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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Maddalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddalena has chosen Raça Rubro Negra ! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Maddalena!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres scores with a takedown into Maddalena's guard.
Torres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Maddalena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Maddalena from controlling successfully.
Maddalena might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torres kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Maddalena is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maddalena on the ground.
Torres is trying to control the position but Maddalena postures up.
Torres on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torres tries to get out of the position.
Maddalena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Maddalena.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to stand and escape but Maddalena is controlling the position.
Maddalena makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maddalena.
Maddalena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maddalena is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maddalena is looking for a kimura but Torres is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maddalena to get the leverage.
Maddalena should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Torres is looking to escape.
Maddalena tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Maddalena passes into side.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maddalena.
Maddalena in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maddalena tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maddalena looks gassed!
The ground and pound from Maddalena seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four 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.
Torres manages to get back to half guard.
Maddalena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Maddalena is controlling him
Maddalena prevents Torres from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maddalena misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maddalena looking to control.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maddalena keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres is working hard here to advance position.
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Maddalena's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maddalena is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Maddalena is working from the bottom.
Torres wanted to stand there but Maddalena had control of the position.
Torres won't allow Maddalena to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddalena gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maddalena!
Maddalena is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Torres looking to control but Maddalena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maddalena tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torres controlling the pace for now.
Marcus Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to control but Maddalena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maddalena tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marcus Torres just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maddalena has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torres avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Torres dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Maddalena.
Torres lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maddalena regains guard immediately.
Maddalena keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddalena is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddalena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maddalena has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Torres has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maddalena wants to control but Torres postures up.
Maddalena tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maddalena keeps working.
Torres tries to get to his feet but Maddalena is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Torres in his guard.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maddalena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to stand up but Maddalena won't let him.
Maddalena has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Torres should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Maddalena has tightened it up now! Torres should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedro Maddalena!
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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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