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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Joao Paulo enters the cage!
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182 cm
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180 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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, Bob Ortiz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Paulo! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paulo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paulo is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Paulo circles away and we're back to standing. Paulo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Paulo lands the left hand. Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Paulo shows good takedown defense. Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Paulo sprawls well. He's pushed Ortiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulo. Paulo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ortiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows. Paulo is pushing Ortiz's head away, looking to escape. Ortiz manages to hold on to the position though. Paulo regains half guard. Ortiz prevents Paulo from improving his position. Paulo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paulo. Paulo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Paulo wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paulo's head. Paulo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortiz is controlling him. Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Paulo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paulo. Ortiz is breathing heavily. Paulo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Paulo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paulo is looking to clinch. Paulo tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Paulo throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulo counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz. Paulo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulo has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Paulo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Paulo throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range. Ortiz wants to clinch. Ortiz forces Paulo back against the cage and clinches. Paulo wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Paulo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage. Paulo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks. Paulo pulls guard. Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Paulo has wrist control. Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paulo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ortiz has his hands clasped together but Paulo extends an breaks Ortiz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Paulo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Paulo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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