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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Kapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waderlei Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waderlei Wilson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Kapers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waderlei Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapers feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Kapers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kapers looking to pass the guard.
Kapers is stalling in the full guard.
Kapers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kapers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kapers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kapers won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Kapers looking to pass the guard.
Kapers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilson working for a triangle but Kapers defends it easily.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kapers counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kapers tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Kapers defends easily.
Kapers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kapers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kapers tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Kapers trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Kapers is breathing heavily.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kapers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kapers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kapers trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson has an active guard here but Kapers has managed to pass into half guard.
Kapers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kapers prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapers not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicolas Kapers.
Kapers keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Kapers circles away easily
and Kapers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nicolas Kapers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waderlei Wilson.
Kapers wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kapers looking to pass the guard.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kapers passes into side control.
Kapers controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Kapers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kapers counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
Kapers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kapers throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Kapers stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kapers is controlling him.
Kapers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapers wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Kapers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nicolas Kapers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waderlei Wilson.
Kapers blocks the strikes from Wilson.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kapers trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson wants to control but Kapers passes into side.
Kapers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Kapers lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapers gets to mount! Wilson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kapers content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicolas Kapers.
Kapers drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kapers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kapers forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Kapers 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.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kapers has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kapers controlling from the full mount.
Wilson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kapers landing shots from mount.
Kapers moves to the back.
Wilson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
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.
Wilson trying to control the hands but Kapers won't let him.
Kapers has good solid back control here.
Wilson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Kapers 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!
Kapers gets a clinch.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Kapers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kapers has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Kapers.
Kapers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Kapers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Kapers counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Kapers tries to pass.
Wilson looking to control.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kapers is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kapers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kapers has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapers controlling the position.
Kapers works to advance to full mount. Wilson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kapers wants to take his opponent's back but Wilson doesn't allow it.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount but Kapers keeps good control and instead manages to take Wilson's back.
Kapers controlling from the back.
Kapers tightening his grip on Wilson, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapers controls the position.
Kapers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicolas Kapers.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Kapers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilson won't be happy with that.
Nicolas Kapers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waderlei Wilson.Kapers staying calm.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Wilson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson trying to hold on to Kapers's head to control him but Kapers postures up.
Wilson tries to roll over but Kapers keeps him under control.
Wilson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Kapers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Kapers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Kapers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kapers moves nicely into side control.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Kapers throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
A lull in the action here.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapers controlling from side mount.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Kapers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kapers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Kapers!
Nicolas Kapers retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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