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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Moai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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202 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joeseph Moai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moai tries to clinch but Sobral moves out of range.
Moai feints and as Sobral raises his hands in defense, Moai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobral is on top in guard.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Moai keeps moving.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Moai is keeping the position.
Moai keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral stops Moai from standing up.
Sobral is stalling in the full guard.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Moai is retaining full guard.
Moai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimundo Sobral has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobral swinging wildly here.
Raimundo Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moai moves away.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Moai's shoulder, as Moai tries to avoid the shot.
Sobral misses with a kick to the body.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Moai finds it's target.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moai has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Moai.
Sobral displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moai.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral connects with a body shot.
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!
Sobral digs a good hook to Moai's body.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raimundo Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moai, right into the meat.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobral has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobral scores with a hook to the body. Moai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sobral tries to buck Moai off but Moai is having none of it.
Moai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sobral regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral keeping full guard, as Moai tries to pass.
Sobral has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Moai doesn't defend quickly enough and Sobral has managed to lock this one up! Can Moai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sobral on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raimundo Sobral!
Our winner, Raimundo Sobral, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
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