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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Baptista told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Percy Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franco Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Baptista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayweather.
Baptista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baptista as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percy Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baptista avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather misses with a takedown attempt - Baptista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Mayweather avoids the body shot from Baptista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayweather throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baptista's waist but Baptista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather off to one side.
Baptista throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather shoots for a double leg takedown but Baptista sprawls well. He's pushed Mayweather's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baptista tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baptista closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the cage.
Baptista breaks the clinch.
Baptista tries a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Baptista clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.
Baptista manages to break the clinch.
Baptista moves into the clinch successfully.
Baptista leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baptista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baptista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista closes the distance and clinches.
Baptista pulls guard.
Baptista throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baptista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baptista trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baptista is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baptista doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mayweather stopping the sweep attempt from Baptista.
Baptista throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baptista is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baptista postures up in Mayweather's guard and throws a big left but Mayweather blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista chips away with some ground and pound.
Baptista works over Mayweather with some ground and pound from guard.
Baptista throwing strikes but missing.
Baptista scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baptista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baptista lands a couple of elbows.
Baptista has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayweather throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baptista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baptista won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Baptista stands and throws Mayweather's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baptista tries to score with some ground and pound. Mayweather controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baptista is controlling him well.
Baptista is working Mayweather over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baptista working the head with strikes.
Baptista connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mayweather some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baptista tries for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather misses with a strike from the bottom.
Baptista tries for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Baptista working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather can't do much from the bottom here.
Baptista working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Baptista dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baptista clinches.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baptista has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baptista breaks from the clinch.
Baptista fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayweather sprawls well initially but Baptista persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baptista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franco Baptista has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baptista scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baptista works his way into side control.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Baptista drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Baptista seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mayweather managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baptista.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baptista throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baptista.
Baptista postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayweather gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baptista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Baptista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baptista cracks Mayweather with a solid left hand.
Baptista scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baptista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baptista thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baptista throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mayweather taking punishment in the form of punches.
Baptista working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Baptista.
Mayweather is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baptista's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baptista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather with a poor takedown
and Baptista counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baptista works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baptista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Mayweather tries to kick Baptista off but Baptista keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baptista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayweather moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baptista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baptista scoring with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayweather with a poor takedown
and Baptista counters by clinching up.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baptista manages to break the clinch.
Baptista throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Baptista clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.
Baptista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Percy Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baptista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather defending against the ground and pound.
Mayweather is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Baptista creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Baptista throws an elbow but Mayweather slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baptista landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baptista lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baptista passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mayweather!
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayweather wants to try and get back to his feet.
Baptista looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Baptista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mayweather with a poor takedown
and Baptista decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Baptista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baptista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baptista throws and elbow that misses. Mayweather uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baptista's guard. Nice move by Mayweather!
Mayweather wants to stand but Baptista is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baptista will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Baptista won't let him.
Baptista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayweather's guard.
Baptista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baptista connects with a couple of short punches.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Baptista isn't so interested in that idea.
Baptista passes Mayweather's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Baptista winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baptista lands a nice short elbow.
Baptista working over Mayweather with some ground and pound. Mayweather looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baptista working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baptista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baptista scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayweather has his takedown stuffed
and Baptista counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baptista.
Baptista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baptista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baptista is controlling him.
Baptista stands and throws Mayweather's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baptista prevents Mayweather from escaping the position.
Baptista working the head with strikes.
Baptista has hold of Mayweather's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mayweather tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Baptista cranks the arm and Mayweather screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mayweather, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franco Baptista!
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