jardim closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slater did well to prevent Jardim getting side control.
Slater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slater tries to get to full guard but Jardim has control of the leg.
Jardim is taking a breather. Slater says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jardim moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jardim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Slater's face as Jardim controls the position.
Slater is trying to improve his position.
Slater looking for a sweep but Jardim has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jardim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maycon Jardim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jardim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jardim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slater working to try and regain half guard.
Jardim controlling from mount.
Jardim has control of Slater's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slater regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maycon Jardim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jardim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slater.
Jardim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
Jardim pushing down on Slater's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jardim moves into full mount! Slater won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim dominating with strikes here.
Slater is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jardim raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jardim looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jardim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jardim putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jardim working the ground and pound effectively.
Jardim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jardim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jardim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Jardim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maycon Jardim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jardim 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maycon Jardim!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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