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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Calbrentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julio Calbrentes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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167 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Calbrentes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calbrentes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calbrentes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Redmond tries to clinch up but Calbrentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Redmond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calbrentes pinned against the cage. Calbrentes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calbrentes stuffs the takedown.
Calbrentes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Redmonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Calbrentes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redmond circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calbrentes. Redmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redmond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calbrentes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calbrentes is working Redmond over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calbrentes misses with some punches.
Calbrentes gets through Redmond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Redmond looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Redmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redmond keeps control of Calbrentes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calbrentes working aggressively here.
Redmond is working for takedown but Calbrentes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calbrentes struggles to land a body shot inside as Redmond controls his hands.
Calbrentes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Calbrentes can't find room to land a body shot as Redmond controls the action.
Calbrentes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Calbrentes.
Redmond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calbrentes is trying to break free.
Redmond drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calbrentes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Calbrentes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redmond manages to avoid it.
Calbrentes misses with a wild combination.
Redmond shoots in for a double leg but Calbrentes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes throws a right and a left that Redmond avoids nicely.
Calbrentes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redmond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Calbrentes with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Calbrentes does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calbrentes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Calbrentes misses.
Redmond misses with a wild combination.
Calbrentes throws a nice looking combination but Redmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redmond.
Redmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calbrentes.
Redmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calbrentes circles away.
Redmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Redmond tries to clinch but Calbrentes moves out of range.
Redmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Calbrentes swinging wildly here.
Calbrentes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calbrentes.
Redmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calbrentes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calbrentes moves into the clinch.
Calbrentes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redmond stalling in the clinch.
Redmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calbrentes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calbrentes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Calbrentes as the two fighters clinch.
Calbrentes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calbrentes misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Calbrentes on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redmond has picked Calbrentes up - he's going for a ride! Redmond dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Calbrentes wants to control but Redmond passes into side.
Redmond looks up at the clock and then as Calbrentes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Redmond smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Redmond throws an elbow but Calbrentes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Calbrentes is trying to get back to half guard.
Calbrentes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Calbrentes wants to control but Redmond postures up.
Redmond scoring with punches and elbows.
Calbrentes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redmond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redmond working the head with strikes.
Calbrentes taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calbrentes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Calbrentes wants to control but Redmond postures up.
Calbrentes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Redmond in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nathan Redmond will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Calbrentes misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Calbrentes as Redmond shoots in.
Redmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calbrentes.
Calbrentes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redmond circles away quickly and effectively.
Redmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nathan Redmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calbrentes looks to land a combination. Redmond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calbrentes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Calbrentes.
Redmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calbrentes misses with a wild body shot.
Redmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Calbrentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redmond is defended easily by Calbrentes.
Calbrentes jabs at Redmond's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calbrentes throws a series of punches but Redmond avoids them all with ease.
Redmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calbrentes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calbrentes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Calbrentes tries to keep at a distance but Redmond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Redmond looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Redmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calbrentes struggles to land a body shot inside as Redmond controls his hands.
Calbrentes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Julio Calbrentes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redmond.
It looks like Julio Calbrentes has been cut.
Calbrentes tries to break free but Redmond pushes him back against the cage.
Calbrentes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redmond backwards.
Calbrentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Redmond has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redmond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calbrentes's brow.
Calbrentes lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redmond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calbrentes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calbrentes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calbrentes scores with a shot to the side of Redmond's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calbrentes tries a body shot but Redmond blocks it.
Nice body punch from Calbrentes - that landed with a thud.
Calbrentes is trying to break the clinch but Redmond has him pressed against the cage.
Calbrentes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calbrentes gets underhooks to prevent Redmond's takedown attempt.
Calbrentes stops a takedown attempt from Redmond.
Calbrentes misses with a body punch.
Calbrentes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Redmond.
Redmond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Calbrentes.
Calbrentes pushes Redmond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calbrentes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redmond tries for a takedown but Calbrentes manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redmond's elbow.
Redmond is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calbrentes is defending well.
Calbrentes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redmond backwards.
Calbrentes tries to throw a body punch but Redmond avoids it by throwing Calbrentes back against the cage.
Calbrentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redmond's elbow.
Redmond changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calbrentes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calbrentes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Julio Calbrentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calbrentes swinging wildly here.
Redmond wants to clinch
and Calbrentes counters with a stiff right hand.
Calbrentes swinging wildly here.
Calbrentes looks to score with a jab to the body but Redmond is just out of range.
Redmond misses with a straight left.
Calbrentes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes clinches.
Nice body punch from Redmond - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calbrentes misses with a punch to the body.
Redmond is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calbrentes is defending well.
Calbrentes tries to work over Redmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calbrentes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redmond working aggressively here.
Calbrentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Redmond has double underhooks.
Redmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redmond has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Calbrentes is trying to keep an underhook but Redmond manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calbrentes has hold of Redmond's hands but Redmond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calbrentes is trying to get back to full guard.
Redmond is trying for a kimura here. Calbrentes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Redmond wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Redmond!
Our winner, Nathan Redmond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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