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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Italo Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Moreno has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Paulo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Italo Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno wants to clinch.
Pereira drives through and clinches with Moreno against the ropes.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira wants to stall.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
Moreno lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Pereira is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the ropes.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the ropes.
Moreno prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira looking for a takedown.
Paulo Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Italo Pereira.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to break free but Moreno pushes him back against the ropes.
Moreno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreno has Pereira pressed against the ropes, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreno has double underhooks.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira looks gassed!
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moreno throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Pereira tries to pull guard but Moreno forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Moreno in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Pereira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pereira clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Pereira is rocked!
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno finish him?
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreno won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling him.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into Pereira's ribcage.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira is trying to push Moreno away but Moreno has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pereira wants a takedown.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Moreno.
Pereira is trying to stall.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereira's face.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moreno as Pereira tries to tie him up.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira tries to pull guard but Moreno forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pereira.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
Pereira trying to control the position but instead, Moreno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pereira into the ropes.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Moreno moves into the clinch.
Pereira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moreno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira is trying to push Moreno away but Moreno has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling him.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moreno is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira taking a breather.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries to stall but Moreno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Moreno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira jumps guard but Moreno turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Moreno shrugs off.
Pereira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moreno just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Moreno has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
Paulo Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Italo Pereira.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Moreno turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira taking a breather.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into Pereira's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moreno after a bit of a struggle.
Paulo Moreno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling him.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moreno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moreno wants it to stay on the feet.
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Moreno shrugs off.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Moreno turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno smiles and moves away.
Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulo Moreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to clinch.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Moreno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling the position.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno lands an elbow inside that Pereira shrugs off.
Moreno working Pereira over with knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Moreno turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereira's face.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Moreno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pereira wants to take the fight to the mat but Moreno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Pereira blocks it.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to pull guard but Moreno won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moreno throws an elbow but misses.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
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!
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno has Pereira pressed against the ropes, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Paulo Moreno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Italo Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Moreno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moreno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Paulo Moreno!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Paulo Moreno!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Paulo Moreno!
Paulo Moreno wins by unanimous decision!
Paulo Moreno 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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