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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Mandoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes into the arena with Bate Pesadão blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Mandoza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Pyle is looking to clinch but Mandoza is avoiding it.
Pyle gets a clinch.
Pyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandoza tries to circle away but Pyle has him pinned against the cage.
Pyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mandoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pyle lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandoza looking to stall.
Mandoza tries to pull guard but Pyle holds him up against the cage and eventually Mandoza drops back down to his feet.
Pyle lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandoza tries a body shot but Pyle blocks it.
Mandoza is trying to break the clinch but Pyle has him pressed against the cage.
Mandoza tries to circle away but Pyle has him pinned against the cage.
Mandoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyle won't allow it.
Pyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandoza controls his hands.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but Pyle has him pressed against the cage.
Richard Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Mandoza.
Pyle tries to work over Mandoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Mandoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandoza's elbow.
Pyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandoza working hard to break the clinch.
Pyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyle.
Mandoza is trying to break free.
Mandoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pyle smiles and moves away.
Pyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandoza circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandoza tries to keep at a distance but Pyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mandoza tries to circle away but Pyle has him pinned against the cage.
Pyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mandoza wants to break free but Pyle has control.
Mandoza jumps guard but Pyle stands there with Mandoza around his waist. Mandoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mandoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries a body shot but Mandoza blocks it.
Mandoza jumps guard but Pyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mandoza blocks a body shot from Pyle.
Pyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pyle to keep the fight standing.
Pyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mandoza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mandoza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pyle walks away with a smile on his face. Mandoza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Pyle's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mandoza shoots for a double leg takedown but Pyle sprawls well. He's pushed Mandoza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pyle is looking to clinch but Mandoza is avoiding it.
Pyle shoots in and gets a takedown into Mandoza's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mandoza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pyle passes into side control.
Mandoza looks to move to half guard but instead Pyle has passed into mount! Damn!
Mandoza is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandoza is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandoza's elbow.
Mandoza tries to break free but Pyle pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pyle.
Mandoza missing with knees to the body.
Mandoza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mandoza tries to circle away but Pyle has him pinned against the cage.
Pyle tries to work over Mandoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandoza fails to pull guard.
Pyle works on Mandoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Mandoza prevents a body shot from Pyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandoza fails to pull guard.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pyle to keep the fight standing.
Richard Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Mandoza.
Mandoza blocks a body shot from Pyle.
Pyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pyle can't find room to land a body shot as Mandoza controls the action.
Pyle lands a shot to the body.
Pyle tries to throw a body punch but Mandoza avoids it by throwing Pyle back against the cage.
Mandoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyle is keeping busy.
Mandoza is trying to force a seperation but Pyle has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandoza.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pyle as Mandoza tries to tie him up.
Mandoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyle tries to work over Mandoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mandoza fails to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hook to the body lands for Pyle.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pyle to keep the fight standing.
Mandoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pyle dominated that second round.
That's time! Pyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pyle rushes Mandoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mandoza fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richard Pyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mandoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandoza tries to pull guard but Pyle holds him up against the cage and eventually Mandoza drops back down to his feet.
Pyle prevents Mandoza from breaking the clinch.
Mandoza can't find room to land a body shot as Pyle controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandoza tries to pull guard but Pyle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richard Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Mandoza.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyle.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but Pyle has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mandoza tries to stall but Pyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pyle can't find room to land a body shot as Mandoza controls the action.
Mandoza is trying to pull guard but Pyle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pyle tries to work over Mandoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Pyle.
Pyle has Mandoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mandoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mandoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandoza can do to turn this around?
Mandoza trying to control the position but instead, Pyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mandoza into the cage.
That's two 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.
Pyle misses with a punch to the body.
Mandoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pyle digs a right hand into Mandoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mandoza's gas tank.
Pyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Pyle.
A hook to the body from Pyle.
Mandoza working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandoza jumps guard but Pyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pyle cracks Mandoza with a nice body shot.
Mandoza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pyle is working Mandoza over against the cage.
Pyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pyle.
Pyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandoza is trying to break the clinch but Pyle has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mandoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandoza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pyle presses Mandoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mandoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Pyle has double underhooks.
Pyle blocks an elbow strike from Mandoza.
A right hand to the body from Pyle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marcelo Mandoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Pyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pyle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Pyle!
Richard Pyle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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