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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo da Silva Furtado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Paco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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183 cm
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183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Paco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo da Silva Furtado! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Paco looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Paco shoots in looking for a takedown. Furtado tries to sprawl out of it but Paco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Furtado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Furtado decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Paco is looking to improve his position.
Furtado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paco trying to control here.
Furtado is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Furtado controlling the pace for now. Furtado is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Furtado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Furtado is staying tight to Paco's torso, preventing him from escaping. Furtado misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Furtado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Furtado decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Furtado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Furtado is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Paco has managed to free his arm - good work. Furtado decides to stand and escape the position. Paco gets caught flat footed, as Furtado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Furtado gets to his feet - Paco follows without any prompting. Furtado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paco! Paco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Furtado content just to control the position here. Paco looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo da Silva Furtado dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paco fails with the takedown and Furtado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Furtado. Furtado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Furtado gets to his feet. Paco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Furtado shoots in and bounces Paco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Paco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Furtado controls the pace. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo da Silva Furtado just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Furtado drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Paco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paco trying to keep a closed guard but Furtado is proving a slippery customer.
Furtado content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paco is working an open guard so Furtado takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Paco doesn't succeed with the takedown and Furtado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paco's guard. Paco being controlled here, momentarily. Paco looking for a sweep. Not yet Paco, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Furtado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Furtado decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Furtado gets the takedown into side control. Paco tries to bench press Furtado off him but Furtado keeps the position. Furtado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furtado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo da Silva Furtado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paco tries for a takedown but Furtado circles away easily and Furtado counters with a single leg into guard. Paco didn't expect that. Furtado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Furtado gets to his feet. Paco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Furtado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Paco is looking to get back to full guard here but Furtado has managed to pass to side control instead. Furtado is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Paco is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo da Silva Furtado!
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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
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