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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Duplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Duplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Castro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fails with a takedown attempt.
Castro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duplan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Duplan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castro.
Duplan kicks Castro off and gets back to his feet.
Duplan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Duplan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Duplan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duplan swinging wildly here.
Duplan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplan throws a nice looking combination but Castro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro looks for a takedown but Duplan sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castro.
Eduardo Duplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariano Castro.
Duplan slips a jab from Castro.
Duplan scores with a jab to the body.
Castro throws a head kick that Duplan semi-blocks.
Duplan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duplan gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duplan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duplan prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Duplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Duplan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Castro won't allow Duplan to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro looking to sit in guard and control but Duplan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duplan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duplan stacks Castro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duplan!
Castro looks gassed!
Castro is trying to escape the position but Duplan is controlling the position.
Castro tries to bench press Duplan off him but Duplan keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Duplan controls the position.
Duplan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Duplan working the head with strikes.
Castro trying to remain calm as Duplan controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castro is trying to get back to his feet.
Castro regains half guard.
Duplan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duplan controlling the pace.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Duplan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Duplan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Duplan scores with the left hand. Castro knows he should have avoided that one.
Duplan misses with the combination.
A jab from Duplan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Duplan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duplan works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Duplan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Castro.
Castro gets to his feet - Duplan follows without any prompting.
Duplan blocks a head kick by Castro.
Duplan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Duplan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duplan.
No luck for Castro with that takedown attempt.
Castro shoots in but Duplan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eduardo Duplan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplan has managed to clinch.
Duplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castro prevents Duplan from breaking the clinch.
Castro is trying to stall.
Duplan digs a right hand underneath Castro's ribcage. Castro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duplan circles away.
Eduardo Duplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariano Castro.
Duplan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castro has time to react.
Castro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duplan has managed to clinch.
Castro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duplan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duplan lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duplan manages to break the clinch.
Duplan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Duplan counter with a right hand.
Duplan scores with a shot to the body.
Castro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duplan counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Duplan.
A punch combination from Duplan misses.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Duplan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duplan takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Duplan closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Castro tries to pull guard but Duplan won't allow it.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Duplan won't allow it.
Duplan digs a right hand underneath Castro's ribcage. Castro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duplan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duplan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castro.
Duplan has had enough of the clinch but Castro keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duplan.
Duplan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castro.
Duplan jumps guard and drags Castro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Duplan managing to control the position.
Castro trying to control but Duplan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duplan wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro gets to his feet. Duplan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Duplan has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duplan gets underhooks to prevent Castro's takedown attempt.
A short right from Duplan.
Duplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duplan prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Duplan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duplan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duplan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castro backs up against the cage.
Duplan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eduardo Duplan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duplan pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Duplan won't allow it.
Castro is working for takedown but Duplan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duplan tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Duplan drops back down to his feet.
Castro fails to pull guard.
Duplan manages to break the clinch.
Duplan misses with a double jab.
Duplan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Duplan.
Castro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to clinch but Duplan moves out of range.
Duplan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown. Duplan tries to sprawl out of it but Castro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duplan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eduardo Duplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariano Castro.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duplan.
Castro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duplan counters by clinching up.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Castro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duplan prevents it.
Castro stops a takedown attempt from Duplan.
Duplan is trying to stall.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duplan has him pressed against the cage.
Duplan tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Duplan drops back down to his feet.
That's two 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.
Castro blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duplan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duplan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duplan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castro is defended easily by Duplan.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Duplan finds it's way through Castro's defenses.
Duplan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castro finds it's way round the side to connect with Duplan's head.
Duplan blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Duplan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duplan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duplan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duplan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castro.
Duplan avoids the head kick by Castro.
Duplan dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Duplan counter with a right hand.
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.
Duplan misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a head kick.
Duplan throws a one two combo.
Castro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eduardo Duplan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Duplan throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Castro dives in and grabs Duplan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duplan pushes down on Castro's head and hops out.
A nice combination there by Duplan.
Mariano Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duplan counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duplan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Duplan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duplan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Duplan!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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