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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paiva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude - Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dog Gamma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva instigates a clinch.
A short right from Paiva.
Gamma blocks an uppercut.
Gamma lands a left hand.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paiva blocks an elbow strike from Gamma.
Paiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gamma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paiva lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gamma.
Gamma is stalling here.
Gamma trying to stall but Paiva improves his position.
Paiva avoids the elbow strike from Gamma, against the cage.
Paiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gamma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gamma.
Paiva managing to block the knees to the body from Gamma.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva digs a right hand into Gamma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gamma's gas tank.
Paiva lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva.
Come on Gamma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paiva avoids the elbow strike from Gamma, against the cage.
Paiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gamma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paiva.
Gamma stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma throws an elbow that misses.
Paiva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gamma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paiva's brow.
Gamma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gamma throws a head punch that misses.
Gamma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paiva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paiva works the jab nicely.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paiva throws a series of punches but Gamma avoids them all with ease.
Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paiva misses with an uppercut.
Gamma moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Gamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paiva closes the distance and clinches.
Gamma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paiva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva throws a head punch that misses.
Paiva misses with some punches.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gamma.
Gamma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paiva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gamma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Gamma.
Gamma struggles to land a body shot inside as Paiva controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands a nice uppercut.
Gamma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gamma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Paiva as the two fighters clinch.
Paiva blocks the elbow strike.
Paiva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gammas head.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Gamma is breathing heavily.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike.
Paiva lands an uppercut.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Gamma looking to stall.
Gamma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paiva lands a hook that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva misses with the head strike.
Gamma blocking some punches.
Paiva scores with a hook to the body.
Gamma is stalling here.
Paiva lands a hook that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gamma backwards.
Paiva is leaning against Gamma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paiva is defending well for now.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands a left hand.
Paiva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paiva is pressed up against the cage. Gamma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paiva down to the mat. Paiva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paiva misses with a wild combination.
Paiva tries to clinch up but Gamma circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Paiva coming out on top.
Paiva misses with a wild body shot.
Gamma closes the distance but Paiva moves to the side
and Paiva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gamma throws an elbow that misses.
Paiva works on Gamma's body with a couple of short punches.
Paiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gamma.
Paiva lands with a right to the head.
Gamma blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Gamma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paiva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paiva scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Paiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paiva is adopting a defensive guard.
Paiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gamma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gamma looking to sit in guard and control but Paiva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paiva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paiva pushes Gamma off and gets back to his feet.
Paiva swings for the body but Gamma moves out of range.
Gamma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paiva tries to avoid it but Gamma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paiva to the ground. Paiva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gamma clinches but Paiva breaks the clinch
and Paiva counters with a one-two to the body.
Paiva takes a swing at Gamma's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gamma lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paiva is on top in guard.
Paiva postures up.
Paiva wants to stand and escape but instead Gamma has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gamma pushes down on Paiva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paiva wants to get back to full guard but Gamma has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paiva tries to lock up and control but Gamma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gamma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paiva tries to hold on but Gamma postures up.
Gamma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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 Dog Gamma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Paiva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gamma counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paiva!
Gamma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paiva is looking to escape.
Paiva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paiva wants to hold on but Gamma pushes him away.
Paiva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gamma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paiva is looking to escape.
Paiva can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma avoids the attempt from Paiva to control.
Gamma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paiva is looking to escape.
Gamma landing strikes from the mount and Paiva is in trouble!
Gamma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paiva is rocked!
Paiva takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gamma's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dog Gamma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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