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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billionaire. Castro has chosen Sweet Child O Mine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henrique!
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, Adriano Castro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro shoots in and drives through. Henrique sprawls well.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castro sprawls well. Castro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet.
Castro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castro throws a series of punches but Henrique moves out of range.
Castro gets caught flat footed, as Henrique shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet.
Castro has control of Henrique's left arm, preventing Henrique from doing any damage.
Castro trying to control the position.
Henrique is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Henrique is proving a slippery customer.
Henrique wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henrique's guard.
Castro won't allow Henrique to sweep him here.
Castro trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Castro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two 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.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henrique punching from the bottom - just letting Castro know he's still in a fight.
Castro content to stall in guard here.
Henrique wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro drops back looking for a leg! Henrique is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henrique manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into Henrique's guard.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Castro won't allow Henrique to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro fails with the takedown
and Henrique counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Henrique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castro is pushing Henrique's head away, looking to escape. Henrique manages to hold on to the position though.
Castro is letting Henrique control him for a moment.
Castro is trying to control Henrique's posture but Henrique avoids it.
Henrique controlling from side mount.
Henrique working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique 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.
Henrique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henrique ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henrique no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henrique has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henrique pulls Castro in close to his closed guard and prevents Castro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henrique working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Henrique is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro wants to control from the top but Henrique keeps moving.
Henrique not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henrique has momentary wrist control but Castro slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henrique fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrique lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castro has his takedown stuffed
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch.
Henrique gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castro regains guard.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Henrique is proving a slippery customer.
Castro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henrique defends it easily.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Henrique stands up over Castro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Henrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Henrique is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henrique doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henrique manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henrique postures up.
Henrique won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Castro looking to control but Henrique passes into half guard.
Henrique thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henrique throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henrique counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castro won't be happy with that.
Henrique trying to control the position but Castro is working away.
Henrique throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee asks Henrique politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henrique prefers to stall for the moment though.
Henrique looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henrique's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is doing well to control the position and prevent Henrique from advancing to side control.
Henrique tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Castro.
Castro tries to kick Henrique off but Henrique keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castro wants to get back to his feet but Henrique is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henrique has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henrique won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henrique postures up.
Castro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henrique defends well.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Henrique trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henrique defends well.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Henrique from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henrique is one step ahead there.
Henrique sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henrique trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Henrique pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castro looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henrique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henrique feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castro's calf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henrique counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Castro punching from the bottom.
Adriano Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Henrique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Henrique showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henrique has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Henrique!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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