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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Paulo Nobrega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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300 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Wanderson Lacerda!
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, Pedro Paulo Nobrega!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacerda fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacerda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nobrega tries to avoid it but Lacerda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nobrega to the ground. Nobrega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nobrega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nobrega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nobrega throws a body punch but Lacerda moves out of range.
Lacerda doesn't manage to clinch there - Nobrega circles away.
Nobrega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nobrega with a poor takedown
and Lacerda counters with a head kick.
Lacerda tries to clinch but Nobrega moves out of range.
Lacerda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nobrega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nobrega misses with a wild body shot.
Nobrega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacerda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nobrega counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderson Lacerda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nobrega breaks the clinch.
Lacerda tries to clinch there but Nobrega circles away.
Nobrega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lacerda is looking to improve his position.
Lacerda looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobrega is nestled in close to Lacerda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nobrega controlling the pace.
Nobrega wants to stand but Lacerda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lacerda is looking to control Nobrega's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lacerda avoid being mounted?
Lacerda is trying to get back to full guard.
Lacerda tries to kick Nobrega off but Nobrega keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nobrega.
Nobrega looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to clinch up
and Nobrega counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nobrega is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lacerda sees it coming and defends easily.
Nobrega wants to pass the guard but Lacerda is defending well.
Nobrega slows the pace down in half guard.
Nobrega prevents Lacerda from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda wants to get back to full guard.
Nobrega postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lacerda to stand up.
Nobrega tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lacerda counters with a good low kick that Nobrega was not able to check.
Lacerda wants to clinch
and Nobrega counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lacerda!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobrega goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lacerda is on top in guard.
Lacerda with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobrega keeping moving, preventing Lacerda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacerda is looking to stand up but Nobrega won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo Nobrega dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nobrega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacerda shoots in and drives through. Nobrega sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lacerda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pedro Paulo Nobrega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobrega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacerda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nobrega shoots in for a double leg but Lacerda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lacerda tries for a takedown but Nobrega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nobrega is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobrega has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lacerda looks to clinch
and Nobrega counters with a single leg into guard. Lacerda didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobrega trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacerda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacerda working a defensive guard here.
Lacerda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lacerda controls Nobrega momentarily but Nobrega frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lacerda wants to stand and escape but Nobrega is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderson Lacerda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lacerda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nobrega tries to clinch there but Lacerda circles away.
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.
Lacerda wants to clinch up but Nobrega keeps it at a distance.
Lacerda closes the distance but Nobrega moves to the side
and Nobrega counters with a takedown into side control.
Nobrega is looking to take a break and control but Lacerda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lacerda wants to control but Nobrega postures up.
Lacerda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nobrega is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nobrega controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nobrega tries to control but Lacerda wriggling away.
Lacerda trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nobrega looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lacerda can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Lacerda slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nobrega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lacerda defending well though.
Nobrega is thwarting Lacerda's attempts to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedro Paulo Nobrega hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lacerda tries to clinch up
and Nobrega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nobrega.
Lacerda throws an elbow that misses.
Lacerda tries to land a knee to the head but Nobrega blocks with his arms.
Lacerda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pedro Paulo Nobrega has been cut.
Lacerda is pressed up against the cage. Nobrega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lacerda down to the mat. Lacerda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wanderson Lacerda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Paulo Nobrega.
Lacerda tries to clinch there but Nobrega circles away.
Lacerda darts in trying to clinch
and Nobrega counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo Nobrega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Paulo Nobrega's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lacerda tries for a takedown but Nobrega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lacerda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nobrega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanderson Lacerda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacerda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nobrega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nobrega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lacerda fails with the takedown
and Nobrega moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderson Lacerda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nobrega fails to pull guard.
Lacerda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lacerda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobrega.
Nobrega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacerda tries to pull guard but Nobrega won't allow it.
Lacerda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nobrega wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobrega is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lacerda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nobrega to the mat. Nobrega regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nobrega keeping full guard, as Lacerda tries to pass.
Nobrega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lacerda trying to control but Nobrega is working from the bottom.
Lacerda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nobrega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lacerda tries to stand but Nobrega is controlling from the bottom.
Lacerda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lacerda preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lacerda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacerda shoots and misses
and Nobrega counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobrega thows a huge punch but Lacerda dodges it nicely.
Nobrega trying to control from half guard but Lacerda is working away.
Nobrega wants to free his trapped foot but Lacerda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nobrega is looking to take a break and control but Lacerda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lacerda is looking to escape.
Pedro Paulo Nobrega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nobrega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lacerda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Paulo Nobrega was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nobrega shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacerda shoots in looking for a takedown. Nobrega tries to sprawl out of it but Lacerda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nobrega manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobrega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobrega tries to clinch up but Lacerda circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobrega looks to clinch
and Lacerda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lacerda.
Lacerda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nobrega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lacerda trying to control but Nobrega is working from the bottom.
Lacerda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nobrega is keeping the position for now.
Lacerda trying to control but Nobrega is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda wants to get up but he can't break Nobrega's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wanderson Lacerda.
Nobrega shoots in for a takedown but Lacerda shows good takedown defense.
Lacerda moves in looking to clinch but Nobrega pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Nobrega or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacerda which made him look bad.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nobrega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wanderson Lacerda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacerda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nobrega.
Pedro Paulo Nobrega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lacerda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nobrega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lacerda somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wanderson Lacerda.
I think Nobrega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Paulo Nobrega!
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