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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Pinheiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Rabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinheiro comes into the arena with Movado - Neva Believe U blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Pinheiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Rabi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabi shoots and misses
and Pinheiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a straight right hand.
Rabi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinheiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rico Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Rabi.
Rabi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Rabi looks gassed!
Pinheiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rabi's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinheiro in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rabi for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Pinheiro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pinheiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rabi!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinheiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pinheiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rabi hang on?
Pinheiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro landing strikes from the mount and Rabi is in trouble!
Pinheiro controlling the pace for now.
Pinheiro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rabi is now in Pinheiro's guard. A big mistake from Pinheiro there, giving up the dominant position!
Pinheiro keeping full guard, as Rabi tries to pass.
Pinheiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabi on the ground.
Rabi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rabi is controlling him.
Pinheiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rabi!
Pinheiro with good strikes from the mount here!
Rabi is squirming around, avoiding Pinheiro's attempts to control the action.
Pinheiro breaks from Rabi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Pinheiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pinheiro pushes Rabi off and gets back to his feet.
Rabi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinheiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Rabi's head.
Rabi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinheiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabi keeping moving, preventing Pinheiro from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinheiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Pinheiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinheiro tries to bum rush Rabi with a series of wild strikes but Rabi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pinheiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabi has his takedown stuffed
and Pinheiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rabi moves forwards but Pinheiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body. Rabi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinheiro lands with an overhand left.
Rabi is breathing heavily.
Rabi fails with the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Rico Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Rabi.
Rabi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinheiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rocky Rabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabi ducks right into an uppercut from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro catches Rabi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinheiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Rabi should have avoided that one.
Pinheiro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rabi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pinheiro is in Rabi's guard.
Pinheiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinheiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinheiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Pinheiro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rabi with a poor takedown
letting Pinheiro counter with a right hand.
Jab by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a shot to the body.
Pinheiro throws a right hand that Rabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabi also avoids with ease.
Pinheiro lands with a nice body punch.
Rabi takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Pinheiro.
Rico Pinheiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Pinheiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinheiro.
Nice uppercut there from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rabi quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rabi is in trouble now - Pinheiro has advanced to mount!
Pinheiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pinheiro controlling the pace for now.
Pinheiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Pinheiro controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands with some strikes.
Pinheiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rabi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pinheiro lands with some strikes.
Pinheiro controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabi is in a horrible position here. Pinheiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Pinheiro 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. This is the final round!
Donk. Pinheiro catches Rabi right on the button with a cross.
Rabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinheiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rabi's guard now.
Pinheiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pinheiro works over Rabi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rabi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinheiro controls the pace.
Pinheiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabi can do to turn this around?
Rabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rabi is keeping the position for now.
Pinheiro controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rico Pinheiro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rabi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinheiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabi at a distance.
Pinheiro cracks Rabi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rabi misses with a takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a single leg into guard. Rabi didn't expect that.
Rico Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Rabi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro won't allow Rabi to sweep him here.
Pinheiro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinheiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pinheiro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pinheiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pinheiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinheiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rabi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pinheiro slows the pace down.
Pinheiro trying to control the position but Rabi is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Rico Pinheiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rico Pinheiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocky Rabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinheiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rico Pinheiro just wasn't active enough.
Rabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinheiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Pinheiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinheiro 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Pinheiro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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