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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedrinho Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caudill has chosen Stylin Profilin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedrinho Matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Caudill!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caudill tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matador manages to break the clinch.
Caudill tries to clinch but Matador is having none of it.
Caudill tries to clinch up but Matador circles away and keeps his distance.
Caudill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caudill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caudill doesn't manage to clinch there - Matador circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matador forces Caudill back against the cage and clinches.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matador in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caudill throws an elbow but misses.
Caudill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Caudill.
Caudill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matador avoids the elbow strike from Caudill, against the cage.
Caudill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling him.
Matador takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pedrinho Matador has been cut.
Caudill throws an elbow but it misses.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matador tries to break free but Caudill pushes him back against the cage.
Caudill keeps control of Matador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caudill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matador is breathing heavily.
Matador working hard to break the clinch.
Caudill misses with an elbow over the top.
Matador avoids the elbow strike from Caudill, against the cage.
Matador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caudill lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
Caudill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Matador blocks an elbow strike.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caudill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill lands an elbow just above Matador 's eye.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Caudill.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caudill throws an elbow but misses.
Caudill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Matador tries to circle away but Caudill has him pinned against the cage.
Caudill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Matador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matador's defenses.
Caudill misses with an elbow strike.
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matador's defenses.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
Caudill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caudill misses with an elbow strike.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Caudill throws an elbow that misses.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Caudill throws an elbow but it misses.
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caudill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matador's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Matador dodges an elbow strike from Caudill.
Matador blocks the elbow strike.
Caudill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caudill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caudill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caudill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matador's brow.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.
Matador dodges an elbow strike from Caudill.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caudill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matador counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matador wants to get back to striking at distance but Caudill won't allow it.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caudill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matador's brow.
Caudill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caudill crunches a lovely knee into Matador's ribcage.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Caudill.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Caudill.
Caudill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caudill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caudill misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matador blocks an elbow strike from Caudill.
Caudill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caudill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caudill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador tries to circle away but Caudill has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedrinho Matador's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matador circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matador holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caudill lands a nice elbow.
Matador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matador rushes Caudill and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matador blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caudill.
Caudill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matador working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador breaks the clinch.
Kenny Caudill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matador wants to clinch
and Caudill moves into the clinch.
Matador blocks an elbow strike from Caudill.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Caudill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matador's efforts to push away.
Caudill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling him.
Caudill lands an elbow inside.
Matador blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caudill throws an elbow but misses.
Caudill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caudill lands a nice elbow.
Caudill misses with an elbow over the top.
Matador blocks an elbow strike from Caudill.
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matador's defenses.
Caudill keeps control of Matador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenny Caudill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matador has had enough of the clinch but Caudill keeps him there for the moment.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Caudill.
Matador on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill throws an elbow that misses.
Caudill lands an elbow inside.
Matador tries to break free but Caudill pushes him back against the cage.
Caudill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caudill scores a nice knee to the body.
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Matador is blocking nicely.
Caudill has Matador pressed against the cage, preventing Matador from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matador can't break the clinch.
Matador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caudill closes the distance looking to clinch
so Matador counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matador postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Caudill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Matador, into his guard.
Matador keeping moving, preventing Caudill from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matador is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caudill is aware though and is defending well.
Caudill wants to control from the top but Matador keeps moving.
Caudill passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matador looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Caudill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Matador.
Matador actively working from the bottom here.
Matador looking for submissions off his back.
Matador actively working from the bottom here.
Matador is not content to let Caudill control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Caudill tries to clinch up
and Matador holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Pedrinho Matador will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedrinho Matador's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Caudill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matador counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Caudill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matador is controlling him.
Matador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caudill working for a triangle but Matador defends it easily.
Matador is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Caudill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Caudill has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caudill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matador has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caudill has managed to get both his arms back between Matador's legs - danger averted.
Caudill is in close to Matador's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill wants to control from the top but Matador keeps moving.
Caudill passes Matador's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matador wants to get back to full guard but Caudill has passed into side control.
Caudill trying to control but Matador is having none of it.
Matador is wriggling around trying to escape.
Caudill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Matador is looking to get to half guard.
Matador is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Caudill tries to control but Matador wriggling away.
Caudill tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Matador is trying desperately to improve position.
Caudill stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Caudill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matador counters with a shoot takedown. Caudill fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matador defends it easily.
Caudill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matador is controlling him.
Matador drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matador jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matador stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caudill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caudill striking off his back but it's not causing Matador any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matador has gone for a leg lock! Caudill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matador's guard.
Matador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caudill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Caudill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matador is keeping the position for now.
Caudill wanted to stand there but Matador had control of the position.
Matador is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caudill defends well.
Matador has his foot on Caudill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caudill works his way back into a safe position though.
Caudill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Caudill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedrinho Matador showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matador 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedrinho Matador!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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