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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gostos A is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Main Theme - Game of Thrones. Map Gostos A has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
29
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gostos A uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brandao has time to react. Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brandao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gostos A counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Brandao misses with an uppercut. Gostos A saw that one coming. Gostos A lands with a hook. Brandao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Brandao throws a hook but Gostos A blocks it. Gostos A misses with a double jab.
Gostos A misses the shot to the body. Brandao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gostos A. Gostos A circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gostos A circles away quickly and effectively. Gostos A lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Brandao misses with a straight left. Gostos A fails with a takedown attempt. Brandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Gostos A counters with a right hand to the body. Nice shot by Gostos A. Brandao dodges the punch combination from Gostos A.
Gostos A jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao moves into range and connects with a jab. Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brandao is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gostos A is defended easily by Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brandao takes one to the chin there. Gostos A uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Gostos A scores with a jab. Brandao acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Gostos A closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gostos A wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brandao, who protects the arm well. Gostos A looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Gostos A working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Gostos A tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gostos A has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Gostos A looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gostos A is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brandao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Brandao is pushing Gostos A's head away, looking to escape. Gostos A manages to hold on to the position though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gostos A is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brandao has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Gostos A looks up at the clock and then as Brandao takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gostos A smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gostos A tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Gostos A working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Gostos A prevents Brandao from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gostos A tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Gostos A looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Gostos A tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gostos A has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Gostos A postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gostos A looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Brandao wants to get back to his feet but Gostos A drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gostos A is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brandao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Gostos A tries for a kimura but Brandao is defending well. Gostos A looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Brandao is trying to get back to his feet. Gostos A has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brandao is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gostos A yanks on the arm and Brandao is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gostos A.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Map Gostos A!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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