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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moises Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merry Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forget. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moises Batista!
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, Merry Round!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Round keeps the fight on the outside.
Round misses with a body shot.
Round shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Round perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Round prevents Batista from standing back up.
Round perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Round is pressing down on Batista's thigh, looking to free his foot. Batista is holding on for now.
Batista is trying to stand up here but Round is controlling him well.
Round is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Batista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Round on the ground.
Batista is trying to stand up here but Round is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is in trouble now - Round has advanced to mount!
Round takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Round has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Batista tries to buck Round off but he can't manage it.
Round controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Merry Round just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Round circles away.
Round throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista wants to clinch up but Round keeps it at a distance.
Batista wants to clinch.
Batista tries to clinch up.
Round circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batista tries to clinch there but Round circles away.
Batista moves in looking to clinch but Round pushes him off.
Round motions for Batista to come forward. Round throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista moves in looking to clinch but Round pushes him off.
Batista is looking to clinch.
Round swinging wilding here.
Batista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Batista is looking to clinch but Round is avoiding it.
Batista tries to clinch there but Round circles away.
Batista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Round avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Round scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Round controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Round prevents Batista from standing back up.
Round is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Round trying to mount his opponent but Batista defends it.
Round controlling the action here.
Batista is looking to escape.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Round takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I looks like Round might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merry Round dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Round jabs Batista right on the nose. Batista blinks but takes it well.
Round keeps the fight on the outside.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batista tries to clinch there but Round circles away.
Round tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Batista tries to clinch but Round moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Round circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista tries to clinch but Round moves out of range.
Round keeps the fight on the outside.
Batista wants to clinch.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Round paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Round avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moises Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batista tries to clinch there but Round circles away.
Batista tries to clinch up.
Round stalks Batista and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batista's face. Batista staggers backwards, shaken.
Batista tries to clinch but Round moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Batista tries to clinch up.
Round closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Round winds up and cracks Batista with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Round is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Batista pushes Round off looking to stand but Round dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Round slows the pace down in half guard.
Round works his way into full mount!
Round controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to buck Round off but Round takes his back!
Round is riding his opponent, not letting Batista buck him off.
Despite being in the dominant position, Merry Round just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Round thows a body shot but no joy.
Moises Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Round throws a right hand that Batista ducks under and follows up with a left that Batista also avoids with ease.
Batista tries to clinch up.
Round gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Round looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Batista with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Batista looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Round seems content to control.
Round frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Round with good strikes from the mount here!
Round working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Batista looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Round! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Merry Round!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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