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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 103 p4p, 94 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 17 p4p, 15 weight class). Fabinho's entrance music is Glowed Up - Kaytranada. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Fabinho darts in looking for a takedown but Nti gets double underhooks and turns Fabinho into the cage.
Nti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fabinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti tries to work over Fabinho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti pushes Fabinho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nti tries a body shot but Fabinho blocks it.
A short left from Nti.
A short right from Fabinho.
A short body shot lands from Fabinho as the two fighters clinch.
Nti cracks Fabinho with a nice body shot.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fabinho backwards.
Fabinho misses with the head strike.
Nti lands a body punch.
Fabinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nti staying out of range there.
Nti pushes Fabinho up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
Fabinho is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fabinho backwards.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fabinho regains guard.
Fabinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fabinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nti controls the pace.
Nti wants to pass the guard but Fabinho is keeping the position.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nti stacks Fabinho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nti!
Nti gets to mount! Fabinho was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fabinho tries to reverse the position but Nti maintains control.
Fabinho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fabinho is looking for a sweep. Nti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nti is working away from the top position though.
Fabinho actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four 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.
Fabinho trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nti takes the fight into the clinch.
Fabinho tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Fabinho blocking some punches.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Fabinho avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fabinho fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fabinho is looking for a sweep.
Nti is staying tight to Fabinho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nti gets a double leg takedown into Fabinho's guard.
Nti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fabinho wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho looking for subs off his back but Nti has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kwame Nti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fabinho wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Fabinho manages to get to full guard.
Nti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nti stopping the sweep attempt from Fabinho.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nti moves into the clinch successfully.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Fabinho.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Fabinho's head.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fabinho backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fabinho.
Nti lands a takedown into guard.
Fabinho trying to control the position.
Fabinho is looking for a triangle here but Nti uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fabinho is looking to regain half guard here but Nti keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho looks to move to half guard but instead Nti has passed into mount! Damn!
Fabinho is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fabinho throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fabinho misses with a wild body shot.
Fabinho fails to land the takedown.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fabinho.
Fabinho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Nti wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
Nti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho trying to control but Nti postures up.
Roberto Fabinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwame Nti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabinho looking for a guillotine here but Nti defends easily.
Nti sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nti passes into half guard.
Fabinho trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nti manages to pass to mount!
Nti content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fabinho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nti pulls Fabinho in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fabinho throws a strike but Nti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kwame Nti.
Well Nti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Nti!
An out of breath Kwame Nti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Roberto Fabinho had this to say: 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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