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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dark matter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 cm
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198 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Gabriel! 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, dark matter! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but matter shows good takedown defense. matter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. matter trying to pass the guard but Gabriel defending well. matter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gabriel punching from the bottom.
matter is looking for submissions but instead, Gabriel has regained full guard.
matter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gabriel looking to sweep here. No luck so far. matter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gabriel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gabriel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gabriel! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. matter looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. matter tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gabriel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by matter, who protects the arm well. matter is looking for a sweep. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Gabriel trying to control the action but matter is working from the bottom. Gabriel is putting a hurting on matter here, landing some big shots from side control. Gabriel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. matter is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. matter is trying to work for a sweep but Gabriel has mounted him! Gabriel looking for a guillotine from mount but matter is having none of it. matter is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gabriel locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! matter is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Gabriel!
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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
55% |
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