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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Zaremba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaremba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magalhaes wants to clinch.
Magalhaes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaremba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaremba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Magalhaes.
Zaremba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magalhaes avoids a kick to the body.
Zaremba throws a series of punches but Magalhaes moves out of range.
No luck for Magalhaes with that takedown attempt.
Magalhaes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaremba needs to keep his hands up - Magalhaes had a free shot at his head there.
Pawel Zaremba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Zaremba misses.
Magalhaes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaremba pinned against the cage. Zaremba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes lands a front kick.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Zaremba circles away easily
and Zaremba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaremba is looking to score with low kicks.
Magalhaes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magalhaes has closed the distance and engaged Zaremba in a clinch.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but Zaremba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zaremba wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magalhaes avoids it.
Zaremba manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Zaremba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magalhaes shoots for a takedown but Zaremba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Magalhaes with that takedown attempt.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Zaremba swats away the attempt to clinch by Magalhaes.
Zaremba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magalhaes misses with a hook. Zaremba ducked under it nicely.
Magalhaes blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaremba scores with a hook.
Zaremba keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaremba misses the jab.
Zaremba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magalhaes jabs at Zaremba's body.
Zaremba misses with a double jab.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but Zaremba moves out of range.
Magalhaes misses with a head kick.
Zaremba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magalhaes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes darts in trying to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Zaremba to acknowledge the strikes.
Magalhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes lands with a kick to the temple. Zaremba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magalhaes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaremba swivels and escapes.
Zaremba jabs at Magalhaes's body.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes checks a leg kick.
Zaremba misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Zaremba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaremba gets tackled into the cage by Magalhaes. Magalhaes maintains the clinch.
Zaremba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magalhaes smiles and moves away.
Zaremba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magalhaes.
Alex Magalhaes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magalhaes shoots for a takedown but Zaremba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaremba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magalhaes eats them both and turns towards Zaremba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zaremba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magalhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magalhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magalhaes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaremba is fending him off so far but Magalhaes persists. Nope, Zaremba circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaremba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaremba misses with a low kick.
Zaremba throws a leg kick
and Magalhaes counters by moving into the clinch.
Magalhaes jumps into guard, dragging Zaremba to the mat.
Magalhaes controlling Zaremba's posture.
Magalhaes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zaremba's guard.
Zaremba is looking to stand back up but Magalhaes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zaremba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes uses his free foot to push down on Zaremba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zaremba.
Magalhaes looking to ground and pound but Zaremba is blocking nicely.
Zaremba is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zaremba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magalhaes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magalhaes controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba blocking the ground and pound.
Magalhaes throwing strikes here but Zaremba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Magalhaes thowing shots but they're missing.
Magalhaes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zaremba can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaremba is looking to escape.
Magalhaes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Magalhaes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Magalhaes swinging wildly here.
Magalhaes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaremba pinned against the cage. Zaremba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magalhaes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Magalhaes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaremba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magalhaes looks to land a body kick but Zaremba moved away.
Zaremba swats away the attempt to clinch by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes throws a series of punches but Zaremba avoids them all with ease.
Magalhaes closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes misses with some punches.
Zaremba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magalhaes up against the cage.
Zaremba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaremba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but Zaremba moves out of range.
Zaremba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaremba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaremba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Zaremba misses
and Magalhaes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magalhaes has managed to clinch.
Magalhaes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magalhaes jumps guard but Zaremba stands there with Magalhaes around his waist. Magalhaes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaremba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaremba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pawel Zaremba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaremba as he jumps to the side.
Magalhaes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Magalhaes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Zaremba. Beautiful body shot.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zaremba as he avoids it easily.
Magalhaes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magalhaes is defended easily by Zaremba.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba connects with a jab.
Magalhaes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zaremba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaremba looks to score with a jab to the body but Magalhaes is just out of range.
Zaremba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaremba stuffs the takedown attempt from Magalhaes. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaremba throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magalhaes clinches up against the cage.
Zaremba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zaremba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magalhaes to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pawel Zaremba.
I think Zaremba 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pawel Zaremba!
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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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