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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Felipe Pontes enters the cage!
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186 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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, Braulio Baptista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pontes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pontes misses with a head shot.
Baptista is trying to escape the mount.
Pontes controlling the pace for now.
Pontes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baptista wants to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Baptista is squirming around, avoiding Pontes's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes controlling the pace for now.
Pontes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pontes looking to secure an arm triangle but Baptista defends it well.
Baptista is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pontes wants to control the pace but Baptista is squirming around nicely.
Baptista gets back to half guard.
Baptista is refusing to be controlled, as Pontes sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Baptista.
Baptista is controlling Pontes's trapped leg to prevent Pontes from advancing to side control.
Baptista trying to control but Pontes postures up.
Pontes trying to control the action but Baptista is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Pontes.
Baptista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baptista misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Baptista 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Braulio Baptista has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baptista swings for the body but Pontes moves out of range.
Pontes thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Pontes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Baptista's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baptista misses with a two punch combination.
Baptista misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pontes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baptista's guard now.
Baptista is rocked!
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Baptista is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baptista 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.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Baptista seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felipe Pontes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baptista gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pontes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pontes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baptista wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baptista 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Pontes.
Baptista misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pontes trying to control but Baptista is working from the bottom.
Pontes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pontes stopping the sweep attempt from Baptista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felipe Pontes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baptista's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pontes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baptista scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baptista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pontes defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Pontes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braulio Baptista's cut.
That's time! Baptista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baptista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pontes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pontes in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pontes connects with a nice short shot to Baptista's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes wants to control but Baptista is keeping him busy.
Baptista is concentrating on defense, preventing Pontes from advancing position.
Baptista is looking for a sweep. Pontes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felipe Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pontes is trying to control the action in half guard but Baptista is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Pontes.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pontes prevents Baptista from getting back to his feet.
Baptista scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista swings for the body but Pontes moves out of range.
Baptista misses with a jab to the body
and Pontes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baptista's guard now.
Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes wants to control from the top but Baptista keeps moving.
Baptista pulls Pontes in close to his closed guard and prevents Pontes from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pontes preventing the sweep.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Baptista keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Pontes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pontes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baptista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baptista enables Pontes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baptista manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pontes is stalling in the full guard.
Pontes looking to sit in guard and control but Baptista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Felipe Pontes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baptista trying to control but Pontes is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Pontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pontes 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Pontes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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