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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Kropff (ranked 4145 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira (ranked 4218 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Kropff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Kropff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madureira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kropff's guard.
Kropff is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Madureira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kropff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Madureira is looking for a takedown.
Kropff breaks from the clinch.
Madureira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kropff.
Madureira with the counter takedown but Kropff avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Kropff misses.
Madureira misses with a takedown attempt - Kropff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mauricio Kropff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira.
Madureira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kropff.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madureira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kropff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kropff has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Madureira is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kropff gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Madureira.
Kropff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kropff throws a nice looking combination but Madureira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madureira fails with a takedown attempt.
Kropff tries to sprawl but Madureira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kropff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Madureira there.
Kropff has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Madureira is on him like a limpet, forcing Kropff back against the cage.
Kropff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madureira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kropff is breathing heavily.
Madureira scores with a takedown into Kropff's guard.
Kropff uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Madureira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Madureira working the head with strikes.
Madureira lands an elbow.
Madureira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madureira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Madureira working the body and head with strikes.
Madureira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropff tries to escape but Madureira is in control.
Kropff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Madureira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
Kropff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
Kropff is trying to buck Madureira off.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Madureira landing a few strikes.
Kropff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madureira connects with a decent elbow.
Madureira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Madureira lands a decent elbow from side control.
Madureira lands a few punches from side control.
Kropff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Madureira is working Kropff over with some ground and pound from side control.
Madureira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kropff is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madureira cracks Kropff with a big elbow.
Madureira grinds an elbow into Kropff's temple.
Kropff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Madureira is controlling him well.
Madureira is chipping away with strikes.
Kropff is trying to get back to his feet.
Kropff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madureira connects with a decent elbow.
Kropff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kropff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madureira in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kropff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Madureira is controlling him well.
Madureira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kropff down.
Madureira lands an elbow.
Madureira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
Madureira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madureira lands a few punches from side control.
Kropff taking a bit of punishment here - Madureira scoring with strikes.
Madureira working the head with strikes.
Madureira lands an elbow.
Kropff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Madureira asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Madureira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madureira is chipping away with strikes.
Madureira working the head with strikes.
Madureira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Madureira landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kropff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Madureira asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madureira is chipping away with strikes.
Madureira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kropff down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Madureira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Madureira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kropff wants to get back to his feet but Madureira drags him back down.
Madureira lands a few punches from side control.
Madureira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kropff some visible discomfort.
Kropff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Madureira is controlling him well.
Madureira is chipping away with strikes.
Kropff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kropff takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Madureira looks up at the clock and then as Kropff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Madureira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Madureira scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kropff is rocked!
Madureira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Kropff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madureira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kropff to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
Madureira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madureira cracks Kropff with a big elbow.
Madureira scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kropff wants to get back to his feet but Madureira drags him back down.
Kropff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kropff pushes Madureira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Madureira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kropff seems to have got his legs back now.
Madureira lands a few punches from side control.
Madureira grinds an elbow into Kropff's temple.
Kropff takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Madureira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Madureira lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kropff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Madureira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madureira landing strikes.
Kropff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kropff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Madureira working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropff wants to get back to his feet.
Madureira working the ground and pound.
Madureira grinds an elbow into Kropff's temple.
Madureira scores with punches from side control.
Madureira scoring with punches and elbows.
Kropff takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Madureira cracks Kropff with a big right hand but Kropff just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Madureira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kropff some visible discomfort.
Madureira is chipping away with strikes.
Kropff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Madureira lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madureira landing a few strikes.
Madureira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kropff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Madureira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madureira looks up at the clock and then as Kropff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Madureira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kropff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madureira connects with a decent elbow.
Madureira lands a decent elbow from side control.
Madureira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madureira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kropff taking punishment in the form of punches.
Madureira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kropff tries to escape but Madureira is in control.
Madureira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kropff is trying to get back to his feet.
Madureira cracks Kropff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Madureira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Madureira cracks Kropff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropff wants to get back to his feet.
Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madureira moves into full mount!
Madureira unloading with bombs!
Madureira looking to finish Kropff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kropff!
Kropff is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Madureira.
Madureira cracks Kropff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kropff is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Madureira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Madureira with the ground and pound from mount.
Kropff really wants to buck Madureira off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madureira raining down shots from the mount!
Kropff really wants to buck Madureira off and get back to his feet.
Kropff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Madureira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kropff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madureira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Madureira prevents Kropff from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Madureira connects with a nice short shot to Kropff's temple.
Madureira slips a nice elbow through Kropff's hands, connecting with Kropff's forehead.
Madureira stops Kropff from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Madureira.
Kropff is trying to stand back up but Madureira is controlling him
Kropff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madureira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kropff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kropff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Madureira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madureira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Madureira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kropff taking some punishment here, with Madureira in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropff has one foot on Madureira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mauricio Kropff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kropff misses with a double jab.
Madureira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Madureira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madureira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kropff wants to stand up but Madureira is controlling him.
Madureira is in close to Kropff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madureira postures up and lands a big shot to Kropff's brow.
Kropff is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kropff enables Madureira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kropff manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Madureira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Madureira scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Madureira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kropff is looking to stand up but Madureira isn't so interested in that idea.
Madureira postures up and lands a big shot to Kropff's brow.
Madureira distracts Kropff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madureira prevents Kropff from getting back to his feet.
Madureira is working Kropff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madureira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Madureira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kropff wants to stand but Madureira is controlling the position.
Madureira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madureira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madureira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madureira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kropff's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madureira lands a couple of digs.
Kropff wants to stand but Madureira is controlling the position.
Madureira scoring with some ground and pound.
Kropff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madureira is controlling him.
Madureira chips away with some ground and pound.
Kropff wants to stand up but Madureira is controlling him.
Madureira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kropff wants to get back to his feet but Madureira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Madureira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kropff's head.
Madureira distracts Kropff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madureira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kropff's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madureira landing some decent shots from guard.
Kropff wants to get back to his feet but Madureira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Madureira landing with the ground and pound.
Madureira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madureira cracks Kropff with a solid left hand.
Kropff has momentary wrist control but Madureira slips an elbow through the middle.
Madureira landing with the ground and pound.
Madureira landing with the ground and pound.
Madureira prevents Kropff from getting back to his feet.
Mauricio Kropff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Madureira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madureira 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Fernando Da Silva Madureira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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