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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Gama Fuerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gama Fuerto comes to the cage accompanied by MV Bill-Falcao. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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148 lbs
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165 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Gama Fuerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Love!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Love is defended easily by Gama Fuerto.
Gama Fuerto moves into the clinch.
Gama Fuerto pulls Love into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Gama Fuerto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gama Fuerto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Love wants to stand but Gama Fuerto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gama Fuerto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Love on the ground.
Gama Fuerto looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love wants to control from the top but Gama Fuerto keeps moving.
Tim Love has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Love closes the distance but Gama Fuerto moves to the side
and Gama Fuerto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gama Fuerto closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gama Fuerto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gama Fuerto as Love tries to tie him up.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gama Fuerto has him pressed against the cage.
Gama Fuerto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Gama Fuerto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Love lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the body.
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the head.
Love looks gassed!
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love taking a breather.
Gama Fuerto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gama Fuerto connects with a knee to the head.
Gama Fuerto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
A short right from Gama Fuerto on the inside.
Gama Fuerto breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Gama Fuerto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Love struggling a bit here.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gama Fuerto.
Gama Fuerto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Love has escaped the position, nice work there.
Love stops Gama Fuerto from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gama Fuerto is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gama Fuerto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gama Fuerto.
Love moves into full guard.
Gama Fuerto wants to pass the guard but Love is keeping the position.
Gama Fuerto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Love is trying to keep Gama Fuerto in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Love lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gama Fuerto!
Love is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gama Fuerto is surviving well by controlling Love's body position as best he can.
Love throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Gama Fuerto dominated that 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.
Gama Fuerto feints and as Love raises his hands in defense, Gama Fuerto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Love doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gama Fuerto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Love is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Love is looking to stand up but Gama Fuerto isn't so interested in that idea.
Gama Fuerto stopping the sweep attempt from Love.
Gama Fuerto trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Love has his takedown stuffed
and Gama Fuerto counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the body.
Love is breathing heavily.
Gama Fuerto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gama Fuerto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gama Fuerto landing knees to the head.
Gama Fuerto lands a nice knee to the body.
Gama Fuerto landing knees to the body.
Gama Fuerto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gama Fuerto closes the distance and clinches.
Gama Fuerto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gama Fuerto throws a series of strikes that have Love backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gama Fuerto closes the distance and clinches.
Gama Fuerto stalling against the cage.
Gama Fuerto with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gama Fuerto.
Love is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gama Fuerto.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Gama Fuerto finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gama Fuerto has Love pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Love is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gama Fuerto - that's hurt Love badly! Oh, another knee lands and Love is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Love doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raphael Gama Fuerto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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