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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sado Bolado (ranked 4685 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Neal (ranked 4732 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sado Bolado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff Neal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal shoots for a takedown but Bolado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolado tries for a takedown but Neal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolado tries to sprawl out of it but Neal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolado has closed the distance and engaged Neal in a clinch.
Neal jumps guard but Bolado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sado Bolado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Neal.
Neal breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolado leaves Neal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolado looking to score a takedown here. Neal is defending well but Bolado drives through and ends up in Neal's guard.
Neal wants to get back to his feet but Bolado passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolado thows a huge punch but Neal dodges it nicely.
Bolado wants to work for an arm triangle but Neal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolado wants to take a breather but Neal is having none of it.
Bolado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neal is trying to control but Bolado manages to pass to mount!
Neal tries to hold on but Bolado postures up.
Bolado content just to control the position here.
Bolado really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Neal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bolado working away.
Bolado decides to stand up, so the ref orders Neal to his feet.
Bolado tries for a takedown but Neal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neal tries to clinch there but Bolado circles away.
Bolado moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolado lands a damaging elbow.
Bolado blocks an elbow strike from Neal.
Bolado takes a knee to the side of the body.
Neal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Neal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neal is pressed up against the cage. Bolado has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neal down to the mat. Neal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolado avoids it really well and circles away.
Bolado shoots in and drives through. Neal sprawls well.
Neal tries for a takedown but Bolado circles away easily
and Bolado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal jumps guard but Bolado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Neal looks winded!
Neal has Bolado up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolado to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neal lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sado Bolado dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bolado closes the distance and clinches up with Neal, looking for a takedown. Bolado pushes Neal against the cage but Neal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neal with the counter takedown but Bolado avoids it easily.
Neal misses with the body kick
and Bolado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bolado lands with a straight right. Neal didn't see that one coming.
Bolado goes for a double leg but Neal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neal continues to drive forward.
Neal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bolado sprawls well. Bolado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neal gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolado darts in and clinches Neal up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolado fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sado Bolado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolado struggles to land a body shot inside as Neal controls his hands.
Bolado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolado swivels and escapes.
Bolado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Neal fails to land the takedown.
Bolado tries to clinch up.
Neal tries to counter with a clinch but Bolado shakes him off and moves away.
Neal gets tackled into the cage by Bolado. Bolado maintains the clinch.
Neal is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bolado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neal is trying to break the clinch but Bolado has him pressed against the cage.
Bolado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage.
Neal is trying to break the clinch but Bolado is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal leaning against his opponent.
Bolado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolado to keep the fight standing.
Neal working hard to break the clinch.
Bolado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bolado as he avoids it easily.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Bolado throws a head kick that misses.
Bolado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neal.
Bolado leaves Neal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neal.
Bolado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neal's waist but Neal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bolado off to one side.
Bolado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolado throws a nice looking combination but Neal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolado closes the distance and clinches.
Neal tries to work over Bolado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolado stalls.
Sado Bolado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neal tries to break free but Bolado pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolado scores with a four punch combination!
Neal closes the distance and clinches.
Bolado tries to pull guard but Neal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bolado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolado or perhaps it was just good defense by Neal, which made it look bad.
Neal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolado is fending him off so far but Neal persists. Nope, Bolado circles away and we're back to standing.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neal fails to land the takedown.
Bolado tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Neal manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sado Bolado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bolado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neal's waist but Neal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bolado off to one side.
Neal shoots in for a double leg but Bolado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolado works Neal's body with a nice hook.
Sado Bolado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
Neal shoots in for a takedown but Bolado shows good takedown defense.
Bolado throws a head kick but Neal moves out of range.
Bolado closes the distance and clinches.
Neal wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolado's brow.
Bolado working hard to break the clinch.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bolado walks away with a smile on his face. Neal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sado Bolado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Neal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal clinches.
Bolado tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neal smiles and moves away.
Bolado looks to land a combination. Neal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Neal shoots for a double leg takedown but Bolado sprawls well. He's pushed Neal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolado throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal dives in for a single leg takedown but Bolado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolado is just out of range.
It looked like Bolado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neal shoots in for a double leg but Bolado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bolado.
Bolado moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolado wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolado.
Bolado pushes Neal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolado gets underhooks to prevent Neal's takedown attempt.
Bolado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Bolado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neal tries to counter with a clinch but Bolado shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolado blocks a head kick by Neal.
Bolado clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolado pulls guard effortlessly.
Neal won't allow Bolado to sweep him here.
Bolado has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Neal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bolado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolado is defending well.
Bolado lands an elbow that stopped Neal in his tracks for a moment.
Bolado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolado or perhaps it was just good defense by Neal, which made it look bad.
Neal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolado fails with the takedown.
Neal closes the distance and clinches up with Bolado, looking for a takedown. Neal pushes Bolado against the cage but Bolado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolado appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sado Bolado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sado Bolado!
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RATING
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