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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Charuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rising Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Charuto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 cm
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175 lbs
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179 cm
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181 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Alan Charuto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rising Star! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Star shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Star was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Star gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Charuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charuto tries to clinch but Star moves out of range. Star clinches up against the cage. Star is pushing Charuto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Charuto wants to break free but Star has control.
Star drags the fight down to the ground.
Star has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Star had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Charuto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Star Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Charuto's back instead. Star just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Star working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charuto showing good submission defense here.
Charuto tries to escape but Star has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Star is not going to allow Charuto to sit and survive in this position. Charuto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Star looks gassed! Charuto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Star gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Charuto wants to escape the position.
Star is looking to control Charuto but Charuto is wriggling around and keeping busy. Charuto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Star's guard. Nice work there by Charuto.
Star had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Charuto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Star Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Charuto's back instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Star is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Charuto is defending well though. Star let's go of the attempt for now. Charuto rolls, trying to escape but Star keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Star doesn't have the hooks in and Charuto manages to turn into his guard.
Star wants to sweep here but Charuto controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Charuto misses with a takedown attempt and Star counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Charuto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Star avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Star stops a takedown attempt from Charuto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Charuto. That's going to take a lot out of him. Charuto prevents the takedown attempt.
Charuto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charuto taking a breather. Charuto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Star prevents it.
Charuto gets control of Star's arms and successfully pulls guard. Charuto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Star stopping the sweep attempt from Charuto. Star decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Star shoots in for a double leg but Charuto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Charuto thuds a left hand into Star's body. Charuto fails with the takedown and Star counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Star. Charuto tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Star sitting in guard, not really doing much. Star pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charuto is keeping the position for now. Star trying to control but Charuto is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rising Star dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charuto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Star has managed to clinch.
Star leaning against his opponent.
Star is trying to trip Charuto. He has hold of a leg but Charuto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Star persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Charuto tries to land a sweep but no joy. Charuto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Charuto working a defensive guard but Star passes into half guard.
Charuto is in trouble now - Star has advanced to mount! Star stands up from mount. Strange move. Charuto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily so Star counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Star stands up and waves to Charuto to follow him. Charuto clinches but Star breaks the clinch and Star counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charuto won't be happy with that. Charuto is not content to let Star control the position. Star is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Charuto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Star looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. You can see the frustration on Charuto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charuto is not content to let Star control the position. You can see the frustration on Charuto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Star wants to control but Charuto is keeping him busy. Charuto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Charuto is looking to improve his position.
Star prevents Charuto from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Star is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Charuto sees it coming and defends easily. Star is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Charuto has managed to free his arm - good work. Charuto tries to roll over but Star keeps him under control. Star looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Star moves into full mount! Charuto won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Star stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Charuto wants to clinch but Star slips to the side and Star holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Charuto is looking to break free of the clinch but Star has double underhooks. Star has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Charuto regains guard immediately. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charuto is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Star has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Charuto should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Star has tightened it up now! Charuto should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rising Star!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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