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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Gui Boratto - Azzurra. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Costa Carvalho misses with a body kick.
Kruger Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before da Costa Carvalho has time to react.
Kruger Ramos throws a nice looking combination but da Costa Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Costa Carvalho lands a head kick that stumbles Kruger Ramos and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Vinicius Kruger Ramos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kruger Ramos keeping full guard, as da Costa Carvalho tries to pass.
da Costa Carvalho looking to sit in guard and control but Kruger Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kruger Ramos throws a strike but da Costa Carvalho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
da Costa Carvalho trying to control but Kruger Ramos is working from the bottom.
da Costa Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruger Ramos is keeping the position for now.
da Costa Carvalho has gone for a leg lock! Kruger Ramos slips out almost immediately though and dives into da Costa Carvalho's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as da Costa Carvalho holds on and takes a little breather.
Kruger Ramos wants to control from the top but da Costa Carvalho keeps moving.
Kruger Ramos looking to pass the guard.
da Costa Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruger Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Costa Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos throwing strikes from guard but da Costa Carvalho blocks nicely.
da Costa Carvalho managing to control the position.
da Costa Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Kruger Ramos from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Costa Carvalho lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger Ramos off balance momentarily.
Kruger Ramos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
da Costa Carvalho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
da Costa Carvalho throws a nice head kick!
Kruger Ramos throws a series of punches but da Costa Carvalho moves out of range.
Kruger Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kruger Ramos does no damage.
Kruger Ramos misses with a wild combination.
da Costa Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Kruger Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kruger Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
da Costa Carvalho keeps Kruger Ramos at a distance using the push kick.
da Costa Carvalho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kruger Ramos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
da Costa Carvalho fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Costa Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kruger Ramos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruger Ramos's calf.
Kruger Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
da Costa Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kruger Ramos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kruger Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but da Costa Carvalho is just out of range.
Kruger Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Costa Carvalho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger Ramos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Kruger Ramos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adelmar da Costa Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kruger Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kruger Ramos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kruger Ramos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
da Costa Carvalho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kruger Ramos is trying to control the position but da Costa Carvalho postures up.
da Costa Carvalho wants to control from the top but Kruger Ramos keeps moving.
Kruger Ramos is looking for a triangle but da Costa Carvalho pushes his legs off easily.
da Costa Carvalho is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruger Ramos has wrist control.
da Costa Carvalho passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kruger Ramos is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho thows a huge punch but Kruger Ramos dodges it nicely.
da Costa Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
da Costa Carvalho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kruger Ramos is just riding it out for now. da Costa Carvalho eventually gives up the hold.
da Costa Carvalho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura but Kruger Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for da Costa Carvalho to get the leverage.
da Costa Carvalho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos is positioning himself well to prevent da Costa Carvalho advancing to mount.
Kruger Ramos tries to get to full guard but da Costa Carvalho has control of the leg.
da Costa Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
da Costa Carvalho is working for a kimura but Kruger Ramos is defending it quite comfortably.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruger Ramos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time da Costa Carvalho.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kruger Ramos defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos is refusing to be controlled, as da Costa Carvalho sits in half guard.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruger Ramos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time da Costa Carvalho.
Kruger Ramos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. da Costa Carvalho is working away from the top position though.
da Costa Carvalho blocks the strikes from Kruger Ramos.
da Costa Carvalho is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kruger Ramos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruger Ramos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kruger Ramos.
da Costa Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Costa Carvalho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
da Costa Carvalho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelmar da Costa Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kruger Ramos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kruger Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
da Costa Carvalho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vinicius Kruger Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger Ramos tries to sprawl but da Costa Carvalho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kruger Ramos wants to improve his position but da Costa Carvalho is controlling well.
da Costa Carvalho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruger Ramos makes his way to full guard, as da Costa Carvalho worked for a kimura.
Kruger Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger Ramos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
da Costa Carvalho pushing down on Kruger Ramos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
da Costa Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kruger Ramos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but da Costa Carvalho pulls his head out easily.
Kruger Ramos trying to control from the bottom.
da Costa Carvalho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
da Costa Carvalho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
da Costa Carvalho stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho throws a leg kick but Kruger Ramos checks it.
Kruger Ramos throws a series of strikes that have da Costa Carvalho backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Costa Carvalho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
da Costa Carvalho being controlled here, momentarily.
da Costa Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet da Costa Carvalho, not yet.
Adelmar da Costa Carvalho has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruger Ramos's guard.
Kruger Ramos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. da Costa Carvalho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. da Costa Carvalho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
da Costa Carvalho advances position into side control!
da Costa Carvalho tries for a kimura but Kruger Ramos is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Kruger Ramos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kruger Ramos gets back to half guard.
da Costa Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos trying to control here.
da Costa Carvalho is keen to just control but Kruger Ramos is a slippery customer.
da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kruger Ramos gets back to full guard.
Vinicius Kruger Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adelmar da Costa Carvalho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Costa Carvalho trying to control but Kruger Ramos is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.
I've got da Costa Carvalho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adelmar da Costa Carvalho!
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energy
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hype
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