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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tutu Araribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by PUNK ROCK!!!! . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tutu Araribe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araribe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Araribe shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Araribe moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Araribe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Araribe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutu Araribe.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Araribe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Araribe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Araribe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araribe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Araribe tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Matt Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Araribe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Araribe.
Hall is looking to stand up but Araribe isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Araribe on the ground.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araribe is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Araribe defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is thwarting Araribe's attempts to control the position.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Araribe keeps working.
Araribe tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Araribe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hall blocks the strikes from Araribe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araribe tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Araribe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Araribe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hall blocks the strikes from Araribe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Araribe is working away.
Araribe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Araribe missing with punches from the bottom.
Araribe tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Araribe punching from the bottom.
Araribe trying to control but Hall postures up.
It looks like Hall is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araribe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Araribe closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Araribe pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Araribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Araribe's torso.
Hall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Araribe slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Araribe.
Araribe shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Araribe moves out of range easily.
Araribe avoids the head kick by Hall.
Araribe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araribe slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hall dominated that round.
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.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Araribe dodges the punch combination from Hall.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Araribe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Araribe shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a head kick that Araribe semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as Araribe shoots in.
Hall looks to land a combination. Araribe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Araribe clinches.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Araribe gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutu Araribe.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Araribe.
Araribe is breathing heavily.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Araribe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Araribe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Araribe persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall punishes Araribe's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araribe slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Araribe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall throws a head kick but Araribe moves out of range.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Araribe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall throws a head kick but Araribe moves out of range.
Araribe avoids the head kick by Hall.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Araribe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araribe shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Araribe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Araribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall connects with a high kick.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Araribe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Araribe on that attempt.
Araribe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall tries to bum rush Araribe with a series of wild strikes but Araribe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matt Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Araribe with an open hand slap.
Hall throws a right and a left that Araribe avoids nicely.
Hall misses with the combination.
Matt Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araribe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Araribe scrambles back to his feet.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Araribe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araribe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araribe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Araribe off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Araribe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Araribe off to one side.
Araribe has a takedown stuffed.
Hall throws a right hand that Araribe ducks under and follows up with a left that Araribe also avoids with ease.
Araribe blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Araribe moves out of range easily.
Araribe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Araribe blocks a head kick by Hall.
Araribe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutu Araribe.
Araribe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Araribe is defended easily by Hall.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Araribe slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Araribe blocks a head kick by Hall.
Araribe misses with a low kick.
Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Araribe shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araribe avoids the head kick by Hall.
Araribe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Araribe fails with the takedown.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Araribe shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Araribe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Araribe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Araribe.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Araribe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matt Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araribe circles away quickly and effectively.
Araribe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Araribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Araribe.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Araribe tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Araribe avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall lands a head kick!
Araribe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Tutu Araribe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall throws a head kick but Araribe moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hall!
Matt Hall took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna dedicate that fight to all the punk rockers who have died in our times from either rocking to hard or overdosing..thank you.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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