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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the ring accompanied by DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vraganza with the counter takedown but Lima avoids it easily.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vraganza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lima.
Lima throws a combination. Vraganza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Vrando Vraganza has been cut.
Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Vraganza tries to counter it with a takedown but Lima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima misses with an uppercut. Vraganza saw that one coming.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Vraganza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vraganza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Vraganza tries to counter it with a takedown but Lima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick from Lima misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lima throws a head kick but Vraganza moves out of range.
Vraganza with the counter takedown but Lima avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lima.
Douglas Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vraganza ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Lima throws a series of punches but Vraganza avoids them all with ease.
Vraganza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lima defends it well.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima clinches up against the ropes.
Lima breaks from the clinch.
Vraganza tries to move into range but Lima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vraganza gets tackled into the ropes by Lima. Lima maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza wants a takedown.
Lima landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima has had enough of the clinch but Vraganza keeps him there for the moment.
Vraganza tries to score a body lock takedown but Lima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vraganza's defenses.
Lima is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vrando Vraganza.
Lima throws an elbow but it misses.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vraganza swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
Vraganza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lima.
Vraganza has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima stalks Vraganza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vraganza's face. Vraganza staggers backwards, shaken.
Vraganza swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
Vraganza dodges the punch combination from Lima.
Lima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lima misses with an uppercut.
Vraganza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vraganza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vraganza feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves into the clinch.
Lima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vraganza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vraganza takes an elbow to the temple.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Vraganza blocks with his arms.
Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vraganza's defenses.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Vraganza avoids the damage to the body.
Vraganza has Lima pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima pressing his opponent against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vrando Vraganza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lima misses with an uppercut.
Vraganza keeps the fight on the outside.
Vraganza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vraganza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Vraganza tries to counter it with a takedown but Lima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima misses with the combination.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vraganza keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vraganza can do to turn this around?
Lima cracks Vraganza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vraganza. Vraganza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vraganza with the counter takedown but Lima avoids it easily.
Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vraganza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lima defends it well.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima looks to land a left hand but Vraganza moved out of range nicely.
And Vraganza tries to counter it with a takedown but Lima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vraganza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lima wants to clinch.
A combination from Lima does no damage.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vraganza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vraganza doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima darts in trying to clinch
so Vraganza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vraganza passes into half guard.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
Vraganza prevents Lima from improving his position.
Lima is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves into full guard.
Lima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vraganza is one step ahead there.
Lima throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vraganza escapes and throws Lima's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lima tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Vraganza easily slips into full mount!
Lima looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza has Lima's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Vraganza avoids the head kick by Lima.
Lima forces Vraganza back against the ropes and clinches.
Douglas Lima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vraganza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vraganza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vraganza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lima misses with a wild combination.
Vraganza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vrando Vraganza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Lima does no damage.
Lima tries to clinch up but Vraganza circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Vraganza walks into a straight right hand from Lima.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lima.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vraganza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vraganza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lima tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Lima does no damage.
And Vraganza tries to counter it with a takedown but Lima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Vraganza pushes him off.
Vraganza feints the counter takedown.
Lima wants to clinch up but Vraganza keeps it at a distance.
Lima throws a wild body kick that Vraganza sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lima throws an elbow but misses.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Vraganza is blocking nicely.
Vraganza wants to take the fight to the mat but Lima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vraganza avoids a wild elbow strike from Lima.
Lima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vraganza blocks it with crossed arms.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Vraganza blocks it.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Vraganza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Vraganza is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Vraganza blocks it.
Lima lands an elbow inside that Vraganza shrugs off.
Vraganza tries for a takedown but Lima manages to get underhooks.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vrando Vraganza.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Vraganza is blocking nicely.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima lands an elbow inside.
Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vraganza is defending well for now.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Vraganza avoids the damage to the body.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vraganza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vraganza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lima throws an elbow but misses.
Vraganza wants a takedown.
Vraganza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vraganza avoids a wild elbow strike from Lima.
Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vraganza avoids it.
Lima lands an elbow that stopped Vraganza in his tracks for a moment.
Vraganza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vraganza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vraganza avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Vraganza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Lima misses.
Some wild striking there from Lima.
Vrando Vraganza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lima misses with a two punch combination.
Vraganza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lima defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lima, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Lima!
Douglas Lima was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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