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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a wild combination.
Morales on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morales misses with a combination
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Morales tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.
Maia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morales is trying to defend but Maia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia prevents Morales from improving his position.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales keeping control of the position.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morales sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morales sees it coming and defends easily.
Morales is doing well to control the position and prevent Maia from advancing to side control.
Morales tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morales connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Braulio Maia has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Morales. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Pablo Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braulio Maia.
Morales scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Maia as he checks the leg kick.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morales sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morales keeping hold of Maia's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Morales is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morales manages to get to full guard.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maia trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales pushes Maia off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Morales misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morales won't be happy with that.
Morales tries to improve position but can't.
Maia staying calm.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is looking to reverse the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morales throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Morales blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Maia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morales gets a clinch.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Morales.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maia jumps guard but Morales stands there with Maia around his waist. Maia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
A hook to the body from Morales.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Good body shot from Morales.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Morales stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Morales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales works on Maia's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
Morales presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Morales.
A short right from Morales.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Morales.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales lands a shot to the body.
Pablo Morales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Morales.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pablo Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braulio Maia.
Good body shot from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.
Morales cracks Maia with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morales.
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
Morales digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morales presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maia takes a shot to the head.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
Morales cracks Maia with a nice body shot.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales is working Maia over against the cage.
Morales digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Morales.
Morales digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
A right hook to the body lands for Morales.
Good body shot from Morales.
A body shot lands from Morales.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales works on Maia's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Morales scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Morales.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
A hook to the body from Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
Morales stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morales lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maia.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales cracks Maia with a nice body shot.
Morales is leaning against Maia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Maia takes a shot to the head.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales cracks Maia with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Maia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morales tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maia moves forwards but Morales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morales is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Morales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Morales is defending well.
Morales tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales can't do much from the bottom here.
Morales is not content to let Maia control the position.
Morales struggling a bit here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morales manages to get back to half guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morales trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Morales is defending well.
Morales desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Morales's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morales is looking to improve his position.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Morales is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is doing well to control the position and prevent Maia from advancing to side control.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
Morales works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Braulio Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Pablo Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Morales defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Morales.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morales, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Morales!
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