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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 2623 p4p, 924 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 340 p4p, 133 weight class). Vieira has chosen Bullet The Blue Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Vieira.
Trucks misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Trucks feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
Vieira scores with a sloppy right hand. Trucks should have avoided that one.
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vieira gets the takedown into side control.
Trucks is looking for a sweep.
Vieira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vieira wants to control but Trucks is keeping him busy.
Vieira tries to advance to mount but Trucks denies him.
Vieira swings around for an armbar but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vieira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Vieira wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Vieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Trucks wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
Vieira has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trucks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vieira.
Trucks wants to stand but Vieira is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trucks wanted to stand there but Vieira had control of the position.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trucks controls the pace.
Trucks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to sweep but no luck.
Vieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trucks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trucks trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Vieira is looking for a triangle but Trucks pushes his legs off easily.
Trucks wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vieira trying to keep a closed guard but Trucks is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trucks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vieira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trucks under the eye.
Vieira misses with a left hand
enabling Trucks to counter with a crisp jab.
Trucks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trucks blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Vieira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trucks blocks a jab.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trucks.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vieira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trucks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trucks scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Eduardo Vieira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks misses with a body kick.
Vieira throws a head kick but Trucks moves out of range.
Trucks throws a low kick, looking for Vieira's leg but Vieira calmly moves out of range.
Vieira scores with a hook.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Trucks, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vieira.
Trucks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vieira checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses.
Trucks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trucks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Vieira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Vieira's cut.
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.
Trucks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vieira digs a good body shot into Trucks's ribs.
Trucks misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Trucks moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Vieira.
Vieira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trucks under the eye.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt - Trucks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trucks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vieira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vieira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trucks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vieira's head.
Trucks misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Trucks moves out of range easily.
Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trucks checks a low kick from Vieira.
Trucks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vieira blocks the body kick.
Trucks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vieira.
Derek Trucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trucks cracks Vieira with a good jab.
Trucks avoids the head kick by Vieira.
That kick from Trucks tenderised Vieira's leg. Vieira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vieira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trucks is looking to chop away at Vieira's legs.
Vieira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trucks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trucks scoring well with a low kick there.
Trucks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vieira.
Trucks takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
Vieira cracks Trucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira looks to throw the jab but Trucks is out of range.
Vieira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trucks.
Vieira looks to land a right hand but Trucks moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trucks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Trucks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trucks connects with an inside leg kick.
Trucks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vieira misses with a low kick.
Trucks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vieira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
Vieira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vieira tries for a takedown but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trucks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trucks avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vieira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vieira connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira avoids the head kick by Trucks.
Trucks backing away here, and Vieira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Trucks lands with a straight right. Vieira didn't see that one coming.
Trucks lands a nice looking body shot.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Trucks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trucks lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Vieira throws a hook to the side of Trucks's head but Trucks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vieira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Vieira.
Vieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira.
Trucks lands with a kick to the temple. Vieira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trucks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trucks throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Vieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trucks defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Vieira lands but Trucks takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Vieira.
Trucks is looking to clinch but Vieira is avoiding it.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trucks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trucks lands a high kick!
Nice takedown defense from Trucks. No joy for Vieira on that attempt.
Derek Trucks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Vieira.
Vieira misses with a head kick.
Trucks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trucks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira.
Nice shot lands for Vieira.
Sloppy strikes from Trucks. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Vieira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trucks thumps Vieira with a low kick.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Trucks.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trucks misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Vieira - just one landing.
Trucks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Vieira's shoulder, as Vieira tries to avoid the shot.
Vieira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trucks at a distance.
Derek Trucks is winning the standup battle so far.
Vieira throws a hook to the side of Trucks's head but Trucks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trucks misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieira misses the target.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Trucks is just out of range.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
Trucks lands a head kick!
Vieira works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trucks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trucks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trucks lands a glancing blow to the side of Vieira's head.
Nice body kick from Trucks.
Trucks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vieira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trucks.
Trucks takes one to the side of the head.
Trucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trucks throws a front kick aimed at Vieira's knee but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trucks throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Vieira blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vieira! But no joy.
Vieira misses with a hook
and Trucks counters with a low kick, right behind Vieira 's knee.
Vieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trucks pinned against the cage. Trucks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trucks is looking to wear down Vieira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vieira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to land a leg kick but Trucks saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trucks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Trucks.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Trucks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trucks wants it to stay on the feet.
Vieira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vieira shoots in for a double leg but Trucks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Derek Trucks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Vieira.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Vieira feints and as Trucks raises his hands in defense, Vieira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trucks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trucks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks postures up.
Vieira being controlled here, momentarily.
Vieira looking to control.
Trucks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trucks wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trucks is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trucks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eduardo Vieira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vieira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trucks passes into half guard.
Trucks prevents Vieira from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trucks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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