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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Master Disaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mountain of Power Procession. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Disaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Figueroa !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disaster shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa shows good takedown defense.
Disaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figueroa is fending him off so far but Disaster persists. Nope, Figueroa circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Figueroa !
Rafael Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa fails to land with a series of punches.
Figueroa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Master Disaster has been cut.
Disaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Figueroa .
Disaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Figueroa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Figueroa wants to clinch up but Disaster keeps it at a distance.
Disaster has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Figueroa stalling.
Figueroa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Disaster is keeping busy.
Disaster breaks the clinch.
Figueroa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Disaster moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Figueroa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Disaster avoids it well.
Figueroa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Figueroa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Disaster is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Disaster with that takedown attempt.
Oh Disaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rafael Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figueroa wants to clinch.
Disaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Figueroa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Figueroa tries to clinch up but Disaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Figueroa pushes Disaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figueroa is fending him off so far but Disaster persists. Nope, Figueroa circles away and we're back to standing.
Disaster is breathing heavily.
Disaster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Figueroa 's waist but Figueroa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Disaster off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Figueroa .
Disaster misses with a two punch combination.
Disaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Disaster does no damage.
Disaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figueroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figueroa clinches.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Disaster fails with a takedown attempt.
Disaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Disaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - Figueroa scores with a four punch combination!
Figueroa lands with a slapping head kick.
Figueroa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Figueroa closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueroa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Figueroa is looking to clinch.
Disaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figueroa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Figueroa connects with a body shot.
Figueroa lands a right hook to the body.
Disaster shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa clobbers Disaster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figueroa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Figueroa has closed the distance and engaged Disaster in a clinch.
Disaster avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
Figueroa 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Disaster moves out of range.
Figueroa lands a nice shot to the body.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Disaster avoids it well.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Figueroa to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Disaster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Figueroa smiles and moves away.
Disaster darts in trying to clinch
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Disaster was not able to check.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Disaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figueroa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Disaster. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Disaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figueroa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Figueroa .
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Figueroa wants to break free but Disaster has control.
Figueroa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Disaster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Figueroa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Figueroa instigates a clinch.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Disaster.
Figueroa lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figueroa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Figueroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Disaster's cut.
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.
Disaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Disaster slips a straight right by Figueroa .
Disaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Figueroa but Figueroa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Figueroa swinging wilding here.
Figueroa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Master Disaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Disaster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Figueroa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Disaster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Figueroa kicks Disaster off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Disaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Figueroa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Figueroa closes the distance but Disaster moves to the side
and Disaster counters with a shoot takedown. Figueroa fights it but they end up in guard.
Figueroa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Disaster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Disaster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Disaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Disaster gets to his feet. Figueroa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Figueroa walks into a stiff left hand from Disaster.
Figueroa has Disaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Disaster breaks the clinch.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Figueroa !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Disaster lands with some strikes.
Figueroa is squirming around, avoiding Disaster's attempts to control the action.
Figueroa can't escape the position.
Disaster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Figueroa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Figueroa working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Figueroa is looking to escape.
Figueroa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Figueroa trying to hold on to Disaster's head to control him but Disaster postures up.
Disaster escapes and gets back to his feet.
Disaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figueroa .
A nice combination there by Figueroa .
Disaster tries for a takedown but Figueroa circles away easily
and Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Disaster wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disaster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Figueroa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Figueroa can't break the clinch.
Disaster is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Disaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Figueroa .
Figueroa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Figueroa has had enough of the clinch but Disaster keeps him there for the moment.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Figueroa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Disaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Figueroa gets underhooks to prevent Disaster's takedown attempt.
Figueroa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Figueroa throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Disaster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Figueroa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Disaster closes the distance and clinches up with Figueroa , looking for a takedown. Disaster pushes Figueroa against the cage but Figueroa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Disaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Master Disaster'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Disaster tries to clinch but Figueroa moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figueroa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disaster tries for a takedown but Figueroa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rafael Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Figueroa closes the distance and pushes Disaster back into the cage.
Figueroa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disaster backwards.
Figueroa misses with a knee strike.
Disaster looking for a takedown.
Figueroa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Disaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disaster takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Figueroa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figueroa .
Figueroa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disaster.
Figueroa lands a jab.
Figueroa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Disaster.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa .
Figueroa rushes Disaster and presses him up against the cage.
Figueroa is trying to break the clinch but Disaster has him pressed against the cage.
Disaster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Figueroa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Disaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Disaster walks into a left hand.
Disaster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa scores with a shot to the side of Disaster's head.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Disaster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figueroa as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Figueroa .
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
Disaster scores a takedown into full mount!
Figueroa tries to reverse the position but Disaster maintains control.
Disaster with the ground and pound from mount.
Disaster trying to control but Figueroa is having none of it.
Disaster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Figueroa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Figueroa working to try and regain half guard.
Disaster trying to control but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa is looking to improve his position but Disaster isn't that keen on the idea.
Disaster controlling the pace for now.
Figueroa is desperately trying to improve his position but Disaster has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Disaster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Figueroa ?
Figueroa is looking to improve his position but Disaster isn't that keen on the idea.
Disaster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Figueroa 's face.
Figueroa gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disaster is working for a submission of some sort.
Disaster trying to pass the guard but Figueroa defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Figueroa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Figueroa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Figueroa !
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