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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalil's entrance music is The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
A punch lands to the side of Khalil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khalil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalil dives in and scores a takedown into Soares's guard.
Khalil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khalil chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soares wants to stand but Khalil is controlling the position.
Khalil trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalil tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Khalil prevents Soares from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soares misses with an uppercut
and Khalil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soares is defending against the submission attempts here by Khalil.
Soares is trying to stand back up but Khalil is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soares is trying to stand.
Khalil works his foot free and advances to mount.
Soares trying desperately to get to his feet.
Khalil is landing with some decent strikes but Soares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soares wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khalil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Soares's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khalil looking to finish Soares with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soares!
Khalil working for a submission but Soares is keeping him at bay.
Khalil landing shots from mount.
Khalil landing strikes, looking to finish!
Khalil landing strikes from the mount and Soares is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Soares really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Khalil lands with some strikes.
Khalil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khalil won't let Soares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Khalil trying to control but Soares is having none of it.
Khalil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil with shots to the head and body - Soares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes here.
Khalil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soares looks a forlorn figure.
Khalil won't let Soares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soares defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Khalil.
Khalil lands a big elbow.
Soares is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Khalil with a couple of short strikes.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes here.
Khalil landing strikes from the mount and Soares is in trouble!
Soares is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobalt Khalil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalil thuds a left hand into Soares's body.
Khalil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Khalil tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soares defends well and Khalil ends up having to push Soares into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khalil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Khalil saw that one coming.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khalil.
Soares missing with a left hand there. Khalil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Soares tries to get set, Khalil tries to push him back and clinch up but Soares manages to avoid the attempt.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalil.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soares as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a left hand
and Khalil counters with a takedown into side control.
Soares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khalil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khalil wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khalil looks up at the clock and then as Soares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khalil smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khalil is chipping away with strikes.
Soares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Khalil landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Soares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khalil landing a few strikes.
Soares is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalil is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Khalil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil trying to control the position but Soares is working away.
Khalil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soares has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khalil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soares pushes Khalil away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalil gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khalil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Soares pushes Khalil away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalil gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Soares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Khalil.
Soares wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Khalil wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Soares wants to get back to his feet but Khalil drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Soares's face as Khalil controls the position.
Soares taking punishment in the form of punches.
Khalil is trying to get an arm triangle but Soares is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khalil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares parries the strikes from Khalil easily there. Khalil is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soares to escape.
Khalil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobalt Khalil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khalil slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Khalil.
Soares throws the left hand but Khalil avoids the punch easily.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khalil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Khalil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares misses with a hook.
Khalil blocks a jab.
Khalil tries to counter by clinching up but Soares breaks away and moves out of range.
Lucas Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khalil controlling the action here.
Khalil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil winds up and cracks Soares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil trying to control from half guard but Soares is working away.
Khalil lands strikes from half guard.
Khalil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khalil lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Khalil.
Khalil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soares defending well though.
Khalil trying to control the action but Soares is working from the bottom.
Cobalt Khalil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soares is trying to stand up here but Khalil is controlling him well.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Khalil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalil wants to pass the guard but Soares is defending well.
Khalil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khalil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soares defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil 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.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soares is looking to escape.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Soares's hands, connecting with Soares's forehead.
Khalil is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalil.
Khalil seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cobalt Khalil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil 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.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes.
Khalil content to control rather than advance.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares is staying active underneath Khalil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soares is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lucas Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cobalt Khalil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalil, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobalt Khalil!
Cobalt Khalil bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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