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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Dayrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Dayrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dayrit throws a combination that misses
and Falcao counters by clinching up.
Dayrit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falcao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Falcao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dayrit avoids the head kick by Falcao.
Dayrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcao.
Falcao closes the distance and clinches.
Falcao turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Falcao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dayrit's legs.
Dayrit tries to buck Falcao off but Falcao is having none of it.
Dayrit is trying to control Falcao's posture but Falcao avoids it.
Falcao misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayrit struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Falcao seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayrit manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayrit is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Falcao in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Falcao might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dayrit is trying to control but can't.
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.
Falcao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Falcao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dayrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayrit feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dayrit throws a big right hand that misses.
Dayrit preventing the sweep.
Dayrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcao is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dayrit manages to pass to side control.
Falcao is not content to let Dayrit control the position.
Falcao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Falcao is trying to maintain the position but Dayrit is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Falcao keeping hold of Dayrit's head, controlling as best he can.
Dayrit is pressing down on Falcao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Falcao is holding on for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dayrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Falcao as Dayrit shoots in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayrit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Falcao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Dayrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dayrit is breathing heavily.
Falcao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayrit's head.
Falcao not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Falcao dominated that round.
That's time! Dayrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Falcao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Falcao works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dayrit wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Falcao manages to pass to side control.
Ground and pound from Falcao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao controlling the action here.
Falcao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dayrit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falcao.
Falcao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayrit's head.
Falcao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Falcao tries to pass to full mount but Dayrit defends it.
Falcao content to control rather than advance.
Falcao lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Falcao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayrit's head.
Dayrit wants to improve his position but Falcao is controlling well.
Falcao stands up from half guard.
Dayrit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Falcao circles away.
Falcao unleashes a big counter combination but Dayrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Falcao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dayrit tries to strike from the bottom.
Falcao tries to free his leg and advance position but Dayrit is retaining full guard.
Falcao is pushing down on Dayrit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dayrit is fighting to maintain full guard but Falcao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dayrit is trying to maintain the position but Falcao is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao controlling the pace.
Dayrit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falcao.
Falcao 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.
Falcao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Dayrit wants to control the action here but instead Falcao manages to pass to full mount!
Falcao content just to control the position here.
Falcao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dayrit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falcao landing punches.
Falcao lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Falcao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Falcao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dayrit is trying to defend but Falcao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Falcao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayrit is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao is pressing down on Dayrit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dayrit is holding on for now.
Falcao seems to be working for a kimura but Dayrit defends the submission attempt.
Falcao seems to be looking for submissions.
Falcao controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dayrit connects with a looping right hand.
Dayrit throws a head kick that misses.
Dayrit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Falcao backs up against the cage.
Dayrit throws the kick towards the body but Falcao avoids it.
Dayrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dayrit gets caught napping as Falcao dives in and scores a takedown. Dayrit manages to retain guard.
Falcao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dayrit controlling Falcao's posture.
Dayrit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dayrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayrit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falcao controls the pace.
Dayrit keeping full guard, as Falcao tries to pass.
Dayrit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falcao controls the pace.
Falcao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Falcao won't allow Dayrit to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Falcao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Falcao.
I've got Falcao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Andre Falcao!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Andre Falcao!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Andre Falcao!
Andre Falcao wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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