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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosca Papelao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Ramacciotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramacciotti has chosen No Surprises - Radiohead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosca Papelao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Ramacciotti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramacciotti moves out of range of the body kick from Papelao.
Papelao doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramacciotti circles away.
Papelao moves in looking to clinch but Ramacciotti pushes him off.
Ramacciotti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramacciotti shoots for a takedown but Papelao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Papelao tries to clinch up but Ramacciotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramacciotti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papelao is looking to clinch but Ramacciotti is avoiding it.
Papelao moves into range and clinches up with Ramacciotti.
Papelao effectively controlling the action here.
Papelao lands a nice knee to the body.
Papelao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramacciotti is keeping busy.
Ramacciotti is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Papelao can't fight it off and eventually Ramacciotti manages to take the fight to the floor. Papelao looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramacciotti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papelao wants to get back to his feet but Ramacciotti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Papelao had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ramacciotti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Papelao Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ramacciotti's back instead.
Papelao avoiding Ramacciotti 's attempts to control his hands.
Papelao is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ramacciotti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ramacciotti for a finish.
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.
Ramacciotti trying to control the position but Papelao manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Papelao's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Papelao not allowing Ramacciotti to control his hands.
Papelao throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramacciotti trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Good control from Papelao.
Papelao controlling well, preventing Ramacciotti from escaping the position.
Papelao is looking to control Ramacciotti but Ramacciotti is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Papelao wants to control but Ramacciotti manages to buck him off and is now in Papelao's guard! Nice work there by Ramacciotti!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Papelao - that will leave a mark!
Ramacciotti looks gassed!
That's four 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.
Ramacciotti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Papelao tries to kick Ramacciotti off but Ramacciotti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Papelao trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ramacciotti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papelao sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Papelao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Papelao wants to sweep here but Ramacciotti controlling him for the moment.
Papelao wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ramacciotti manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosca Papelao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papelao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramacciotti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramacciotti throws a head kick that Papelao semi-blocks.
Papelao tries to clinch there but Ramacciotti circles away.
Ramacciotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Papelao sprawls well. He's pushed Ramacciotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Papelao wants to clinch.
Rosca Papelao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papelao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramacciotti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramacciotti.
Papelao is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ramacciotti dives into side control.
Ramacciotti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papelao clinches but Ramacciotti breaks the clinch
and Ramacciotti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramacciotti.
Papelao has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramacciotti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ramacciotti fakes the leg kick and cracks Papelao in the body.
Ramacciotti moves into the clinch.
Papelao stops a takedown attempt from Ramacciotti.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramacciotti as Papelao tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramacciotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Papelao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rosca Papelao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavio Ramacciotti.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramacciotti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Papelao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Papelao breaks the clinch.
Papelao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramacciotti counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papelao striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papelao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ramacciotti is controlling him well.
Papelao wants to get back to his feet but Ramacciotti is dominant here and he's now got Papelao's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ramacciotti doesn't have the hooks in and Papelao manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Papelao wants to stand but Ramacciotti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Papelao wants to control from the top but Ramacciotti keeps moving.
Papelao is looking to stand up but Ramacciotti won't let him.
Ramacciotti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Ramacciotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ramacciotti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramacciotti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramacciotti letting Papelao take a breather here.
Ramacciotti successfully pulls guard.
Ramacciotti seems keen to control Papelao's posture.
Flavio Ramacciotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramacciotti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Papelao's guard.
Ramacciotti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papelao is looking to stand up but Ramacciotti isn't so interested in that idea.
Papelao trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ramacciotti stays in close to Papelao's body and controls the position.
Papelao is trying to control the position but Ramacciotti postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Papelao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramacciotti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Papelao is working an open guard so Ramacciotti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramacciotti.
Papelao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramacciotti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papelao wants to clinch up but Ramacciotti keeps it at a distance.
Papelao closes the distance but Ramacciotti moves to the side
and Ramacciotti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Papelao!
Ramacciotti looking to control but Papelao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Papelao wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramacciotti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papelao is squirming around, avoiding Ramacciotti's attempts to control the action.
Papelao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramacciotti controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Ramacciotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramacciotti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Ramacciotti!
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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
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