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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Ottoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zgwina Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zgwina Toure was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Ottoni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zgwina Toure!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toure stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Toure wants it to stay on the feet.
Ottoni looks for a takedown but Toure sprawls well.
Ottoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ottoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ottoni gets control of Toure's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ottoni will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Toure is fighting to break Ottoni's control of his arms but Ottoni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ottoni looking for a sweep. Not yet Ottoni, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoni is working hard here to advance position.
Toure is fighting to break Ottoni's control of his arms but Ottoni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Toure must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raphael Ottoni.
Toure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ottoni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ottoni wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Toure.
Ottoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toure sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ottoni tries to clinch up but Toure circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Ottoni closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Toure did well to prevent Ottoni getting side control.
Nice strikes from Ottoni there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ottoni in particular looking to stall.
Ottoni stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Toure to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toure with a poor takedown
and Ottoni counters with a right hand to the body.
Ottoni moves into the clinch.
Ottoni breaks the clinch.
Ottoni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toure avoids the head kick by Ottoni.
Ottoni closes the distance and clinches.
Ottoni gets control of Toure's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ottoni will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ottoni has his hands on Toure's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ottoni is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ottoni is pushing down on Toure's leg trying to pass to half guard. Toure is fighting to maintain full guard but Ottoni has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Ottoni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ottoni jabs Toure to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ottoni tries to clinch but Toure is having none of it.
Toure wants to clinch but Ottoni slips to the side
and Ottoni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ottoni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toure is trying to force a seperation but Ottoni has the dominant position.
Ottoni pulls guard successfully.
Ottoni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toure's guard.
Ottoni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Toure is working an open guard so Ottoni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoni fails to land the takedown.
Toure tries to close the distance and clinch but Ottoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ottoni misses with a takedown attempt - Toure sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ottoni clinches.
Ottoni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toure is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Ottoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottoni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ottoni drags the fight down to the ground.
Ottoni is controlling Toure's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toure is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ottoni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ottoni has escaped and now he's on top!
Ottoni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ottoni is looking to work some ground and pound but Toure has wrist control.
Ottoni slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ottoni pushes down on Toure's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toure is defending against the submission attempts here by Ottoni.
Ottoni content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Ottoni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ottoni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ottoni throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Toure was covering up waiting for the punch and Ottoni finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ottoni gets to his feet - Toure follows without any prompting.
Ottoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ottoni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ottoni dives in and grabs Toure's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toure pushes down on Ottoni's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toure counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Ottoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottoni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ottoni makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ottoni shoots in looking for a takedown but Toure manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ottoni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ottoni.
Toure gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ottoni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toure's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ottoni is pushing down on Toure's leg trying to pass to half guard. Toure is fighting to maintain full guard but Ottoni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Toure looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ottoni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ottoni in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni thows a huge punch but Toure dodges it nicely.
Toure really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ottoni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ottoni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ottoni is working for a kimura but Toure is defending it quite comfortably.
Ottoni passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toure taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ottoni controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Ottoni clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ottoni with a poor takedown
so Toure counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottoni has his feet on Toure's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ottoni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ottoni is looking to clinch.
Ottoni moves into the clinch successfully.
Toure goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ottoni prevents it.
Ottoni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Toure tries to roll over but Ottoni keeps him under control.
Ottoni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoni is working for a kimura but Toure is defending it quite comfortably.
Ottoni is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ottoni moves into full mount! Toure won't be happy about that!
Raphael Ottoni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Toure tries to control Ottoni's body but Ottoni pushes him off. Toure squirms to his side and now Ottoni has his back!
Ottoni looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ottoni trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Toure doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ottoni has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Ottoni had his way with Zgwina Toure in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ottoni fails with a takedown attempt.
Ottoni misses with the body kick
and Toure counters with a good low kick that Ottoni was not able to check.
Toure tries to clinch up.
Ottoni scores with a takedown into Toure's guard.
Ottoni wants to control from the top but Toure keeps moving.
Ottoni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoni looking to pass the guard.
Toure keeping moving, preventing Ottoni from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ottoni is pushing down on Toure's leg trying to pass to half guard. Toure is fighting to maintain full guard but Ottoni has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two 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.
Ottoni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toure defends it well.
Ottoni decides to return to a standing position.
Toure displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ottoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ottoni showed some decent athleticism there.
Ottoni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toure is refusing to be controlled, as Ottoni sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ottoni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ottoni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zgwina Toure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Ottoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raphael Ottoni wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Toure misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Ottoni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ottoni, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Ottoni!
Raphael Ottoni retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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