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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Tlera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Tlera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tlera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tlera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lobo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tlera wants to stand up but Lobo manages to regain full guard.
Tlera wants to control from the top but Lobo keeps moving.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tlera trying to control but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Lobo seems keen to control Tlera's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mateusz Tlera.
Lobo looks for a takedown but Tlera sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tlera moves into range and clinches up with Lobo.
Tlera jumps guard and drags Lobo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tlera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tlera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tlera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lobo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tlera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lobo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lobo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tlera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tlera throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lobo trying to control but Tlera is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tlera wants to get back to his feet but Lobo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tlera keeping full guard, as Lobo tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Lobo.
Tlera throws the kick towards the body but Lobo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tlera swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobo.
Lobo blocks a head kick by Tlera.
Lobo tries to clinch there but Tlera circles away.
Lobo looks for a takedown but Tlera sprawls well.
Lobo gets tackled into the cage by Tlera. Tlera maintains the clinch.
Tlera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lobo fails to land the takedown.
Mateusz Tlera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Lobo.
Tlera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tlera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tlera is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tlera fails with a takedown attempt.
Tlera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tlera wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lobo is defended easily by Tlera.
Lobo dives in and grabs Tlera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tlera pushes down on Lobo's head and hops out.
Tlera tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Lobo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tlera which made him look bad.
Tlera shoots in looking for a takedown. Lobo tries to sprawl out of it but Tlera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lobo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Tlera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lobo checks a low kick from Tlera.
Tlera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lobo is fending him off so far but Tlera persists. Nope, Lobo circles away and we're back to standing.
Lobo blocks a head kick by Tlera.
Lobo lands a jab-cross combination.
Lobo tries to clinch up but Tlera circles away and keeps his distance.
Mateusz Tlera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lobo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tlera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lobo somewhat.
Lobo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tlera counters with a nice body shot.
Tlera shoots for a double leg takedown but Lobo sprawls well. He's pushed Tlera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lobo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mateusz Tlera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Lobo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tlera scores with a takedown into Lobo's guard.
Tlera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo working for a triangle but Tlera defends it easily.
Lobo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lobo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tlera is trying to control but can't.
Tlera manages to get to full guard.
Tlera wants to stand and escape but Lobo is having none of it.
Lobo is looking to stand up but Tlera won't let him.
Mateusz Tlera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tlera is trying to keep Lobo in close.
Tlera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo advances to half guard.
Lobo is thwarting Tlera's attempts to control the position.
Tlera is looking for a sweep. Lobo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tlera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lobo.
Lobo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tlera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lobo working over Tlera with some ground and pound. Tlera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lobo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tlera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lobo is working away from the top position though.
Lobo not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lobo shoots in but Tlera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lobo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tlera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tlera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lobo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lobo prevents Tlera from getting a body triangle.
Lobo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
What can Lobo do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lobo is trying to break free.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tlera.
Lobo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tlera.
Lobo staying busy and making it hard for Tlera to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mateusz Tlera.
Lobo tries to clinch up.
Tlera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tlera.
Tlera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lobo scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tlera as Lobo shoots in.
Tlera drives through and clinches with Lobo against the cage.
Tlera gets control of Lobo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tlera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tlera keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Tlera is adopting a defensive guard.
Lobo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tlera working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lobo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tlera.
Horrible takedown by Lobo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tlera which made him look bad.
Mateusz Tlera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Lobo.
Lobo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tlera as he jumps to the side.
Lobo shoots in looking for a takedown. Tlera tries to sprawl out of it but Lobo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tlera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lobo closes the distance and clinches up with Tlera, looking for a takedown. Lobo pushes Tlera against the cage but Tlera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tlera looking to score a takedown here. Lobo is defending well but Tlera drives through and ends up in Lobo's guard.
Tlera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tlera throwing strikes from guard but Lobo blocks nicely.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tlera stops Lobo from standing up.
Lobo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Tlera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tlera 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Tlera!
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energy
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RATING
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