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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Besouro Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besouro Aurelio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Besouro Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio moves into the clinch.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Aurelio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watson tries to pull guard but Aurelio holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aurelio.
Watson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelio blocks it with crossed arms.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Ivan Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Besouro Aurelio.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelio is blocking nicely.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aurelio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson is trying to pull guard but Aurelio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aurelio manages to pull guard.
Aurelio wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Aurelio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio stands and throws Watson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aurelio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aurelio tries for a kimura but Watson is defending well.
Aurelio tries to stand but Watson is controlling his head.
That's four 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.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Aurelio tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aurelio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Besouro Aurelio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aurelio throws a lazy body kick
so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio working for a triangle but Watson defends it easily.
Aurelio controlling Watson's posture.
Aurelio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aurelio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aurelio controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Aurelio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aurelio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watson is defending well.
Aurelio successfully pulls guard.
Aurelio managing to control the position.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is trying to keep Watson in close.
Aurelio has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aurelio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aurelio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watson postures up.
Aurelio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aurelio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aurelio darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Aurelio tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Watson holds him up against the cage and eventually Aurelio drops back down to his feet.
Ivan Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Besouro Aurelio.
Aurelio trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aurelio into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Besouro Aurelio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aurelio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watson did well to prevent Aurelio getting side control.
Aurelio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aurelio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson won't allow Aurelio to pass to mount.
Watson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aurelio controlling the action here.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aurelio clinches.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
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.
Aurelio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aurelio is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson throws an elbow that misses.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Aurelio's takedown attempt.
Watson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ivan Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Besouro Aurelio.
Aurelio is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Aurelio into the cage.
Aurelio fails to pull guard.
Aurelio jumps guard and drags Watson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watson's guard.
Aurelio trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson has momentary wrist control but Aurelio slips an elbow through the middle.
Aurelio trying to control but Watson is working 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.
Aurelio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aurelio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Besouro Aurelio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelio drops back looking for a leg! Watson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watson manages to kick Aurelio off! Aurelio jumps back into Watson's guard.
Aurelio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Besouro Aurelio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aurelio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Besouro Aurelio!
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energy
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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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