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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Goncalves (ranked 4556 p4p, 5065 weight class) and Jacob Pokorney (ranked 537 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokorney has chosen Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erico Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Pokorney!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokorney tries for a takedown but Goncalves circles away easily
and Goncalves counters by moving into the clinch.
Pokorney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goncalves has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves lands a right hand.
Goncalves manages to break the clinch.
Pokorney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goncalves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Goncalves is predictable there
so Pokorney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pokorney wants to control from the top but Goncalves keeps moving.
Pokorney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pokorney wanted to stand there but Goncalves had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pokorney being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokorney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goncalves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pokorney has managed to get both his arms back between Goncalves's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goncalves is looking for a triangle here but Pokorney uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goncalves tries to improve position but can't.
Pokorney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Goncalves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pokorney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goncalves keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Goncalves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pokorney taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Pokorney's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pokorney works his way into full mount!
Goncalves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goncalves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goncalves is staying active underneath Pokorney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pokorney trying to control from Goncalves's half guard. Goncalves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney looking to pass the guard.
Goncalves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pokorney is one step ahead there.
Pokorney tries to stand but Goncalves is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves is pulling down on Pokorney's head. It's preventing any offense from Pokorney, at least for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goncalves wants to stand and escape but Pokorney is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erico Goncalves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goncalves closes the distance and clinches.
Pokorney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goncalves smiles and moves away.
Pokorney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Goncalves did well to prevent Pokorney getting side control.
Goncalves keeping control of the position.
Goncalves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pokorney tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Goncalves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to get to full guard but Pokorney has control of the leg.
Pokorney is trying to control the action in half guard but Goncalves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pokorney seems to be looking for submissions.
Goncalves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pokorney tries to free his leg and advance position but Goncalves is retaining full guard.
Pokorney won't allow Goncalves to sweep him here.
Goncalves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pokorney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pokorney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pokorney trying to control but Goncalves is working from the bottom.
Pokorney won't allow Goncalves to get back to his feet.
Pokorney stopping the sweep attempt from Goncalves.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pokorney works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goncalves looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pokorney stops Goncalves from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pokorney gets a double leg takedown into Goncalves's guard.
Goncalves looking to control.
Goncalves is controlling Pokorney's posture.
Goncalves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pokorney trying to control the position from guard on top but Goncalves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pokorney controls the pace.
Pokorney trying to move into half guard but instead Goncalves has managed to sweep!
Goncalves throwing strikes but missing.
Pokorney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Erico Goncalves will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Goncalves misses with a leg kick
so Pokorney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goncalves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pokorney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goncalves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goncalves is adopting a defensive guard.
Pokorney throws an elbow that misses. Goncalves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pokorney's guard. Nice move by Goncalves!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pokorney pulls Goncalves in close to his closed guard and prevents Goncalves from doing any damage or advancing position.
Goncalves controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokorney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goncalves is one step ahead there.
Goncalves tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokorney is retaining full guard.
Pokorney can't keep his opponent in guard - Goncalves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pokorney is looking to improve his position.
Goncalves not doing much here.
Pokorney is trying to control but Goncalves manages to pass to mount!
Pokorney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goncalves avoids the attempt from Pokorney to control.
Goncalves tries to control but Pokorney wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney tries to hold on but Goncalves postures up.
Jacob Pokorney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goncalves landing strikes from the mount and Pokorney is in trouble!
Goncalves trying to control but Pokorney is having none of it.
Goncalves looking to secure an arm triangle but Pokorney defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves lands with some strikes.
Goncalves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goncalves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pokorney's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jacob Pokorney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erico Goncalves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goncalves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erico Goncalves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goncalves 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erico Goncalves!
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