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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Garcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcio has chosen Strange Behaviour as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ricardo Oston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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171 lbs
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176 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Oston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Garcio!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oston wants to clinch
and Garcio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcio has Oston up against the cage in a clinch.
Oston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oston's face.
A knee to the head by Garcio.
Garcio stops a takedown attempt from Oston.
Garcio jumps guard and drags Oston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oston trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oston is really struggling to control Garcio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcio is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oston is looking to stand up but Garcio won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oston tries to clinch up
and Garcio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oston scores with a shot to the side of Garcio's head.
Garcio wants a takedown.
Garcio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garcio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oston wants to control but Garcio is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcio seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcio told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Oston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oston wants to free his trapped foot but Garcio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oston is trying to control. Garcio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oston 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oston 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcio wants to control but Oston is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Garcio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oston gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oston really felt that one!
Oston misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oston's knee momentarily.
Garcio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oston's sensitive parts.
Garcio leaves Oston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcio has closed the distance and engaged Oston in a clinch.
Garcio pulls guard.
Garcio keeping moving, preventing Oston from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oston wants to pass the guard but Garcio is keeping the position.
Oston trying to control but Garcio is working from the bottom.
Oston wants to get up but he can't break Garcio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oston is aware though and is defending well.
Garcio has his foot on Oston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oston works his way back into a safe position though.
Oston wants to stand and escape but instead Garcio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcio manages to get himself to full guard.
Oston trying to control but Garcio is working from the bottom.
Oston wanted to stand there but Garcio had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oston trying to control but Garcio is working from the bottom.
Garcio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcio is breathing heavily.
Oston wants to control from the top but Garcio keeps moving.
Garcio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcio has his foot on Oston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oston works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oston is aware though and is defending well.
Oston trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oston tries to clinch but Garcio is having none of it.
Oston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Oston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcio wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Garcio 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!
Oston has a takedown stuffed.
Garcio shoots for a takedown but Oston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricardo Oston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oston tries to clinch there but Garcio circles away.
Garcio swats away the attempt to clinch by Oston.
Oston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oston throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Garcio to counter with a crisp jab.
Oston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcio tries to avoid it but Oston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcio to the ground. Garcio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Oston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcio or perhaps it was just good defense by Oston, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oston with a poor takedown
and Garcio counters with a low kick, right behind Oston 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oston with a poor takedown
and Garcio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oston really felt that one!
Garcio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oston keeping moving, preventing Garcio from controlling successfully.
Oston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcio forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oston is just riding it out for now. Garcio eventually gives up the hold.
Oston missing with punches from the bottom.
Oston missing with punches from the bottom.
Garcio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oston sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcio is thwarting Oston's attempts to control the position.
Garcio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oston wants to stand and escape but Garcio is having none of it.
Felipe Garcio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oston is trying to keep Garcio in close.
Garcio trying to control but Oston is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcio swivels and escapes.
Garcio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oston circles away.
Oston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ricardo Oston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oston.
Garcio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oston is fending him off so far but Garcio persists. Nope, Oston circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcio as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Garcio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Garcio!
After winning the bout, Felipe Garcio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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