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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Arlindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Arlindo! 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, Victor Ramos! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramos connects with a high kick. Ramos checks a leg kick nicely. Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Arlindo drops Ramos with a left and a right! Oh, Ramos is hurt - Arlindo dives into side control looking to finish!
Ramos is rocked! Ramos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Ramos is still in real trouble! Can Arlindo finish him? Arlindo wants to stand up but Ramos has a hold of him and won't allow it. Ramos seems to have recovered his senses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Arlindo prevents Ramos from improving his position. Arlindo is thwarting Ramos's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arlindo gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Arlindo tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlindo stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramos. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet. Arlindo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Arlindo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arlindo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Arlindo has Ramos up against the cage in a clinch.
Arlindo pulls guard successfully.
Arlindo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramos thows a big elbow that misses. Ramos controls from within his opponent's guard. Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Arlindo kicks Ramos off and gets to his feet. Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Otavio Arlindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ramos. Ramos misses with a leg kick and Arlindo counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Arlindo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos throws a nice head kick!
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arlindo as he jumps to the side. Arlindo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively. Arlindo closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Arlindo breaks the clinch.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A right-left combo lands from Arlindo. Ramos has his takedown stuffed and Arlindo counters with a two punch combo. A left and a right from Arlindo both land. Nice combination. Arlindo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arlindo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlindo throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range. Arlindo throws a low kick but Ramos avoids it. Some wild striking there from Arlindo.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arlindo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Arlindo throws a head kick that misses and Ramos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Arlindo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlindo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ramos tries for a takedown but Arlindo circles away easily and Arlindo counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Arlindo misses with a double jab.
Ramos tries to clinch but Arlindo moves away and Arlindo counters with a one-two to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Arlindo dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos fails to land the takedown. Ramos fails with the takedown and Arlindo counters with a single leg into guard. Ramos didn't expect that. Arlindo gets to his feet - Ramos follows without any prompting. Arlindo moves into the clinch successfully.
Arlindo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A lazy left from Arlindo finds it's target. A head kick from Arlindo lands but Ramos takes it in his stride. Some wild striking there from Arlindo.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Arlindo sprawls well. Otavio Arlindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ramos. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ramos avoids the head kick by Arlindo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramos avoids the head kick by Arlindo.
Ramos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arlindo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramos. Arlindo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlindo won't allow it.
Arlindo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ramos regains guard immediately. Ramos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arlindo stacks Ramos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arlindo! Ramos tries to improve position but can't. You can see the frustration on Ramos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arlindo decides to stand back up. Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlindo tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlindo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arlindo looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well. Arlindo jabbing away but nothing is landing. A shot to de liver by Arlindo. Beautiful body shot. Ramos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Arlindo is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arlindo tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg. Arlindo wants to sweep but Ramos has passed to side control! Arlindo is looking to regain half guard here but Ramos keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Arlindo gets back to half guard. Ramos wants to take a breather but Arlindo is having none of it. Arlindo is trying to stand back up but Ramos is controlling him
Ramos is thwarting Arlindo's attempts to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Arlindo dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Arlindo throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range. Otavio Arlindo is winning the standup battle so far. Arlindo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown and Arlindo moves into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Arlindo.
Ramos wants to break free but Arlindo has control.
Arlindo breaks the clinch.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Arlindo circles away easily and Arlindo counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos. Arlindo moves into the clinch. Arlindo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Arlindo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Ramos won't allow Arlindo to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, if Arlindo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ramos works his way to full guard. Good work. Arlindo preventing the sweep. Arlindo controlling from the top position. Ramos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Arlindo stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos. Arlindo stands and steps away. Ramos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Otavio Arlindo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arlindo moves into the clinch. Ramos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arlindo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Otavio Arlindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ramos. Arlindo jumps guard but Ramos stands there with Arlindo around his waist. Arlindo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramos has Arlindo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arlindo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ramos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arlindo stops a takedown attempt from Ramos.
Arlindo stops a takedown attempt from Ramos.
Arlindo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlindo manages to break the clinch.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlindo throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease. Ramos throws a lazy head kick and Arlindo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Ramos wants to stand back up but Arlindo manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramos tries to get back to half guard but can't. Arlindo stands up. Ramos closes the distance and clinches. Arlindo wants the takedown. Ramos is fighting it off but Arlindo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ramos's guard against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ramos working for a triangle but Arlindo defends it easily.
Victor Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ramos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight! Otavio Arlindo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Arlindo 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otavio Arlindo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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