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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Giubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, axel curet!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giubert rushes curet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
curet looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Giubert wants a takedown but no success here.
Giubert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
curet trying to land knees to the body.
Giubert stalling in the clinch but curet improves position.
curet tries to pull guard but Giubert holds him up against the cage and eventually curet drops back down to his feet.
Giubert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. curet just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Giubert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giubert throws an elbow that misses.
Giubert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
curet tries to land knees in the clinch but Giubert avoids the damage to the body.
curet wants to break free but Giubert has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giubert fails to pull guard.
Giubert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
curet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giubert tries to land knees in the clinch but curet avoids the damage to the body.
Giubert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as curet walks away with a smile on his face. Giubert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giubert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giubert tries to clinch but curet is having none of it.
Giubert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but curet avoids it really well and circles away.
Giubert shoots in for a takedown but curet shows good takedown defense.
curet tries to close the distance and clinch but Giubert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giubert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giubert tries to clinch but curet moves out of range.
curet moves into the clinch.
curet avoiding damage.
Giubert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giubert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giubert tries to pull guard but curet holds him up against the cage and eventually Giubert drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giubert jumps guard but curet stands there with Giubert around his waist. Giubert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giubert tries to pull guard but curet won't allow it.
Giubert goes for a takedown attempt but curet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
curet blocks a head kick by Giubert.
Giubert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giubert fails to land with a series of punches.
curet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giubert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
curet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giubert is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giubert wants to stand and escape but curet is having none of it.
Giubert is working an open guard so curet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
curet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giubert pushes curet off and gets back to his feet.
Giubert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giubert.
curet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
curet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giubert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
curet is concentrating on defense, preventing Giubert from advancing position.
curet is trying to stand.
curet is looking for a sweep. Giubert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
curet wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
axel curet dominated that round.
That's time! Giubert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giubert tries to clinch but curet moves out of range.
Giubert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giubert scores with a three punch combo!
Giubert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and curet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
curet tries to free his leg and advance position but Giubert is retaining full guard.
Giubert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst curet is controlling him.
curet is looking to stand up but Giubert won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
curet wants to pass the guard but Giubert is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
curet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giubert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giubert tries to get out of the position.
curet looking to pass the guard.
curet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
curet slips nicely into half guard.
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.
curet is keen to just control but Giubert is a slippery customer.
curet seems to be working for a kimura but Giubert defends the submission attempt.
Giubert wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
curet is trying to work for a kimura but Giubert is defending well.
curet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Giubert is refusing to be controlled, as curet sits in half guard.
curet stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giubert lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but axel curet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
curet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giubert pinned against the cage. Giubert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giubert is looking to clinch.
Giubert lands a head kick. curet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Giubert lands a high kick!
Giubert tries to close the distance and clinch but curet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giubert scores with a head kick.
Giubert throws a series of strikes that have curet backpedaling.
Giubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has curet pinned against the cage. curet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giubert shoots in looking for a takedown. curet tries to sprawl out of it but Giubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. curet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giubert is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
curet has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giubert.
Giubert looking to stall.
curet pressing his opponent against the cage.
curet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giubert is trying to break the clinch but curet has him pressed against the cage.
curet is working for takedown but Giubert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Giubert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as curet walks away with a smile on his face. Giubert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Giubert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giubert misses with a takedown attempt
and curet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by curet.
curet jumps guard and drags Giubert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
curet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
curet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
curet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Giubert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Giubert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Giubert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
curet scores with a nice shot.
curet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Giubert!
Giubert working to try and regain half 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.
curet wants to finish this one by submission but Giubert is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from curet.
Giubert wants to control but curet is having none of it.
curet trying to control but Giubert is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Giubert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think curet 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... axel curet!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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