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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Paulista has chosen Champagne Supernova as his entrance music. Junior Paulista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
22
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Paulista! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brigante gets caught napping as Paulista dives in and scores a takedown. Brigante manages to retain guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Brigante looking for a sweep. Not yet Brigante , not yet. Brigante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulista's guard. Paulista looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulista, not yet. Paulista is looking to sweep but instead, Brigante has passed into half guard.
Paulista tries to get to full guard but Brigante has control of the leg. Paulista is pressing down on Brigante 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Brigante stands and steps away. Paulista gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Paulista tries to clinch up and Brigante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulista closes the distance looking to clinch and Brigante counters with a stiff right hand. Junior Paulista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paulista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Brigante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brigante wants it to stay on the feet. The fighters circle momentarily. Brigante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Paulista closes the distance and clinches. Paulista has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brigante uses from the top position. Paulista manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brigante manages to get himself to full guard.
Paulista lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paulista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brigante swivels though and keeps the full guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Brigante keeping moving, preventing Paulista from controlling successfully. Paulista throwing strikes but missing. Brigante tries to land a sweep but no joy. Paulista is looking to work some ground and pound but Brigante has wrist control. Paulista looking to pass the guard. Paulista throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brigante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Paulista trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom. Paulista passes into half guard. Paulista looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brigante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paulista.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paulista trying to control from half guard but Brigante is working away. Paulista with the ground and pound but Brigante uses the opportunity to regain guard. Paulista trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Paulista passes easily into side control. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Paulista dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paulista misses with an uppercut
and Brigante counters with a straight right hand. Paulista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Paulista is looking to clinch. Paulista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigante was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulista. Paulista throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A shot to the body from Paulista misses and Brigante counters with a series of strikes. Paulista will be more careful next time no doubt. Paulista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulista closes the distance and pushes Brigante back into the cage. A nice left hand lands by Brigante .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A frustrated look appears on Paulista's face as he tries to break the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Brigante . Brigante lands a body shot. Paulista taking a breather. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brigante as Paulista tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulista gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Brigante prevents the takedown attempt.
Brigante tries to work over Paulista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Paulista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Brigante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Paulista takes a shot to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paulista just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brigante 's brow. Paulista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brigante has him pressed against the cage. Paulista tries to pull guard but Brigante holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulista drops back down to his feet.
Brigante trying to stall but Paulista improves his position.
Paulista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brigante smiles and moves away.
Carlito Brigante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Paulista. Paulista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brigante 's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paulista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulista tries to close the distance and clinch but Brigante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brigante circles away from the clinch attempt and Brigante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Paulista is looking to clinch. Nice takedown defense from Brigante . No joy for Paulista on that attempt. Paulista lands a jab to the nose. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brigante walks into a stiff left hand from Paulista. Paulista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulista is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brigante misses with the combination.
No joy there for Paulista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paulista tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brigante swats him away and circles back towards the center. Paulista misses with a body shot.
Paulista misses with an uppercut
and Brigante counters with a lovely straight right hand! Junior Paulista seems to be getting the better of the standup. Paulista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigante moves away. Paulista tries to move into range but Brigante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Paulista is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Paulista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulista clinches up with Brigante and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paulista breaks the clinch.
Paulista misses with a takedown and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Brigante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulista. Brigante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paulista. Paulista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Brigante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulista. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Paulista tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brigante swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Paulista throws a head kick that misses and Brigante counters with a one-two to the body. Paulista thows a left - swing and a miss! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Paulista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brigante throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Paulista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brigante defends it nicely. A big right from Paulista misses. Brigante looks to land a left hand but Paulista moved out of range nicely. Paulista misses with an uppercut. Brigante saw that one coming. Paulista shoots in but Brigante avoids the takedown attempt easily. Brigante slaps away a takedown attempt from Paulista, before circling back to the center of the mat. Carlito Brigante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Paulista. Brigante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sloppy strikes from Brigante . Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brigante lands a lovely overhand right. Paulista misses with a low kick. Brigante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paulista is rocked! Brigante looks to land a combination but Paulista avoids it well. Paulista is still on wobbly legs! Can Brigante finish him? Brigante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulista circles away quickly and effectively. Paulista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brigante . Brigante is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Brigante misses with a hook. Paulista ducked under it nicely. Brigante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Brigante pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
Brigante misses with a looping right. Brigante throws a hook to the side of Paulista's head but Paulista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big left from Brigante misses. Brigante throws a big shot that misses. Brigante throws a big shot that misses. Brigante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paulista avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Paulista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Brigante misses the jab. Brigante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Brigante . Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paulista. Brigante slips a straight right by Paulista. Carlito Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brigante throws a series of punches but Paulista avoids them all with ease. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paulista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brigante . A telegraphed right hand from Paulista misses the target. Paulista fails with the takedown. Paulista throws a leg kick and Brigante counters with a huge left! Paulista is in big trouble! He's backing up but Brigante isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Paulista from any more damage. A dominating finish by Brigante !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlito Brigante !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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