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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between diet Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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175 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, diet Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Pepper throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Pepper.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pepper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
Vieira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vieira digs a right hand underneath Pepper's ribcage. Pepper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Vieira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vieira controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vieira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pepper!
Vieira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vieira tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Vieira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vieira tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Vieira.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Pepper sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Pepper avoids nicely.
Pepper looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.
Jab by Vieira.
Pepper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Pepper is having none of it.
Vieira is taking a breather. Pepper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vieira stops Pepper from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vieira manages to move to mount!
Vieira won't let Pepper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
Pepper is trying to stand.
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Vieira 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.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira lands with a hook. Pepper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vieira keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieira tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieira circles away.
Vieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pepper.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt - Pepper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Pepper misses.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pepper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vieira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Pepper.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepper as he avoids it easily.
Pepper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vieira counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pepper breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Vieira there.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Pepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira throws a nice looking combination but Pepper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
diet Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Vieira. Beautiful body shot.
Pepper tries to clinch but Vieira moves out of range.
Pepper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Vieira lands a nice shot that snaps Pepper's head back.
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vieira misses with the combination.
Vieira shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Vieira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
diet Pepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Vieira.
Pepper is looking to clinch.
Pepper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pepper throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper looks to land a left hand but Vieira moved out of range nicely.
Vieira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a three punch combo!
Pepper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vieira's waist but Vieira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pepper off to one side.
Pepper moves away from the strike by Vieira.
diet Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper throws a one two combo.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Pepper throws a series of punches but Vieira avoids them all with ease.
Vieira lands a nice shot that snaps Pepper's head back.
Vieira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vieira shoots in but no luck this time.
Vieira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieira rushes Pepper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vieira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vieira.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
Vieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pepper walks away with a smile on his face. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pepper rushes Vieira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pepper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepper throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pepper throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown. Pepper fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pepper throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Pepper throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Vieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pepper pinned against the cage. Pepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Pepper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vieira throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a single leg into guard. Pepper didn't expect that.
Vieira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vieira trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vieira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vieira trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pepper.
Pepper tries to clinch up.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepper manages to avoid it.
Pepper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vieira finds it's way round the side to connect with Pepper's head.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Pepper misses.
Vieira looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
Pepper wants to clinch.
Pepper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working for submissions but it's allowed Pepper to get to half guard.
Vieira is looking for a sweep. Pepper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabriel Vieira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepper stops Vieira from getting back to his feet.
Vieira wants to get back to full guard.
diet Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepper is thwarting Vieira's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Vieira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vieira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Vieira!
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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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