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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Pedra!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble misses with a looping right.
Kimble loads up on a big right hand but Pedra slips the punch.
Pedra shoots in and bounces Kimble off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kimble throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pedra stopping the sweep attempt from Kimble.
Kimble will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kimble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kimble tries to get out of the position.
Kimble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pedra trying to control but Kimble is working from the bottom.
Pedra 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimble managing to control the position.
Kimble keeping moving, preventing Pedra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pedra has time to react.
John Kimble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimble tests Pedra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimble lands with a hook. Pedra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Kimble.
Pedra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kimble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pedra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedra slips under a jab from Kimble.
Kimble throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedra.
Kimble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedra shoots in for a double leg but Kimble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kimble misses with the combination.
Kimble does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pedra has Kimble up against the cage in a clinch.
Pedra lands a knee to the body.
Kimble is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedra has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimble has him pressed against the cage.
Kimble stops a takedown attempt from Pedra.
Kimble tries to break the clinch but Pedra is controlling the position.
Pedra breaks from the clinch.
Kimble's corner calls for a 1-2. Kimble obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pedra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Kimble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pedra.
Pedra looks gassed!
Pedra tries to clinch there but Kimble circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedra.
Pedra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pedra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pedra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimble.
Kimble with a nice cross.
Pedra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimble.
Kimble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pedra moves forwards but Kimble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kimble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kimble drops his shoulder and cracks Pedra with a huge uppercut! Pedra goes down! Can Kimble finish him?
Pedra is still in real trouble! Can Kimble finish him?
It looks like Diego Pedra has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kimble passes Pedra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pedra seems to have recovered his senses.
Pedra is looking to improve his position.
Kimble could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kimble controlling the action here.
Kimble is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pedra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimble.
Kimble working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kimble looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kimble working Pedra over with strikes.
Kimble drops an elbow to the side of Pedra's head.
Kimble lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Kimble there.
Pedra won't allow Kimble to pass to mount.
Kimble drops an elbow to the side of Pedra's head.
Pedra wants to improve his position but Kimble is controlling well.
Kimble 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pedra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kimble might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kimble is in close to Pedra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kimble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pedra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pedra shoots in but Kimble avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kimble misses with a straight left.
Pedra slips under a jab from Kimble.
Pedra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pedra showed some decent athleticism there.
Kimble tries to roll over but Pedra keeps him under control.
Kimble is working hard here to advance position.
Pedra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimble keeps working.
Kimble manages to get to full guard.
Pedra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pedra postures up.
Pedra is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble pulls Pedra in close to prevent any damage.
Kimble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pedra manages to get himself to full guard.
Kimble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kimble trying to control but Pedra is working from the bottom.
Pedra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kimble stands up over Pedra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kimble chips away with some ground and pound.
Kimble content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kimble passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pedra tries to improve position but can't.
Pedra wants to get back to his feet but Kimble drags him back down.
Kimble scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pedra to see if he's OK.
Kimble has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kimble takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kimble has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pedra's face.
Kimble postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pedra looks a forlorn figure.
Kimble lands a nice shot to the head.
Pedra taking shots to the head.
Pedra is bucking up trying to escape but Kimble cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kimble lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Pedra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kimble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pedra?
Pedra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kimble in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pedra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kimble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pedra has hold of Kimble's hands but Kimble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kimble lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kimble working the head and body with strikes.
Pedra tries to get to full guard but Kimble has control of the leg.
Kimble wants to take a breather but Pedra is having none of it.
Pedra actively working from the bottom here.
Kimble not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kimble wants to pass the guard but Pedra is defending well.
Kimble lands with a punch from half guard.
Pedra taking some punishment here, with Kimble in his half guard.
Pedra wants to get back to full guard.
John Kimble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Kimble there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kimble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pedra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pedra slips a straight right by Kimble.
Pedra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimble.
Kimble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pedra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pedra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimble throws a hook but Pedra blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Pedra.
Kimble misses with a double jab.
Pedra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kimble.
Pedra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pedra wants to clinch.
Pedra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kimble prevents Pedra from moving into mount.
Pedra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimble tries to buck Pedra off but Pedra is having none of it.
Pedra tries for a kimura but Kimble is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble regains half guard.
Kimble tries to get to full guard but Pedra has control of the leg.
Pedra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kimble throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kimble gets full guard.
Pedra won't allow Kimble to sweep him here.
Kimble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kimble is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kimble keeping moving, preventing Pedra from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kimble is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kimble looking to control.
Kimble wants to sweep but no luck.
Kimble keeping full guard, as Pedra tries to pass.
Pedra trying to control but Kimble is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Kimble.
Kimble throws a lazy right hand but Pedra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Kimble misses.
Kimble throws a looping overhand right but Pedra ducks down to avoid it.
Kimble sizes up Pedra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble swinging wilding here.
Pedra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Kimble.
Kimble lands a really nice looking cross but Pedra seems unphased.
Kimble cracks Pedra with a good jab.
Kimble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedra has a takedown stuffed.
Pedra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pedra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kimble lands a glancing blow to the side of Pedra's head.
Kimble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Kimble catches Pedra right on the button with a cross.
Kimble cracks Pedra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pedra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pedra on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pedra checks a leg kick nicely.
Pedra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kimble throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kimble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pedra can do to turn this around?
Kimble misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Kimble. No joy for Pedra on that attempt.
John Kimble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pedra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimble scores with a decent looking hook.
Pedra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kimble lands with an overhand left.
Kimble misses with a two punch combination.
Diego Pedra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedra tries to clinch but Kimble moves out of range.
John Kimble is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedra shoots in but Kimble avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimble as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pedra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diego Pedra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kimble.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kimble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kimble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kimble!
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