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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilmer Zacarias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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176 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilmer Zacarias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Zacarias misses the target.
Crescent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crescent avoids the head kick by Zacarias.
Crescent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zacarias on the side of the head.
Crescent fails with the takedown.
Zacarias swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zacarias dips to his left and cracks Crescent with an uppercut!
A big left from Crescent misses.
Crescent ducks under a wild hook from Zacarias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias thumps Crescent with a low kick.
Crescent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zacarias.
Crescent moves out of range of the body kick from Zacarias.
Crescent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mornington Crescent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zacarias throws out a loose jab but Crescent uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Zacarias misses.
Crescent throws a hook but Zacarias blocks it.
Zacarias misses with a straight left.
Zacarias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zacarias tries to land a front kick but Crescent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crescent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zacarias at a distance.
Zacarias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crescent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch but Crescent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zacarias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crescent.
Zacarias misses with a low kick as Crescent jumps back.
Crescent gets a takedown into half guard.
Crescent prevents Zacarias from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zacarias with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crescent tries to pass to full mount but Zacarias defends it.
Zacarias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crescent seems to be looking for submissions.
Zacarias trying to hold on to Crescent's head to control him but Crescent postures up.
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.
Zacarias might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crescent kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Crescent has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zacarias looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crescent trying to work for an americana but Zacarias has managed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gilmer Zacarias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zacarias looks to land a left hand but Crescent moved out of range nicely.
Crescent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Zacarias.
Zacarias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zacarias sprawls well. Zacarias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crescent gets slowly back to his feet.
Zacarias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crescent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias throws a shot to the body.
Zacarias tries to clinch there but Crescent circles away.
Zacarias cracks Crescent with an open hand slap.
Zacarias lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Crescent.
Zacarias misses with a hook.
Zacarias lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crescent missing with a left hand there. Zacarias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zacarias lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crescent shoots in but Zacarias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crescent misses with a leg kick
and Zacarias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zacarias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crescent.
Crescent tries to clinch but Zacarias is having none of it.
Crescent loads up on a big right hand but Zacarias slips the punch.
A lazy left from Zacarias finds it's target.
Zacarias tries a head kick but it misses.
Crescent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mornington Crescent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crescent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zacarias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zacarias.
Crescent fails with the takedown.
Zacarias looks to land a combination. Crescent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zacarias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zacarias misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Crescent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias blocks a jab.
Zacarias throws a looping overhand right but Crescent ducks down to avoid it.
Zacarias checks a leg kick nicely.
Zacarias swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Zacarias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crescent throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zacarias takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zacarias walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crescent checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmer Zacarias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Crescent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crescent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zacarias.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zacarias throws a head kick but Crescent moves out of range.
Crescent wants to clinch but Zacarias slips to the side
and Zacarias counters with a straight right hand.
Crescent just misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent digs a good hook to Zacarias's body.
Zacarias swinging wildly here.
Crescent misses with a hook.
Zacarias looks to throw the jab but Crescent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias misses with a straight right.
Crescent throws a sloppy body shot
and Zacarias makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crescent really felt that one!
Crescent lands with an overhand left.
Crescent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crescent shoots and misses
letting Zacarias counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mornington Crescent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zacarias takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zacarias loads up on a big right hand but Crescent slips the punch.
Zacarias lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zacarias moves out of range as Crescent strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias misses with a straight right.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch but Crescent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crescent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gilmer Zacarias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zacarias throws a right and a left that Crescent avoids nicely.
Crescent misses with a straight left.
Zacarias throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zacarias is looking to clinch but Crescent is avoiding it.
Crescent feints and as Zacarias raises his hands in defense, Crescent changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zacarias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crescent is one step ahead there.
Zacarias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crescent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent postures up in Zacarias's guard and throws a big left but Zacarias blocks it.
Zacarias trying to control the position here.
Crescent throws a strike but Zacarias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zacarias wants to pass the guard but Crescent is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zacarias wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
Crescent looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zacarias puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crescent wants to get back to full guard but Zacarias has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crescent is working to get back to half guard.
Zacarias swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Crescent is now in Zacarias's guard. A big mistake from Zacarias there, giving up the dominant position!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crescent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmer Zacarias really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zacarias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gilmer Zacarias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crescent wants to clinch.
Zacarias scores with a head kick.
Crescent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crescent decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zacarias's guard.
Crescent is standing up over Zacarias. Zacarias looks to escape but Crescent dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zacarias struggling a bit here.
Crescent working the head and body with strikes.
Crescent scoring with punches from side control.
Zacarias wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zacarias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zacarias tries to buck Crescent off but Crescent is having none of it.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crescent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zacarias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zacarias tries to bench press Crescent off him but Crescent keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Zacarias dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Zacarias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crescent asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crescent throws a lazy right hand but Zacarias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Crescent has a takedown stuffed.
Crescent misses with a body shot
letting Zacarias counter with a right hand.
Zacarias wants to clinch.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crescent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zacarias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crescent.
Crescent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent had his way with Gilmer Zacarias in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zacarias cracks Crescent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Zacarias misses.
Zacarias misses with a body punch
and Zacarias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crescent closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zacarias trying to control from the bottom.
Zacarias is looking to improve his position.
Crescent wants to work for an arm triangle but Zacarias is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zacarias won't allow Crescent to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent throwing shots but Zacarias is blocking nicely.
Zacarias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crescent.
Crescent passes to full mount!
Zacarias is trying to escape the mount.
Zacarias wants to control but Crescent is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crescent punching from mount but Zacarias doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Crescent there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zacarias wants to hold on but Crescent pushes him away.
Zacarias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crescent unloads with some shots from mount but Zacarias bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias is desperately trying to improve his position but Crescent has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Crescent.
Zacarias regains half guard.
Zacarias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zacarias is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias is trying to stand up here but Crescent is controlling him well.
Zacarias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crescent postures up in Zacarias's guard and throws a big left but Zacarias blocks it.
Crescent passes into half guard.
Crescent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crescent works his way into full mount!
Mornington Crescent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zacarias working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zacarias 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:48
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilmer Zacarias!
Gilmer Zacarias is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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