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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhael Atharva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus Tomlinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhael Atharva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeus Tomlinson !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomlinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeus Tomlinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlinson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Atharva dodges the punch combination from Tomlinson .
Tomlinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atharva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atharva moves into the clinch.
Tomlinson manages to pull guard.
Atharva tries to stand but Tomlinson is controlling from the bottom.
Atharva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atharva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atharva wants to stand but Tomlinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tomlinson pulls Atharva in close to prevent any damage.
Atharva advances to half guard.
Atharva is thwarting Tomlinson 's attempts to control the position.
Atharva controlling the action here.
Tomlinson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atharva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atharva looking to pass the guard.
Atharva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tomlinson gets tackled into the cage by Atharva. Atharva maintains the clinch.
Atharva can't get the takedown.
Atharva manages to break the clinch.
Atharva closes the distance and clinches.
Tomlinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atharva.
Tomlinson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomlinson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atharva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tomlinson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhael Atharva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atharva staying out of range there.
Tomlinson tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Tomlinson as Atharva shoots in.
Atharva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomlinson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Atharva chips away with some ground and pound.
Atharva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atharva is stalling in the full guard.
Atharva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tomlinson , up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson gets caught napping as Atharva dives in and scores a takedown. Tomlinson manages to retain guard.
Atharva trying to control but Tomlinson is working from the bottom.
Atharva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atharva throwing strikes but missing.
Atharva controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atharva wants to pass the guard but Tomlinson is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhael Atharva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atharva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atharva in particular looking to stall.
Atharva decides to stand and escape the position.
Atharva dives in and scores a takedown into Tomlinson 's guard.
Atharva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Atharva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tomlinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomlinson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atharva drops back looking for a leg! Tomlinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tomlinson manages to kick Atharva off! Atharva jumps back into Tomlinson 's guard.
Atharva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tomlinson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atharva tries to stand but Tomlinson is controlling from the bottom.
Atharva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Atharva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomlinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
Atharva gets a clinch.
Atharva fails to pull guard.
Atharva pulls guard successfully.
Atharva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atharva pulls Tomlinson in to control the position.
Atharva keeping moving, preventing Tomlinson from controlling successfully.
Atharva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson postures up.
Tomlinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Atharva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Atharva is pulling down on Tomlinson 's head. It's preventing any offense from Tomlinson , at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atharva misses with the combination.
Tomlinson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Atharva has managed to clinch.
Atharva jumps guard and drags Tomlinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomlinson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mikhael Atharva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atharva looking for subs off his back but Tomlinson has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atharva wants to control but Tomlinson is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tomlinson in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhael Atharva dominated that second round.
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!
Atharva takes the fight into the clinch.
Atharva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomlinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Atharva.
Atharva pulls guard effortlessly.
Atharva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomlinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Atharva trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atharva wants to sweep here but Tomlinson controlling him for the moment.
Tomlinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atharva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atharva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Atharva seems keen to control Tomlinson 's posture.
Tomlinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atharva just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomlinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atharva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomlinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Atharva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atharva gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atharva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tomlinson up against the cage.
Atharva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomlinson can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atharva.
Atharva tries to pull guard but Tomlinson holds him up against the cage and eventually Atharva drops back down to his feet.
Tomlinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomlinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atharva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomlinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomlinson wants to clinch up but Atharva keeps it at a distance.
Atharva is looking for a counter combo.
Atharva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomlinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Atharva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhael Atharva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson throws a right and a left that Atharva avoids nicely.
Tomlinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atharva.
Atharva closes the distance and clinches.
Atharva is trying to drag Tomlinson to the mat but Tomlinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Atharva breaks the clinch.
Tomlinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atharva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikhael Atharva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomlinson is looking to clinch but Atharva is avoiding it.
Atharva instigates a clinch.
Tomlinson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tomlinson stops a takedown attempt from Atharva.
Tomlinson has Atharva pressed against the cage, preventing Atharva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson has hold of one of Atharva's legs. Atharva is fighting the takedown attempt but Tomlinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tomlinson wants to control from the top but Atharva keeps moving.
Atharva is trying to control the position but Tomlinson postures up.
Atharva looking for a sweep. Not yet Atharva, not yet.
Tomlinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Atharva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomlinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomlinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhael Atharva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atharva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhael Atharva!
The defeated Zeus Tomlinson had this to say: 'He punches like my grandma!!!!! This dude is nothing but a biggy baggy buggy man. I hope for a rematch, let's BOOK IN QFC AFTER DIS MATCH!!!!! Thanks to all my fans!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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