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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Negrizolli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Botelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botelho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Love. Lucas Negrizolli has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Negrizolli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botelho!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negrizolli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Negrizolli is stalling in the full guard.
Botelho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botelho keeping moving, preventing Negrizolli from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Negrizolli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Botelho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Negrizolli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Botelho's guard.
Negrizolli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Botelho working a defensive guard but Negrizolli manages to pass into side control anyway.
Botelho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negrizolli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Botelho to his feet.
A head kick from Negrizolli lands but Botelho takes it in his stride.
It looks like John Botelho has been cut.
Negrizolli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Botelho but Botelho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Negrizolli closes the distance and pushes Botelho back into the cage.
Negrizolli working aggressively here.
Botelho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negrizolli smiles and moves away.
Negrizolli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Negrizolli moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negrizolli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Botelho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Negrizolli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Botelho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Negrizolli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botelho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Negrizolli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Botelho prevents the takedown attempt.
Negrizolli ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Negrizolli no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Negrizolli working a defensive guard but Botelho manages to pass into side control anyway.
An elbow from Botelho crashes against the mat.
Negrizolli is trying to get back to half guard.
Botelho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botelho moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Botelho looks gassed!
Botelho working away.
Botelho tries to advance to mount but can't.
Botelho trying to control the position but Negrizolli is working away.
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.
Negrizolli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Negrizolli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Negrizolli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Botelho's guard.
Negrizolli postures up.
Negrizolli is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negrizolli trying to control the position from guard on top but Botelho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Negrizolli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Botelho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Negrizolli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Negrizolli lands in his opponent's guard.
Negrizolli wants to pass the guard but Botelho is keeping the position.
Negrizolli wants to control from the top but Botelho keeps moving.
Negrizolli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Negrizolli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Negrizolli stands up and waves to Botelho to follow him.
Lucas Negrizolli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botelho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Negrizolli clinches up against the cage.
Negrizolli jumps guard but Botelho stands there with Negrizolli around his waist. Negrizolli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Botelho breaks the clinch.
Botelho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Negrizolli.
Botelho is breathing heavily.
Botelho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Negrizolli counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botelho ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Botelho no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Botelho working a defensive guard here.
Botelho wants to sweep here but Negrizolli controlling him for the moment.
Negrizolli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botelho looking for a sweep. Not yet Botelho, not yet.
Negrizolli stands up over Botelho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Botelho wriggles free and stands up.
Botelho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Negrizolli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negrizolli passes into half guard.
Negrizolli sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Botelho wants to improve his position but Negrizolli is controlling well.
Negrizolli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Botelho throws a strike from the bottom but Negrizolli passes into side control!
Negrizolli decides to stand back up. Negrizolli steps back and let's Botelho get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negrizolli clinches up with Botelho and pushes him back against the cage.
Negrizolli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Botelho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Negrizolli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negrizolli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Botelho wants to control but Negrizolli is having none of it.
Negrizolli cracks Botelho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Negrizolli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Negrizolli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Botelho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Botelho swats away the attempt to clinch by Negrizolli.
Negrizolli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Botelho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Botelho lands but Negrizolli takes it in his stride.
Negrizolli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Botelho goes for a takedown attempt but Negrizolli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Negrizolli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Botelho circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Botelho misses with a takedown attempt
and Negrizolli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Botelho won't be happy with that.
Negrizolli cracks Botelho with a big elbow.
Botelho is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botelho is not content to let Negrizolli control the position.
Botelho is looking for a sweep.
Botelho is not content to let Negrizolli control the position.
Negrizolli decides to stand back up. Negrizolli steps back and let's Botelho get back to his feet.
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.
Negrizolli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Negrizolli scores with a three punch combo!
Negrizolli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Botelho quickly recovers to half guard.
Negrizolli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lucas Negrizolli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Negrizolli trying to mount his opponent but Botelho defends it.
Negrizolli stops Botelho from getting back to his feet.
Botelho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Negrizolli is working away from the top position though.
Botelho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negrizolli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Negrizolli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Botelho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Negrizolli's guard now.
Botelho wants to control from the top but Negrizolli keeps moving.
Negrizolli is working an open guard so Botelho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Negrizolli moves in looking to clinch but Botelho pushes him off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Negrizolli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Botelho - the referee stops the clock and Negrizolli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Botelho. Negrizolli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negrizolli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Negrizolli is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Botelho's half guard.
Negrizolli trying to control from half guard but Botelho is working away.
Negrizolli stalling away here and it's allowed Botelho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Negrizolli sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negrizolli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Botelho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Negrizolli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Negrizolli 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Negrizolli!
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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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