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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Animal!
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, Wilson Lima!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animal misses with a head kick.
Animal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Animal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Animal working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
Animal controlling from side mount.
Lima stops Animal from passing to mount.
Animal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Animal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima wants to control but Animal postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Animal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Animal is working for a kimura but Lima is defending it quite comfortably.
Lima wants to control but Animal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Animal trying to pass the guard but Lima defending well.
Animal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lima wants to control but Animal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Animal wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Animal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lima defends it well.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Animal.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lima throws a low kick but Animal avoids it.
Lima with a poor takedown
and Animal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lima won't be happy with that.
Animal stands up and beckons Lima to his feet.
Animal is breathing heavily.
Animal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lima wants to clinch up but Animal keeps it at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Animal.
Lima manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Animal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lima gets full guard.
Animal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Animal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Animal trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Lima 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.
Animal trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Animal 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.
Lima shoots and misses
and Animal counters with a leg kick.
Animal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Animal pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Animal wants to pass to mount but Lima is defending the position.
Animal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lima sees it coming and defends easily.
Animal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Animal seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt.
Animal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animal to get the leverage.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Lima wants to improve his position but Animal is controlling well.
Animal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Animal works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Animal stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Animal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Animal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Animal jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Animal is on top in guard.
Animal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Edmundo Animal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Animal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lima's guard.
Animal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edmundo Animal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animal stands up from Lima's guard - Animal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lima gets caught flat footed, as Animal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Animal passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Animal wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Animal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lima fails with the takedown
and Animal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Animal.
Animal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Animal seems to be looking for submissions.
Animal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lima is looking to control Animal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Animal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lima has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Animal is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Animal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edmundo Animal!
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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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