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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robby Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Antonio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robby Avery!
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, Matheus Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery shoots in and gets a takedown into Antonio's guard.
Antonio wants to stand and escape but Avery is having none of it.
Antonio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antonio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antonio's head.
Avery being controlled here momentarily.
Antonio keeping full guard, as Avery tries to pass.
Avery wants to control from the top but Antonio keeps moving.
Avery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Avery moves into the clinch successfully.
Antonio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Avery pulls guard.
Avery is looking for a triangle but Antonio pushes his legs off easily.
Avery looking to control.
Antonio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avery is pulling down on Antonio's head to control his posture.
Avery manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Avery controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Antonio is on top in guard.
Antonio advances position into side control!
Antonio tries to move to full mount but Avery actually manages to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery manages to get to full guard.
Avery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antonio manages to get himself to full guard.
Avery looking to sit in guard and control but Antonio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antonio trying to control the position from guard on top but Avery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Antonio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Avery is trying to control Antonio's posture but Antonio avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avery is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Antonio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Antonio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Avery dominated that 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.
Avery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avery somewhat.
Avery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio scores with a jab to the head.
Antonio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonio wants to clinch up but Avery keeps it at a distance.
Avery is looking to clinch.
Antonio closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Avery jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Avery around his waist. Avery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robby Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Avery tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonio avoids the damage to the body.
Avery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio shoots for a takedown but Avery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Avery closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Antonio did well to prevent Avery getting side control.
Avery wants to control but Antonio is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonio is trying to maintain the position but Avery is very close to passing his half guard.
Antonio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robby Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.
Avery trying to control but Antonio is working from the bottom.
Avery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Antonio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Avery has managed to get both his arms back between Antonio's legs - danger averted.
Antonio controls Avery momentarily but Avery frees himself.
Avery would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Antonio is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery scoring with some ground and pound.
Avery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Avery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Avery sitting in guard here, content to control.
Avery is looking to stand up but Antonio won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antonio controlling the position.
Robby Avery has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antonio closes the distance but Avery moves to the side
and Avery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avery shoots in for a takedown but Antonio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio misses with a takedown
and Avery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Avery jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Avery around his waist. Avery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avery dodges an elbow strike from Antonio.
Avery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Robby Avery will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Antonio lands with a shot to the body.
Avery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avery somewhat.
Antonio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Antonio somewhat.
Antonio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avery fails to land the takedown.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonio misses with a takedown attempt
and Avery counters with a shoot takedown. Antonio fights it but they end up in guard.
Robby Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Antonio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery wants to pass the guard but Antonio is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avery showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Avery stopping the sweep attempt from Antonio.
Antonio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antonio looking for subs off his back but Avery has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery prevents Antonio from standing back up.
Antonio is not content to let Avery control the position.
Antonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonio pushes Avery off looking to stand but Avery dives back in and keeps control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Antonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery controlling the action here.
Robby Avery has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Avery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonio, pushing him back against the cage.
Antonio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Antonio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Avery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avery somewhat.
Avery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antonio avoids it really well and circles away.
Avery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antonio is fending him off so far but Avery persists. Nope, Antonio circles away and we're back to standing.
Avery blocks a head kick by Antonio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avery fails with a takedown attempt.
Matheus Antonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robby Avery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avery takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robby Avery.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robby Avery!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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