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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bial has chosen Big Brother Brasil Song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
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200 cm
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Liddell! 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, Pedro Bial! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Liddell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bial. That one must have hurt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bial, right into the meat.
Bial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bial sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Bial lands a high kick!
Liddell shoots in for a double leg but Bial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked and Bial counters with a flying knee. Nice. Liddell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Liddell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Liddell is looking to take a break and control but Bial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Liddell is controlling the pace.
Liddell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell prevents Bial from standing back up.
Liddell controlling the action here. Liddell tries to stand and escape but Bial is controlling the position. Bial wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bial connects with a solid leg kick. Bial explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Bial throws a front kick that sends Liddell stumbling back into the cage. Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Bial sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bial keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Bial throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily. Liddell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Liddell is breathing heavily. Bial looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Liddell is keen to just control but Bial is a slippery customer. Liddell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Bial wants to get back to his feet. Liddell slips a nice elbow through Bial's hands, connecting with Bial's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bial tries to kick Liddell off but Liddell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Liddell tries for a takedown but Bial sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Liddell has a takedown stuffed. A solid body kick from Bial. Bial dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage! Liddell avoids the head kick by Bial.
Bial stuffs the takedown. Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bial as he jumps to the side. Bial throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Liddell throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Bial counters with a nice body kick.
Bial scores with a head kick.
Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liddell shoots in but Bial avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bial lands with a kick to the temple. Liddell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss! A head kick from Bial lands but Liddell takes it in his stride. Bial scores with a spinning back kick! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bial dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Liddell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bial defends it nicely. Liddell tries to clinch but Bial moves out of range. Liddell dives in and grabs Bial's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bial pushes down on Liddell's head and hops out. Bial throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Liddell shoots and misses and Bial counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Liddell is lucky that one didn't land flush. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bial lands a head kick!
Liddell tries to clinch but Bial moves out of range. Bial lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bial sprawls well. Bial wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet. Bial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bial avoids it really well and circles away. Bial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head. Liddell closes the distance and clinches up with Bial, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes Bial against the cage but Bial circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Bial lands but Liddell takes it in his stride.
Liddell is rocked! Whack! Bial lands a heavy head kick that drops Liddell. The ref tackles Bial to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Liddell was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pedro Bial!
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hype
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