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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Maia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humberto Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villegas cracks Maia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Villegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villegas throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Villegas throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villegas misses with a body shot.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villegas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maia pinned against the cage. Maia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maia tries to clinch up but Villegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Villegas takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia walks into a jab.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villegas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villegas, as that shot connected.
Villegas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia avoids the body shot from Villegas.
Villegas lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas misses with a wild body shot.
Villegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humberto Villegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villegas swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Villegas swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Villegas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Villegas misses with a body shot.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Villegas pushes him off.
Villegas stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villegas misses with a wild body shot.
Villegas is looking to wear down Maia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Maia tries to clinch but Villegas is having none of it.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villegas throws out the jab.
Villegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Villegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Villegas shoots in and drives through. Maia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Villegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Maia instigates a clinch.
Villegas is trying to break the clinch but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Villegas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villegas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Villegas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Villegas keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Villegas holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Villegas blocks nicely.
Villegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Villegas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villegas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villegas has momentary wrist control but Maia slips an elbow through the middle.
Maia won't allow Villegas to get back to his feet.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villegas is breathing heavily.
Maia stands and throws Villegas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maia has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Villegas is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Maia yanks on the arm and Villegas is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!
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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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