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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Garcia (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 Garcia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Louza drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Louza dives on top into guard.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia working for a triangle but Louza defends it easily.
Louza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louza is aware though and is defending well.
Louza is stalling in the full guard.
Louza pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Louza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Louza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Louza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Louza prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Louza wants to take his opponent's back but Garcia doesn't allow it.
Garcia wants to hold on but Louza pushes him away.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Louza avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Louza prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Louza is putting a hurting on Garcia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Louza keeps moving and retains side control.
Louza grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
Garcia is not content to let Louza control the position.
Louza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Louza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Louza tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza stalling away here and it's allowed Garcia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Louza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Louza 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.
Louza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Louza trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Garcia with the active half guard here but Louza passes nicely into side control.
Louza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Louza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Garcia tries to bench press Louza off him but Louza keeps the position.
Louza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Louza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Louza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louza trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebaldo Louza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia tests Louza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Louza moves out of range easily.
Louza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louza lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Louza is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Louza pulls his head out easily.
Louza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Louza is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Louza seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Louza wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Louza.
Louza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Louza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Louza.
Louza is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Louza to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza works his way into full mount!
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Louza cracks Garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Louza maintains control.
Louza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Louza's attempts to control the action.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Rebaldo Louza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stops Louza from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Louza wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louza forces the positional change into back control.
Louza is trying to stick to Garcia's back but Garcia is turning into Louza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Louza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Garcia.
Louza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebaldo Louza dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Louza.
Louza blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Louza scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louza pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louza is looking for a kimura here.
Louza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza with the ground and pound from mount.
Louza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garcia is rocked!
Louza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Louza finish him?
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Louza lands a big shot to the head and Garcia winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rebaldo Louza!
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energy
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hype
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