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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeronimo Ferra De Almada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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179 cm
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeronimo Ferra De Almada!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferra De Almada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cabral tries to buck Ferra De Almada off but Ferra De Almada is having none of it.
Cabral manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ferra De Almada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cabral tries to get to full guard but Ferra De Almada has control of the leg.
Ferra De Almada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cabral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferra De Almada pulls his head out easily.
Ferra De Almada is trying to control. Cabral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabral trying to control but Ferra De Almada postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral wants to improve his position but Ferra De Almada is controlling well.
Cabral looking for subs from the bottom but Ferra De Almada mounts him!
Ferra De Almada controlling from mount.
Ferra De Almada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabral is looking to escape.
Ferra De Almada unloads with some shots from mount but Cabral bucks and avoids them well.
Cabral can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferra De Almada goes for an armbar but Cabral turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cabral.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferra De Almada trying to control the position.
Cabral trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferra De Almada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabral is one step ahead there.
Ferra De Almada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabral with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferra De Almada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabral postures up in Ferra De Almada's guard and throws a big left but Ferra De Almada blocks it.
Cabral drops back looking for a leg! Ferra De Almada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferra De Almada manages to kick Cabral off! Cabral jumps back into Ferra De Almada's guard.
Ferra De Almada is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ferra De Almada manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabral tries to hold on but Ferra De Almada pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabral is working hard here to advance position.
Ferra De Almada wants to control the pace but Cabral is squirming around nicely.
Ferra De Almada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ferra De Almada thowing shots but they're missing.
Ferra De Almada tries to control but Cabral wriggling away.
Ferra De Almada looking to secure an arm triangle but Cabral defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabral stops Ferra De Almada from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeronimo Ferra De Almada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferra De Almada with a poor takedown
and Cabral counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferra De Almada!
Cabral working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ferra De Almada taking a bit of punishment here - Cabral scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Cabral seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ferra De Almada is looking for a sweep.
Rogerio Cabral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferra De Almada has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cabral but great work by Ferra De Almada.
Ferra De Almada wants to control but Cabral is keeping him busy.
Cabral manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferra De Almada pulls his head out easily.
Cabral is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral is looking to control Ferra De Almada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabral avoid being mounted?
Ferra De Almada seems to be working for a kimura but Cabral defends the submission attempt.
Ferra De Almada wants to control but Cabral is keeping him busy.
Cabral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferra De Almada wants to pass to mount but Cabral is defending the position.
Cabral trying to hold on to Ferra De Almada's head to control him but Ferra De Almada postures up.
Ferra De Almada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ferra De Almada 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferra De Almada is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabral is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cabral moves into full guard.
Cabral striking off his back but it's not causing Ferra De Almada any problems.
Cabral pulls Ferra De Almada in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferra De Almada from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferra De Almada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferra De Almada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ferra De Almada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabral keeps working.
Ferra De Almada throwing shots but Cabral is blocking nicely.
Ferra De Almada is working for a submission of some sort.
Cabral looking for submissions off his back.
Cabral won't allow Ferra De Almada to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ferra De Almada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cabral lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Ferra De Almada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferra De Almada is looking to stall here but Cabral recovers full guard.
Ferra De Almada slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabral trying to hold on to Ferra De Almada's head to control him but Ferra De Almada postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rogerio Cabral will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ferra De Almada misses with a takedown
and Cabral counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ferra De Almada's guard now.
Cabral is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferra De Almada has wrist control.
Ferra De Almada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabral is one step ahead there.
Ferra De Almada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferra De Almada is trying to control the position but Cabral postures up.
Ferra De Almada seems keen to control Cabral's posture.
Let's hope that Ferra De Almada has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cabral has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeronimo Ferra De Almada.
Cabral connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferra De Almada misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabral counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferra De Almada!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ferra De Almada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cabral is putting a hurting on Ferra De Almada here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ferra De Almada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabral is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferra De Almada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferra De Almada dodges the ground and pound from Cabral.
Ferra De Almada managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cabral.
Cabral working the ground and pound.
Ferra De Almada taking a bit of punishment here - Cabral scoring with strikes.
A control attempt from Ferra De Almada but he's now mounted!
Cabral looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferra De Almada is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferra De Almada and Cabral has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cabral tries to advance to mount but can't.
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!
Ferra De Almada is trying to control Cabral's posture but Cabral avoids it.
Cabral has control of an arm but Ferra De Almada manages to advance to Cabral's back!
Ferra De Almada doesn't have the hooks in and Cabral manages to turn into his guard.
Ferra De Almada pulls Cabral in close to prevent any damage.
Cabral tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferra De Almada is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral postures up.
Cabral throwing strikes from guard but Ferra De Almada blocks nicely.
Ferra De Almada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cabral lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferra De Almada looking to control.
Cabral is working Ferra De Almada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferra De Almada pulls Cabral in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabral from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferra De Almada is trying to hold Cabral in close to prevent damage but Cabral has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cabral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferra De Almada defends it well.
Cabral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferra De Almada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ferra De Almada trying to hold on to Cabral's head to control him but Cabral postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabral seems to be looking for submissions.
Cabral has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Cabral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabral 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Cabral!
Rogerio Cabral decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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