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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburn comes to the cage accompanied by Flirting with Disaster. Lucio Tapio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Walburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walburn wants to clinch up but Tapio keeps it at a distance.
Walburn closes the distance and clinches.
Walburn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tapio wants a takedown.
Walburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walburn tries to clinch there but Tapio circles away.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Tapio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tapio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walburn as he avoids it easily.
Walburn tries to clinch there but Tapio circles away.
Walburn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tapio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walburn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tapio trying to control from half guard but Walburn is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn is looking to control Tapio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walburn avoid being mounted?
Tapio working over Walburn with some ground and pound. Walburn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tapio is trying to work for a kimura but Walburn is defending well.
Tapio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tapio.
Walburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tapio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walburn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tapio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tapio prevents Walburn from improving his position.
Walburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walburn misses with a low kick as Tapio jumps back.
Tapio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walburn tries to clinch there but Tapio circles away.
Walburn throws a right hand that Tapio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapio also avoids with ease.
Walburn tries to clinch up.
Walburn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tapio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walburn off and has taken his back!
Tapio lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapio misses with punches from the back.
Walburn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tapio's arms.
Tapio looks gassed!
Tapio struggling to keep hold of the position.
Walburn is in bad spot here.
Walburn is working hard here to advance position.
Tapio tries to get the hooks in deep but Walburn pushed the leg off.
Tapio misses with an elbow to the head.
Tapio is looking for the choke from the back position but Walburn is controlling his hands well.
Walburn wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburn trying to control but not successfully.
Tapio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Walburn has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Tapio working for the choke.
Walburn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tapio's guard. Nice work there by Walburn.
Tapio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walburn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Tapio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walburn tries a low kick but Tapio avoids it.
Walburn wants to clinch up but Tapio keeps it at a distance.
Walburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walburn wants to clinch.
Walburn clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walburn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tapio missing with punches from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walburn connects with a nice short shot to Tapio's temple.
Tapio landing strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Walburn lands strikes from half guard.
Walburn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tapio won't allow Walburn to pass to mount.
Walburn throwing shots but Tapio is blocking nicely.
Tapio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walburn pulls his head out easily.
Tapio is breathing heavily.
Walburn lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walburn blocks the strikes from Tapio.
Walburn is trying to control the action in half guard but Tapio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tapio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tapio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walburn wants to pass the guard but Tapio is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tapio throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tapio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Walburn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tapio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Walburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tapio's head.
Walburn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tapio's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tapio gets caught flat footed, as Walburn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walburn looking to pass the guard.
Tapio tries to strike from the bottom.
Walburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tapio is keeping the position for now.
Walburn is looking to work some ground and pound but Tapio has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walburn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tapio is looking for a triangle but Walburn pushes his legs off easily.
Walburn passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tapio wants to get back to full guard.
Tapio has hold of Walburn's hands but Walburn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tapio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tapio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lucio Tapio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walburn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tapio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walburn pulls his head out easily.
Walburn wants to free his trapped foot but Tapio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tapio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walburn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tapio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Walburn wants to stand up but Tapio is controlling him.
Tapio trying to control the position from guard on top but Walburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walburn wants to stand up but Tapio is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Noah Walburn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walburn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Tapio with a poor takedown
and Walburn counters with a shoot takedown. Tapio fights it but they end up in guard.
Tapio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tapio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walburn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walburn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tapio working for a triangle but Walburn defends it easily.
Walburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walburn slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Walburn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn blocks the strikes from Tapio.
Walburn is stalling here. Tapio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Walburn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tapio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Tapio.
Tapio misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Tapio.
Tapio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walburn, who protects the arm well.
Tapio misses with an attempted head punch from 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tapio keeps the fight on the outside.
Tapio fails with the takedown
and Walburn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walburn.
Walburn distracts Tapio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tapio's head.
Tapio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walburn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tapio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walburn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapio looking for a guillotine here but Walburn defends easily.
Tapio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tapio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walburn passes into half guard.
Walburn is trying to control the action in half guard but Tapio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walburn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tapio is looking to improve his position.
Walburn wants to control but Tapio is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Tapio punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walburn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walburn drops an elbow to the side of Tapio's head.
Walburn is thwarting Tapio's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walburn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tapio!
Walburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tapio on the ground.
Tapio tries to lock up and control but Walburn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tapio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tapio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Walburn is thwarting Tapio's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Walburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walburn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Noah Walburn wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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