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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between bagual corcoveador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mano de la Taba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Puteiro em João Pessoa. 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 Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Rio de Janeiro, bagual corcoveador!
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, Mano de la Taba!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
corcoveador shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
corcoveador working Taba over with strikes.
Taba wants to control but corcoveador is keeping busy and won't allow it.
corcoveador is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taba has managed to free his arm - good work.
corcoveador is thwarting Taba's attempts to control the position.
Taba blocking the ground and pound attempt from corcoveador.
Taba wants to control but corcoveador is keeping busy and won't allow it.
corcoveador prevents Taba from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taba taking some punishment here, with corcoveador in his half guard.
Taba wants to control but corcoveador is keeping busy and won't allow it.
corcoveador drops an elbow to the side of Taba's head.
Taba is looking to escape.
Taba is looking for a sweep. corcoveador is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
corcoveador decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Taba stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
corcoveador scores with a takedown into Taba's guard.
Taba trying to keep a closed guard but corcoveador is proving a slippery customer.
Taba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
corcoveador wanted to stand there but Taba had control of the position.
Taba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
corcoveador is breathing heavily.
Taba stands up and beckons corcoveador to join him on the feet.
corcoveador shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than corcoveador was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taba tries to hold on but corcoveador postures up.
Taba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
corcoveador cracks Taba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
corcoveador 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.
corcoveador raining down shots from the mount!
corcoveador avoids the attempt from Taba to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
corcoveador postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taba looks a forlorn figure.
corcoveador fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
corcoveador fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taba tries to hold on but corcoveador pushes him away.
corcoveador is in the full mount, landing strikes.
corcoveador lands a big shot there that rocks Taba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
corcoveador breaks from Taba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taba working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bagual corcoveador dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Taba.
Taba clinches.
Taba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
corcoveador looks to land a combination but Taba avoids it well.
corcoveador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
corcoveador tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taba swivels and escapes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taba.
corcoveador circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taba controlling the action here.
corcoveador flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
bagual corcoveador overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taba slips a nice elbow through corcoveador's hands, connecting with corcoveador's forehead.
Taba trying to control from half guard but corcoveador is working away.
Taba wants to stand up but corcoveador has a hold of him and won't allow it.
corcoveador is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taba's back!
Taba manages to reverse the position and now he's in corcoveador's guard. Nice work there by Taba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
corcoveador utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
corcoveador bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taba's guard.
corcoveador working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taba controls corcoveador momentarily but corcoveador frees himself.
Taba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! corcoveador escapes and throws Taba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
corcoveador has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Taba!
Taba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
corcoveador pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taba is in all sorts of trouble here.
corcoveador scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taba tries to hold on but corcoveador postures up.
corcoveador with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taba reaches up to try and pull corcoveador in and control his posture, but corcoveador latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Taba taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). bagual corcoveador!
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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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