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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Neilson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Hilo, Minotauro Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Neilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neilson throws a nice head kick!
Bermudez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Neilson 's eye.
It looks like Bob Neilson has been cut.
Neilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bermudez smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neilson moves into range and clinches up with Bermudez.
Bermudez gets underhooks to prevent Neilson's takedown attempt.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Neilson 's eye.
Bermudez tries to stall but Neilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bermudez throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Neilson.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neilson.
Neilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bermudez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Neilson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Bermudez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neilson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bermudez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minotauro Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Neilson.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neilson's defenses.
Neilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neilson looks gassed!
Bermudez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bermudez landing knees to the body.
Bermudez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bermudez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neilson's face.
Bermudez lands an elbow that stopped Neilson in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Bermudez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow.
Bermudez stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bermudez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bermudez scores with a knee to the head.
Neilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bermudez.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Neilson blocks it.
Bermudez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Neilson avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Neilson has clasped his hands together around Bermudez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Neilson stands up.
Bermudez closes the distance but Neilson moves to the side
and Neilson moves into the clinch.
Bermudez has Neilson pushed against the cage.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Neilson avoids the damage to the body.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Neilson 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Neilson gets control of Bermudez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bermudez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neilson is pressing down on Bermudez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bermudez is holding on for now.
Neilson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bermudez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neilson trying to pass the guard but Bermudez defending well.
Bermudez tries to kick Neilson off but Neilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neilson blocks the strikes from Bermudez.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bermudez moves into the clinch successfully.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Neilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
Bermudez scores a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside that Neilson shrugs off.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Neilson blocks with his arms.
Neilson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bermudez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bermudez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson letting Bermudez take a breather here.
Neilson goes for a takedown attempt but Bermudez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Minotauro Bermudez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermudez wants to clinch
and Neilson moves into the clinch.
Bermudez landing knees to the body.
Neilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez is pressed up against the cage. Neilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bermudez down to the mat. Bermudez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neilson misses with a takedown attempt - Bermudez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bermudez clinches but Neilson breaks the clinch
and Neilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bermudez closes the distance but Neilson moves to the side
and Neilson counters by clinching up.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside that Neilson shrugs off.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bermudez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bermudez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bermudez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bermudez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Neilson tries to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Bermudez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Neilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bermudez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Neilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Neilson wants a takedown but no success here.
Neilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neilson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bermudez.
Neilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Neilson's ribcage.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Minotauro Bermudez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neilson with a knee to the head.
Neilson jumps into guard, dragging Bermudez to the mat.
Neilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bermudez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bermudez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Neilson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bermudez's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neilson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Neilson tightening his grip on Bermudez, looking for the choke.
Bermudez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
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.
Bermudez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bermudez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bermudez trying to control but not successfully.
Bermudez wants to get back to his feet.
Neilson controlling well, preventing Bermudez from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neilson looking for the RNC.
Bermudez is trying to stand back up.
Neilson looking to break Bermudez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bermudez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Neilson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bermudez trying to control the hands but Neilson breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neilson is hanging on to Bermudez's back as he tries to escape.
Neilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Bermudez pushed the leg off.
Neilson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bermudez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bermudez showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bermudez is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Bermudez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Neilson's cut.
That's time! Bermudez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bermudez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neilson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bermudez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neilson dodges an elbow strike from Bermudez.
Neilson is trying to drag Bermudez to the mat but Bermudez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bermudez has Neilson pressed against the cage.
Bermudez scores a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow.
Bermudez scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow that stopped Neilson in his tracks for a moment.
Neilson goes for a takedown attempt but Bermudez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bermudez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bermudez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bermudez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez moves into the clinch.
Bermudez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Neilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bermudez avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bermudez.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Neilson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Neilson pulls guard effortlessly.
Bermudez thows a big elbow that misses.
Neilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Neilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bermudez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermudez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neilson working for a triangle but Bermudez defends it easily.
Neilson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bermudez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Neilson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bermudez's back instead.
Bermudez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neilson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bermudez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bermudez wants to escape the position.
Neilson is not going to allow Bermudez to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Bermudez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Neilson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Bermudez pushed the leg off.
Bermudez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Neilson's arms.
Bermudez showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Bermudez pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minotauro Bermudez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bermudez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minotauro Bermudez!
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energy
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RATING
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