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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobson Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cartofell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snow. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Cartofell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jobson Richie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richie fails with the takedown
and Cartofell counters with an inside leg kick.
Cartofell looking to score a takedown here. Richie is defending well but Cartofell drives through and ends up in Richie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartofell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cartofell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richie for as long as he can get away with.
Richie has his foot on Cartofell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cartofell works his way back into a safe position though.
Richie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartofell stays in close to Richie's body and controls the position.
Richie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartofell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartofell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Cartofell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cartofell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cartofell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Richie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Richie is looking to regain half guard here but Cartofell keeps moving and retains side control.
Richie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cartofell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cartofell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartofell content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richie looking for submissions off his back.
Cartofell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cartofell moves nicely into side control.
Richie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Richie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richie is trying to escape the position but Cartofell is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richie sneaks back into half guard.
Cartofell controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Cartofell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cartofell scores with a takedown into Richie's guard.
Cartofell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartofell is stalling in the full guard.
Arthur Cartofell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Richie gets caught napping as Cartofell dives in and scores a takedown. Richie manages to retain guard.
Richie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cartofell defends well.
Cartofell 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.
Cartofell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richie looking for subs off his back but Cartofell has passed one foot through into half guard.
Richie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Cartofell 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.
Richie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cartofell counters with a takedown into side control.
Cartofell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Richie manages to get back to half guard.
Richie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Cartofell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arthur Cartofell.
Cartofell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Richie misses with a takedown attempt
and Cartofell counters with a takedown into side control.
Richie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartofell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Richie tries to improve position but can't.
Cartofell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richie on the ground.
Cartofell slows the pace down.
Richie is trying to get back to half guard.
Richie is trying to escape the position but Cartofell is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arthur Cartofell.
Richie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cartofell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cartofell.
Arthur Cartofell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jobson Richie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartofell tries to free his leg and advance position but Richie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell is in close to Richie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richie is looking for a triangle but Cartofell pushes his legs off easily.
Cartofell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cartofell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cartofell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartofell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cartofell tries to free his leg and advance position but Richie is retaining full guard.
Cartofell stays in close to Richie's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Arthur Cartofell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richie misses with a takedown
and Cartofell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richie fails with the takedown
and Cartofell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richie's guard now.
Cartofell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell looking to pass the guard.
Richie looking for a guillotine here but Cartofell defends easily.
Cartofell content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arthur Cartofell just wasn't active enough.
Cartofell shoots in and bounces Richie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cartofell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cartofell escapes and throws Richie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richie sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Cartofell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richie fails with the takedown
and Cartofell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richie!
Cartofell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cartofell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Richie is looking to get to half guard.
Cartofell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cartofell prevents Richie from getting the reversal.
Cartofell controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartofell lands a big shot there that rocks Richie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cartofell controlling the position easily from mount.
Richie is looking to improve his position but Cartofell isn't that keen on the idea.
Cartofell content just to control the position here.
Arthur Cartofell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jobson Richie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Cartofell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell controlling from the full mount.
Richie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Richie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cartofell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartofell tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartofell wants to stand but Richie is controlling the position.
Richie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cartofell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richie is controlling him.
Richie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cartofell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Richie, into his guard.
Richie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartofell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartofell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cartofell defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richie being controlled here, momentarily.
Richie keeping full guard, as Cartofell tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Cartofell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cartofell 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Cartofell!
Arthur Cartofell is the new bantamweight champion!
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FIGHT
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