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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Raucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and renato paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). paiva has chosen sexy bitch as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Raucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, renato paiva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raucci fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
paiva misses with a double jab.
Raucci shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches paiva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Raucci crashes against the mat.
Raucci grinds an elbow into paiva's temple.
paiva is trying to control Raucci's posture but Raucci avoids it.
Raucci trying to control the action but paiva is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Raucci's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Raucci crashes against the mat.
paiva wants to control but Raucci postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
paiva tries to bench press Raucci off him but Raucci keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raucci connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused paiva some visible discomfort.
Raucci creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Raucci trying to control the position but paiva is working away.
paiva regains half guard.
Raucci is just content to waste time from the top position. paiva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
paiva wants to stand up but Raucci is controlling him.
Raucci trying to control the position from guard on top but paiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
paiva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
paiva controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
paiva looks gassed!
Raucci stands up over paiva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
paiva has momentary wrist control but Raucci slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raucci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as paiva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raucci might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raucci trying to control but paiva is working from the bottom.
paiva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raucci.
Raucci wants to control from the top but paiva keeps moving.
Raucci wanted to stand there but paiva had control of the position.
Raucci trying to control but paiva is working from the bottom.
paiva 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No luck for Raucci with that takedown attempt.
Raucci tries to score a power double leg takedown but paiva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raucci somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Raucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raucci gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows paiva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Raucci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
paiva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raucci is looking to stand back up but paiva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Raucci.
paiva wants to control but Raucci is keeping him busy.
paiva is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raucci is trying to stand up here but paiva is controlling him well.
paiva is trying to control. Raucci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raucci is trying to stand up here but paiva is controlling him well.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
paiva scores with a three punch combo!
Raucci has his takedown stuffed
and paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
paiva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raucci misses with a takedown attempt
and paiva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raucci tries for a takedown but paiva circles away easily
and paiva counters with a series of strikes. Raucci will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Filipe Raucci will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raucci has his takedown stuffed
and paiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
paiva lunges at Raucci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raucci's hand.
paiva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raucci wants to get back to his feet.
paiva landing strikes.
The referee asks paiva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. paiva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Raucci tries to escape but paiva is in control.
paiva is looking to take a break and control but Raucci is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raucci is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
paiva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Raucci will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
paiva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Raucci is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Raucci explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A nice combination there by paiva.
Raucci with a lazy takedown attempt
and paiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raucci thinking.
Raucci shoots in and bounces paiva off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Raucci trying to control the position from guard on top but paiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raucci lands a couple of digs.
Raucci wants to control from the top but paiva keeps moving.
Raucci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
paiva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
paiva keeping moving, preventing Raucci from controlling successfully.
paiva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
paiva keeping moving, preventing Raucci from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raucci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. paiva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raucci tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
paiva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Raucci wants to get back to his feet.
Raucci wants to stand back up but paiva manages to pass into side control.
Raucci on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raucci tries to get out of the position.
paiva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Raucci pushes paiva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, paiva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
paiva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Raucci to his feet.
Raucci bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Raucci working away.
Filipe Raucci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
paiva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
paiva trying to control from the bottom.
Raucci lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raucci trying to control from half guard but paiva is working away.
paiva is trying to get back to full guard.
Raucci is trying to control the action in half guard but paiva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raucci working the head and body with strikes.
paiva taking some punishment here, with Raucci in his half guard.
paiva is not content to let Raucci control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipe Raucci dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raucci shoots in but paiva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
paiva moves into the clinch.
Raucci drops down looking for an ankle pick but paiva pulls his leg out and moves away.
paiva moves into the clinch.
paiva jumps guard.
paiva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raucci got a little sloppy there for a moment and paiva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raucci has managed to get both his arms back between paiva's legs - danger averted.
Raucci trying to control but paiva is working from the bottom.
Raucci is really struggling to control paiva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Raucci is looking to work some ground and pound but paiva has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raucci is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raucci won't allow paiva to get back to his feet.
Raucci scoring with some ground and pound.
paiva keeping moving, preventing Raucci from controlling successfully.
Raucci postures up and lands a big shot to paiva's brow.
paiva looking to control.
Raucci trying to control but paiva is working from the bottom.
Raucci controlling from the top position.
Raucci trying to control the position from guard on top but paiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
paiva shoots for a takedown but Raucci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
paiva stuffs the takedown attempt from Raucci. Raucci gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Raucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raucci misses with a takedown attempt
and paiva counters with a left and a right that stings Raucci.
Raucci tries for a takedown but paiva circles away easily
and paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Raucci shoots in for a double leg but paiva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
paiva scores with a hook to the body. Raucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raucci misses with a takedown attempt
and paiva counters with a takedown into side control.
Raucci is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but paiva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
paiva trying to control the position but Raucci is working away.
Raucci is trying to buck paiva off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
paiva is working Raucci over with some ground and pound from side control.
Raucci is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
paiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
paiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raucci throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. paiva was covering up waiting for the punch and Raucci finishes the takedown easily into guard.
paiva wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now paiva is on top in guard.
Raucci wants to stand and escape but paiva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raucci wants to get back to his feet but paiva passes into half guard.
paiva stops Raucci from getting back to his feet.
paiva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raucci pushes paiva off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
renato paiva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raucci has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipe Raucci!
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energy
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hype
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