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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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, John Fitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Avila!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Avila looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fitz looking to pass the guard.
Fitz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Avila shoots in for a takedown but Fitz shows good takedown defense.
Fitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avila.
Avila gets tackled into the cage by Fitz. Fitz maintains the clinch.
Fitz avoiding damage.
Fitz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avila is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fitz crunches a lovely knee into Avila's ribcage.
Fitz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fitz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Fitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitz is looking to sweep but instead, Avila has passed into half guard.
Fitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fitz is looking to control Avila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fitz avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila trying to control from half guard but Fitz is working away.
Avila misses with a head shot. Fitz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Avila trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fitz looking for subs off his back but Avila has passed one foot through into half guard.
Avila seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila trying to work for an americana but Fitz has managed to regain full guard.
Fitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avila on the ground.
Fitz is looking to stand up but Avila isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fitz dominated that round.
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.
Fitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fitz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fitz moves nicely into side control.
Avila seems a little lost for a moment, as Fitz dominates the positioning.
Fitz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Avila!
Avila avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fitz.
Fitz controlling his opponent.
Avila is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitz landing punches.
Fitz controlling the pace for now.
Fitz avoids the attempt from Avila to control.
Fitz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fitz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fitz controlling from mount.
Fitz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Avila looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitz thowing shots but they're missing.
Fitz controlling the pace for now.
Fitz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Avila has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitz throws a sloppy strike and Avila uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Avila has ended up in Fitz's guard.
Avila looking to sit in guard and control but Fitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Avila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitz gets to his feet. Avila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Avila as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fitz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fitz misses with a head kick.
Fitz rushes Avila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avila doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitz circles away.
Fitz rushes Avila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avila jumps guard but Fitz stands there with Avila around his waist. Avila gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Avila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Avila stands and throws Fitz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Avila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitz keeps working.
Fitz regains half guard.
Fitz keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz pushes Avila off and gets back to his feet.
Fitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avila is fending him off so far but Fitz persists. Nope, Avila circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Avila looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Fitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Avila.
Avila slaps away a takedown attempt from Fitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitz shoots in looking for a takedown but Avila manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fitz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Avila with that takedown attempt.
Avila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Avila wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Avila.
Fitz moves into range and clinches up with Avila.
Fitz jumps guard and drags Avila to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Avila slips nicely into half guard.
Avila tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitz wants to control but Avila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitz 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fitz!
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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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