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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafeu Maudonat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puiu Ciprian Micu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maudonat comes to the cage accompanied by La Talvera - Mon Paìs. Micu has chosen Day Three: Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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132 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafeu Maudonat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puiu Ciprian Micu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maudonat avoids it really well and circles away.
Micu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Micu throws a wild body kick that Maudonat sees coming a mile off.
Micu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Micu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maudonat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Micu lands a nice forearm strike.
Micu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maudonat works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Micu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudonat trying to control from the bottom.
Micu lands strikes from half guard.
Maudonat is trying to stand back up but Micu is controlling him
Micu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maudonat defending well though.
Maudonat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Micu.
Micu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maudonat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Micu lands a nice short elbow.
Maudonat is trying to get back to full guard.
Maudonat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Micu.
Micu thows a huge punch but Maudonat dodges it nicely.
Maudonat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Micu working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micu looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maudonat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maudonat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu won't allow Maudonat to get back to his feet.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maudonat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maudonat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maudonat is keeping the position for now.
Maudonat wants to stand but Micu is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Micu dives in and grabs Maudonat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maudonat pushes down on Micu's head and hops out.
Rafeu Maudonat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puiu Ciprian Micu.
Maudonat tries for a takedown but Micu circles away easily
and Micu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Micu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudonat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Micu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Micu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maudonat is trying to control the position but Micu postures up.
Maudonat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Micu is not content to let Maudonat control the position.
Maudonat tries to stand but can't do so whilst Micu controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maudonat is keen to just control but Micu is a slippery customer.
Micu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maudonat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Micu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maudonat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Micu is not content to let Maudonat control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puiu Ciprian Micu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Micu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maudonat's half guard.
Micu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maudonat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Micu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maudonat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Micu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Micu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maudonat wants to control but Micu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Micu is nestled in close to Maudonat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudonat wants to control but Micu is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maudonat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Micu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maudonat shoots and misses
and Micu counters with a takedown into side control.
Maudonat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maudonat trying to control from the bottom.
Micu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Micu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maudonat's head.
Micu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Puiu Ciprian Micu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Micu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Micu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Micu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maudonat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maudonat swivels and escapes.
Maudonat works the jab nicely.
Maudonat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Micu is trying to defend but Maudonat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maudonat is trying to control. Micu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micu missing with punches from the bottom.
Micu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Micu taking some punishment here, with Maudonat in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maudonat lands a nice short elbow.
Micu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maudonat passes to full mount!
Micu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maudonat scoring with strikes but Micu is staying in there.
Micu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puiu Ciprian Micu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maudonat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Micu counters with a single leg into guard. Maudonat didn't expect that.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maudonat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maudonat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu lands a couple of elbows.
Maudonat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maudonat working a defensive guard here.
Maudonat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maudonat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maudonat wants to get back to his feet but Micu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Micu misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudonat fails with the takedown
and Micu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maudonat won't be happy with that.
Maudonat taking a bit of punishment here - Micu scoring with strikes.
Micu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Micu lands a nice forearm strike.
Maudonat pushes Micu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Micu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Micu working the body and head with strikes.
Micu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Micu tries to score with some ground and pound. Maudonat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micu landing strikes.
Maudonat wants to control but Micu postures up.
Maudonat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Micu prevents Maudonat from escaping the position.
Micu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maudonat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Micu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Micu looks up at the clock and then as Maudonat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Micu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Micu throws a strike aimed at the side of Maudonat's head but Maudonat avoids it well.
Maudonat wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Micu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Micu is putting a hurting on Maudonat here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maudonat tries to buck Micu off but Micu is having none of it.
Micu in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Maudonat is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Puiu Ciprian Micu!
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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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