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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigoberto Gaston (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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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Bear Trapp!
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, Rigoberto Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trapp tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
Trapp clinches.
Gaston prevents the takedown attempt.
Trapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Gaston tries to pull guard but Trapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaston drops back down to his feet.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp stops a takedown attempt from Gaston.
Gaston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trapp prevents it.
Bear Trapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rigoberto Gaston.
Trapp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trapp cracks Gaston with a nice body shot.
Gaston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trapp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trapp breaks from the clinch.
Gaston closes the distance and clinches up with Trapp, looking for a takedown. Gaston pushes Trapp against the cage but Trapp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Trapp as Gaston shoots in.
Gaston doesn't manage to clinch there - Trapp circles away.
Trapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trapp jumps into guard, dragging Gaston to the mat.
Gaston wants to control from the top but Trapp keeps moving.
Trapp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gaston!
Trapp controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trapp has control of Gaston's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gaston regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Trapp controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaston for as long as he can get away with.
Gaston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trapp controlling the position easily from mount.
Gaston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bear Trapp just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gaston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaston looks gassed!
Trapp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trapp is looking to clinch but Gaston is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Trapp misses.
Trapp is looking to clinch but Gaston is avoiding it.
Trapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaston takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trapp.
Gaston avoiding damage as Trapp throws knees to the body.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston manages to pull guard.
Gaston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trapp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trapp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gaston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trapp decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gaston fails with the takedown.
Gaston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp is looking to regain half guard here but Gaston keeps moving and retains side control.
Gaston working away.
Gaston stands up and beckons Trapp to his feet.
Gaston fails with a takedown attempt.
Trapp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trapp closes the distance and clinches.
Gaston successfully pulls guard.
Gaston working for a triangle but Trapp defends it easily.
Trapp wants to control from the top but Gaston keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaston gets a takedown into half guard.
Trapp tries to roll over but Gaston keeps him under control.
Trapp wants to get back to his feet.
Gaston tries to stand but can't do so whilst Trapp controls his leg.
Trapp wants to sweep but Gaston has passed to side control!
Gaston wants to control but Trapp is keeping him busy.
Trapp wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gaston trying to control the action but Trapp is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trapp closes the distance and clinches.
Gaston pulls Trapp into guard.
Trapp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaston looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaston, not yet.
Gaston working for a triangle but Trapp defends it easily.
Gaston working a defensive guard here.
Gaston has his feet on Trapp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries to clinch up.
Trapp moves out of range of the body kick from Gaston.
Gaston rushes Trapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaston pulls Trapp into guard.
Gaston striking off his back but it's not causing Trapp any problems.
Trapp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trapp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gaston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gaston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trapp is looking to escape.
Gaston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trapp hang on?
A nice elbow there by Gaston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp working to try and regain half guard.
Trapp regains half guard.
Trapp wants to get back to full guard.
Trapp has hold of Gaston's hands but Gaston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gaston trying to control from half guard but Trapp is working away.
Trapp is doing well to control the position and prevent Gaston from advancing to side control.
Gaston is pressing down on Trapp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trapp is holding on for now.
Trapp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaston's back!
Trapp missing with punches from the back.
Trapp throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gaston could be in trouble here!
Trapp gets his hands free as Gaston looks to control.
What can Gaston do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is really stuck here.
Trapp controlling the position well here. Gaston rolled but Trapp kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gaston breaks Trapp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Trapp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Gaston breaks the clinch.
Trapp wants to clinch
and Gaston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaston drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigoberto Gaston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trapp tries to clinch up.
Gaston tries to keep at a distance but Trapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trapp lands a shoulder strike.
Trapp lands a body punch.
Gaston wants to break free but Trapp has control.
Trapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trapp lands an elbow just above Gaston 's eye.
Trapp controlling the action here for a moment.
Trapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trapp tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
Gaston fails with a takedown attempt.
Trapp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Gaston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trapp is rocked!
Gaston scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Trapp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaston is in close to Trapp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaston passes Trapp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trapp has hold of Gaston's hands but Gaston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gaston slips a nice elbow through Trapp's hands, connecting with Trapp's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp taking some punishment here, with Gaston in his half guard.
Gaston has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaston lands a nice shot to the head.
Rigoberto Gaston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trapp tries to lock up and control but Gaston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Gaston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trapp has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Gaston lands shots from the back.
Gaston lands strikes to the head.
Trapp is trying to defend against the choke here but Gaston has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Gaston Tightens the hold and Trapp taps out furiously! Gaston displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rigoberto Gaston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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