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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Lima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DosCe- Urban Mafia. Alvarez has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Julio Cezar De Lima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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247 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cezar De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez blocks a head kick by De Lima.
De Lima feints and as Alvarez raises his hands in defense, De Lima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alvarez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alvarez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alvarez!
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Lima has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alvarez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Lima has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alvarez but great work by De Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lima swings around for an armbar but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into De Lima's guard.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
Alvarez 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.
De Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De Lima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard.
Alvarez controlling De Lima's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Lima has gone for a leg lock! Alvarez slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Lima's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow De Lima to get back to his feet.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez prevents De Lima from getting back to his feet.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez stops De Lima from standing up.
Alvarez trying to control but De Lima is working from the bottom.
Esteban Alvarez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to stand but Alvarez is controlling his head.
De Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Lima goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Alvarez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Lima but great work by Alvarez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lima is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cezar De Lima dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Lima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
Alvarez is not content to let De Lima control the position.
De Lima wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Julio Cezar De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez is looking to control De Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
Alvarez trying to control but De Lima postures up.
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.
De Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.
De Lima is working for a kimura but Alvarez is defending it quite comfortably.
De Lima is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like De Lima is going to stand back up.
De Lima is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Alvarez as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alvarez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alvarez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alvarez!
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alvarez swings around for an armbar but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alvarez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cezar De Lima dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as De Lima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but De Lima postures up.
Alvarez wants to control but De Lima passes easily into half guard.
De Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to control De Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Lima kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alvarez tries to kick De Lima off but De Lima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
De Lima is looking for a kimura but Alvarez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Lima to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control but De Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Lima.
De Lima 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.
Julio Cezar De Lima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is just content to waste time from the top position. Alvarez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cezar De Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Lima 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cezar De Lima!
Julio Cezar De Lima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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