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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 1148 p4p, 593 weight class) and Paul Eclaro (ranked 153 p4p, 86 weight class). Eclaro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm The Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick looks to land a right hand but Eclaro moved out of range.
Kaepernick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eclaro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaepernick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaepernick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaepernick misses with a two punch combination.
Kaepernick tries to clinch up.
Eclaro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kaepernick defends it well.
Eclaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaepernick.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Kaepernick.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Kaepernick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick closes the distance but Eclaro moves to the side
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eclaro wants to pass the guard but Kaepernick is defending well.
Kaepernick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking for a kimura here.
Eclaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaepernick defending well though.
Eclaro prevents Kaepernick from improving his position.
Eclaro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kaepernick is trying to control but can't.
Eclaro thows a huge punch but Kaepernick dodges it nicely.
Eclaro throwing shots but Kaepernick is blocking nicely.
Eclaro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eclaro passes to side control.
Eclaro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaepernick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaepernick is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Eclaro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kaepernick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to control the position but Kaepernick is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaepernick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kaepernick won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
Kaepernick wants to get back to full guard.
Kaepernick won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
Eclaro lands strikes from half guard.
Eclaro is looking to advance position but Kaepernick won't allow it.
Kaepernick keeping control of the position.
Eclaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eclaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaepernick wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy.
Kaepernick is defending against the submission attempts here by Eclaro.
Eclaro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaepernick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaepernick wants to get back to full guard.
Eclaro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kaepernick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eclaro.
Kaepernick wants to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Kaepernick is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaepernick is working hard here to advance position.
Kaepernick trying to control from the bottom.
Eclaro wants to control but Kaepernick is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick pushes Eclaro off looking to stand but Eclaro dives back in and keeps control.
Kaepernick is looking for a sweep. Eclaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaepernick preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Eclaro thows a huge punch but Kaepernick dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kaepernick looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
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.
Eclaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaepernick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eclaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaepernick finds it's way round the side to connect with Eclaro's head.
Kaepernick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Paul Eclaro has been cut.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaepernick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaepernick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eclaro.
Kaepernick tries to clinch up.
Kaepernick scores with a hook.
Kaepernick tries to clinch there but Eclaro circles away.
Julius Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eclaro.
Eclaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kaepernick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eclaro counters with a single leg into guard. Kaepernick didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaepernick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Kaepernick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eclaro trying to control but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Eclaro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaepernick's guard.
Eclaro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eclaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eclaro is trying to control. Kaepernick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaepernick is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaepernick wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy.
Kaepernick gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in Glory 4 Boxing inform me that Eclaro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Eclaro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eclaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaepernick wants to stand but Eclaro is controlling the position.
Eclaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eclaro throwing strikes but missing.
Kaepernick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eclaro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eclaro throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaepernick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Eclaro dives into side control.
Paul Eclaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaepernick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro working the ground and pound but Kaepernick is defending the strikes.
Eclaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Kaepernick's head but Kaepernick avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Eclaro.
Kaepernick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Eclaro.
Eclaro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Eclaro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eclaro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kaepernick can't do much from the bottom here.
Eclaro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kaepernick is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Eclaro yanks on the arm and Kaepernick is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Eclaro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Eclaro!
Paul Eclaro is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Paul Eclaro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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