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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SD Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and leoni martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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, SD Pedro!
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, leoni martins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? martins is fending him off so far but Pedro persists. Nope, martins circles away and we're back to standing.
martins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pedro's guard.
Pedro wants to stand and escape but martins is having none of it.
martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
martins trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
martins stands up from Pedro's guard - martins perhaps looking for a knockout.
martins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pedro was covering up waiting for the punch and martins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
martins trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
martins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pedro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst martins is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
martins gets to his feet. Pedro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
martins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
martins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
martins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pedro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but martins manages to move to mount!
Pedro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for martins on the ground.
martins won't let Pedro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pedro is squirming around, avoiding martins's attempts to control the action.
martins dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
martins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
martins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pedro is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
martins landing punches.
Pedro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
martins wants to control the pace but Pedro is squirming around nicely.
Pedro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is breathing heavily.
martins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pedro is trying to stand but he's just given martins his back.
Pedro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pedro prevents martins from getting a body triangle.
Pedro controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pedro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by martins.
That's four 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.
Pedro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
martins wants to control but Pedro is keeping busy.
Pedro is covering up but some of the strikes from martins are getting through and doing damage.
martins has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
martins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pedro.
Pedro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pedro staying busy and making it hard for martins to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
leoni martins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pedro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and martins counters with a takedown into side control.
martins decides to stand back up. martins steps back and let's Pedro get back to his feet.
Pedro has his takedown stuffed
so martins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro wants to get back to his feet but martins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
martins trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by leoni martins.
Pedro with a poor takedown
so martins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SD Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
martins trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pedro wants to stand and escape but martins is having none of it.
Pedro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leoni martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
martins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
martins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
martins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pedro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and martins counters with a shoot takedown. Pedro fights it but they end up in guard.
martins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pedro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pedro wants to stand but martins has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
martins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
martins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
martins has a closed guard, preventing Pedro from standing up.
martins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pedro tries to kick martins off but martins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
martins trying to pass the guard but Pedro defending well.
Pedro pushes martins off looking to stand but martins dives back in and keeps control.
martins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro wants to get back to his feet.
martins lands with some strikes.
martins trying to control but Pedro is having none of it.
Pedro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pedro tries to buck martins off but martins takes his back!
That's four 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.
martins cracks Pedro with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pedro from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
martins controlling from the back.
martins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Pedro is trying to get back to his feet but martins has full control of the position and if anything, Pedro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
martins controls the action.
Pedro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
martins controlling the position well here. Pedro rolled but martins kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
martins trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
leoni martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pedro misses with a takedown attempt
and martins counters with a single leg into guard. Pedro didn't expect that.
Pedro is working an open guard so martins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pedro with a poor takedown
and martins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro is looking to escape.
martins trying to control from half guard but Pedro is working away.
martins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pedro!
Pedro is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedro is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! martins has taken his back!
martins is working the ground and pound. Can Pedro escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro trying to get back to his feet but martins is in full control for now.
martins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pedro.
Pedro controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
martins tries to keep control of the position but Pedro is staying busy.
martins is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pedro is trying to stand back up.
Will martins go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Pedro controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
martins connects with a big shot to the side of Pedro's head.
Pedro trying to get back to his feet but martins is in full control for now.
martins lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Pedro trying to get back to his feet but martins is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
martins controlling from the back.
Pedro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pedro prevents martins from getting a body triangle.
Pedro controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
martins controls the 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.
martins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pedro.
Pedro wants to get back to his feet.
martins lands an elbow to the side of the head.
SD Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
martins trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pedro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Pedro prevents martins from getting a body triangle.
martins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
leoni martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well martins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... leoni martins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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