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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcinho Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerreiro has chosen DMX- Ain`t No Sunshine as his entrance music. Marcinho Guerreiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jr
vs
Guerreiro

165 cm
26
158 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

176 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerreiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Guerreiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerreiro tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guerreiro with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guerreiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guerreiro thinking.
Edmundo Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcinho Guerreiro.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerreiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.

Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerreiro, pushing him back against the cage.

Jr has Guerreiro pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guerreiro tumbling to the mat - Jr dives into Guerreiro's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerreiro trying to keep a closed guard but Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Guerreiro trying to keep a closed guard but Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Jr throwing strikes from guard but Guerreiro blocks nicely.
Guerreiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jr tries to hold on but Guerreiro pushes him away.
Guerreiro is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Jr tries to lock up and control but Guerreiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr can't escape the position.
Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jr 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.
Jr is concentrating on defense, preventing Guerreiro from advancing position.
Guerreiro tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jr controls his leg.
Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Guerreiro advancing to mount.
Jr is looking to improve his position.
Jr keeping hold of Guerreiro's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Edmundo Jr just wasn't active enough.

Guerreiro tries to sprawl but Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is looking to stall here but Guerreiro recovers full guard.
Guerreiro looking to control.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerreiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerreiro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Guerreiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jr is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edmundo Jr.
Jr misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Guerreiro's guard.
Guerreiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Guerreiro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by Guerreiro!
Guerreiro prevents Jr from getting back to his feet.
Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr seems keen to control Guerreiro's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jr shoots for a takedown but Guerreiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerreiro misses with a takedown
and Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Jr scores with a takedown into Guerreiro's guard.
Guerreiro trying to control the position.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Jr trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
Guerreiro working a defensive guard here.
Guerreiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guerreiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jr is looking to wear down Guerreiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guerreiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jr 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.
Jr taking a breather here.
Jr is working Guerreiro over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr scores with punches from side control.

Guerreiro is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Guerreiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guerreiro is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
Jr cracks Guerreiro with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Guerreiro is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Jr!
After the fight, Edmundo Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

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