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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Deimos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Gearcase (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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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Deimos!
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, Jackson Gearcase!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deimos misses with a takedown attempt - Gearcase sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Deimos as Gearcase shoots in.
Gearcase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deimos has a takedown stuffed.
Gearcase closes the distance and clinches.
Deimos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gearcase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Deimos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deimos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gearcase's guard.
Deimos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gearcase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deimos won't allow Gearcase to get back to his feet.
Gearcase is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Deimos stops Gearcase from standing up.
Deimos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deimos trying to control but Gearcase is working from the bottom.
Gearcase looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deimos is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gearcase keeping moving, preventing Deimos from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Deimos misses with a takedown attempt - Gearcase sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gearcase drives through and clinches with Deimos against the cage.
Gearcase stalling the fight.
Gearcase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gearcase is trying to break free.
Gearcase stalls.
Gearcase tries to land knees in the clinch but Deimos avoids the damage to the body.
Gearcase misses with a punch to the body.
Deimos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gearcase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gearcase is looking to clinch but Deimos is avoiding it.
Deimos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gearcase pushes Deimos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jackson Gearcase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deimos fails to land the takedown.
Deimos is breathing heavily.
Deimos tries for a takedown but Gearcase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gearcase wants to clinch up but Deimos keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gearcase moves into the clinch successfully.
Deimos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gearcase taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Deimos prevents a body shot from Gearcase.
Gearcase leaning against his opponent.
Deimos goes for a takedown attempt but Gearcase pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gearcase wants to clinch.
Gearcase moves into the clinch.
Deimos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gearcase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gearcase stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deimos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Deimos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gearcase prevents it.
Gearcase taking a breather.
Gearcase misses with a punch to the body.
Deimos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gearcase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deimos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gearcase has managed to clinch.
Gearcase tries to break the clinch but Deimos is controlling the position.
Gearcase gets underhooks to prevent Deimos's takedown attempt.
Deimos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gearcase slows down the pace here.
Gearcase wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deimos avoiding damage as Gearcase throws knees to the body.
Deimos looking for a takedown.
Gearcase holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deimos is trying to trip Gearcase. He has hold of a leg but Gearcase is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Deimos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gearcase keeping full guard, as Deimos tries to pass.
Deimos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deimos trying to control from half guard but Gearcase is working away.
Gearcase is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gearcase pushes Deimos off looking to stand but Deimos dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Gearcase 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.
Gearcase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gearcase stuffs the takedown attempt from Deimos. Deimos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gearcase stuffs the takedown.
Deimos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gearcase's waist but Gearcase gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deimos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Deimos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gearcase uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deimos.
Gearcase doesn't manage to clinch there - Deimos circles away.
Gearcase doesn't manage to clinch there - Deimos circles away.
Gearcase has closed the distance and engaged Deimos in a clinch.
Gearcase looking for a takedown.
Deimos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gearcase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gearcase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gearcase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gearcase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deimos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gearcase is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gearcase gets underhooks to prevent Deimos's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gearcase leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deimos prevents Gearcase from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gearcase.
Gearcase lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gearcase wants to break free but Deimos has control.
Gearcase will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deimos up against the cage.
Deimos wants a takedown.
Gearcase goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deimos prevents Gearcase from breaking the clinch.
Gearcase's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jackson Gearcase.
Gearcase misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gearcase clinches up with Deimos and pushes him back against the cage.
Deimos prevents Gearcase from breaking the clinch.
Gearcase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deimos.
Gearcase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The is referee keeping an eye on Gearcase - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Deimos blocks a body shot from Gearcase.
Gearcase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gearcase tries to clinch up.
Gearcase tries to clinch but Deimos is having none of it.
Gearcase darts in and clinches Deimos up against the cage.
Gearcase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gearcase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deimos prevents Gearcase from breaking the clinch.
Gearcase is pressed up against the cage. Deimos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gearcase down to the mat. Gearcase avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deimos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gearcase as he avoids it easily.
Deimos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gearcase fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gearcase is looking to clinch.
Gearcase moves in looking to clinch but Deimos pushes him off.
Deimos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gearcase is not content to let Deimos control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deimos stops Gearcase from getting back to his feet.
Deimos wants to control but Gearcase is keeping him busy.
Deimos is just content to waste time from the top position. Gearcase takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Deimos or perhaps it was just good defense by Gearcase which made him look bad.
Deimos drives through and clinches with Gearcase against the cage.
Gearcase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deimos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gearcase moves into the clinch.
Gearcase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deimos.
Gearcase stalls.
Gearcase prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gearcase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gearcase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deimos tries to score a body lock takedown but Gearcase shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gearcase content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Gearcase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gearcase forces Deimos back against the cage and clinches.
Gearcase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gearcase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gearcase can't break the clinch.
Gearcase has Deimos pushed against the cage.
Gearcase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gearcase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deimos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gearcase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gearcase is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deimos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gearcase prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gearcase taking a breather.
Gearcase looking for a takedown.
Gearcase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deimos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gearcase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Deimos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gearcase is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Gearcase.
Gearcase using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deimos wants a takedown but no success here.
Gearcase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deimos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gearcase swivels and escapes.
Deimos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deimos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gearcase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deimos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gearcase is fending him off so far but Deimos persists. Nope, Gearcase circles away and we're back to standing.
Deimos tries for a takedown but Gearcase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deimos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gearcase's waist but Gearcase gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deimos off to one side.
Gearcase is looking to clinch but Deimos is avoiding it.
Gearcase tries to clinch but Deimos is having none of it.
Gearcase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deimos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gearcase wants to clinch up but Deimos keeps it at a distance.
Deimos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deimos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gearcase is looking to clinch.
Deimos swats away the attempt to clinch by Gearcase.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gearcase looks to land a combination but Deimos avoids it well.
Deimos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deimos gets the takedown into side control.
Deimos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Deimos is looking to take a break and control but Gearcase is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Deimos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Deimos wants to control but Gearcase is keeping him busy.
Deimos looking to control but instead Gearcase has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gearcase is staying active underneath Deimos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gearcase stuffs the takedown attempt from Deimos. Deimos gets slowly back to his feet.
Deimos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deimos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gearcase is positioning himself well to prevent Deimos advancing to mount.
Gearcase is looking to escape.
Deimos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Deimos wants to control but Gearcase is keeping him busy.
Deimos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gearcase keeping moving, preventing Deimos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gearcase pushes Deimos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Deimos looks for a takedown but Gearcase sprawls well.
Deimos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Deimos looking to control but Gearcase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gearcase tries to buck Deimos off but he can't manage it.
Deimos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deimos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Deimos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gearcase is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Deimos controlling the position easily from mount.
Troy Deimos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gearcase is squirming around, avoiding Deimos's attempts to control the action.
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 Troy Deimos.
I think Gearcase has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Gearcase!
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