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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Baby (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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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Baby!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby misses with a kick to the body.
Amaral swinging wilding here.
Baby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Baby persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaral really is a fat lump.
Amaral fails to land the takedown.
Baby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Joe Amaral has been cut.
Amaral throws a series of punches but Baby avoids them all with ease.
Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amaral but Amaral pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amaral.
Amaral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amaral as he avoids it easily.
Joe Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Baby.
Amaral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baby tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
Baby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Amaral leaves Baby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baby throws a sloppy head kick and Amaral moves out of range easily.
Baby looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baby throws a push kick but Amaral slaps the foot to one side.
Baby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaral.
Amaral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baby.
Amaral lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Baby misses its intended target.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amaral moves away.
Amaral throws a series of punches but Baby moves out of range.
Amaral swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baby counters with a big head kick but Amaral shrugs it off.
Amaral throws a nice looking combination but Baby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amaral is looking to clinch but Baby is avoiding it.
Baby cracks Amaral with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Baby persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amaral - that will leave a mark!
No joy there for Amaral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baby tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
Amaral tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amaral has Baby pressed against the cage, preventing Baby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amaral is working Baby over against the cage.
Amaral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amaral changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Amaral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baby drives through and clinches with Amaral against the cage.
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Amaral misses with a head kick.
Baby leaves Amaral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amaral counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a two punch combo.
Amaral tries to bum rush Baby with a series of wild strikes but Baby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Amaral misses with a two punch combination.
Amaral swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baby counters with a takedown into side control.
Baby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baby is looking to take a break and control but Amaral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amaral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baby is working Amaral over with some ground and pound from side control.
Baby wants to control but Amaral is keeping him busy.
Amaral striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Baby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Amaral is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Baby asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby is putting a hurting on Amaral here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amaral backs up against the cage.
Amaral swinging wilding here.
Amaral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amaral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baby defending well as Amaral loads up on a big left hand.
Baby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baby wants to stand but Amaral has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amaral pushes Baby off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amaral misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Baby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Amaral's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baby shoots for a takedown but Amaral saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joe Amaral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baby throws a head kick that misses.
Amaral throws a series of punches but Baby avoids them all with ease.
Amaral misses with a combination
and Baby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amaral shoots for a double leg takedown but Baby sprawls well. He's pushed Amaral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amaral drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baby moves in looking to clinch but Amaral pushes him off.
Baby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Amaral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Baby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Baby stops Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amaral kicks off Baby and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baby lunges at Amaral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amaral's hand.
Baby has a takedown stuffed.
Baby throws a right hand that Amaral ducks under and follows up with a left that Amaral also avoids with ease.
Amaral keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Amaral.
Amaral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baby circles away quickly and effectively.
Baby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Amaral bucks Baby off and manages to get back to his feet!
Amaral wants to clinch.
Amaral tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amaral somewhat.
Baby gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Amaral.
Baby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baby looking for a takedown.
Joe Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Baby.
Amaral turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Amaral scores with punches from side control.
Baby wants to get back to his feet but Amaral drags him back down.
Amaral wants to control but Baby is keeping him busy.
Baby struggling a bit here.
Baby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amaral works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Baby is pushing Amaral's head away, looking to escape. Amaral manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Amaral.
Amaral throws a right and a left that Baby avoids nicely.
Amaral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Amaral. No joy for Baby on that attempt.
Baby leaves Amaral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baby keeps the fight on the outside.
Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaral misses with a series of wild punches.
Baby misses with a body kick.
Baby misses with a head kick.
Amaral shoots in but no luck this time.
Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baby misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Baby misses with a wild combination.
Amaral shoots for a double leg takedown but Baby sprawls well. He's pushed Amaral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baby.
Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaral stuffs the takedown attempt from Baby. Baby gets slowly back to his feet.
Baby throws a right and a left that Amaral avoids nicely.
Baby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaral.
Baby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amaral throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baby just misses with a punch to the body.
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amaral shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amaral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baby circles away quickly and effectively.
Baby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Baby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Amaral's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Amaral fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baby sprawls well initially but Amaral persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amaral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Amaral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baby is trying to stand up here but Amaral is controlling him well.
Baby misses with some strikes 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. Amaral connects with a nice short shot to Baby's temple.
Amaral working the head and body with strikes.
Amaral takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baby trying to get back to full guard but Amaral takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Amaral landing strikes, looking to finish!
Amaral won't let Baby get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Amaral cracks Baby with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amaral with the ground and pound from mount.
Amaral putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baby looks a forlorn figure.
Baby is in a horrible position here. Amaral smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Amaral breaks from Baby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amaral lands a nice shot to the head.
Baby is desperately trying to improve his position but Amaral has a good base and remains in mount.
Amaral punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amaral landing punches.
Amaral landing punches.
Baby is desperately trying to improve his position but Amaral has a good base and remains in mount.
Amaral looking to finish Baby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baby!
That's two 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.
Baby tries to buck Amaral off but he can't manage it.
Amaral looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amaral breaks from Baby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amaral with good strikes from the mount here!
Baby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlos Baby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baby tries to buck Amaral off but he can't manage it.
Amaral prevents Baby from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Amaral.
Amaral with good strikes from the mount here!
Amaral lands a heavy elbow.
Baby tries to lock up and control but Amaral gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby is working to get back to half guard.
Amaral is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Baby is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Amaral!
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hype
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