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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edison Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edison Arantes!
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, Jermaine McCall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arantes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCall is defended easily by Arantes.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Arantes.
McCall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arantes defends well and McCall ends up having to push Arantes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCall is looking to clinch but Arantes is avoiding it.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall tries to clinch up.
Arantes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arantes misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Arantes.
McCall moves in looking to clinch but Arantes pushes him off.
Arantes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCall blocks a head kick by Arantes.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Arantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall cracks Arantes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Arantes.
McCall tries to clinch there but Arantes circles away.
McCall tries to clinch there but Arantes circles away.
Arantes lands a left and a right that send McCall crashing to the mat, dazed. Arantes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jermaine McCall has been cut.
McCall tries to clinch up but Arantes circles away and keeps his distance.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Arantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arantes misses with a head kick.
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edison Arantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arantes throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
Arantes is breathing heavily.
Arantes drops McCall with a beautiful combination! McCall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arantes is looking for the KO!
McCall is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arantes avoids it really well and circles away.
Edison Arantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine McCall.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Arantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arantes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCall is looking to clinch but Arantes is avoiding it.
Arantes misses with a combination
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arantes throws a series of punches but McCall avoids them all with ease.
McCall tries to clinch up but Arantes circles away and keeps his distance.
Arantes keeps the fight on the outside.
McCall tries to clinch but Arantes is having none of it.
Arantes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arantes circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Arantes.
Arantes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall blocks a head kick by Arantes.
Arantes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall doesn't manage to clinch there - Arantes circles away.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall tries to clinch but Arantes is having none of it.
Arantes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Arantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Arantes misses
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
Arantes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall tries to clinch but Arantes is having none of it.
A punch combination from Arantes misses.
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arantes's brow.
McCall throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Arantes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCall looking to throw knees to the head but Arantes is blocking nicely.
McCall tries a knee to the head but Arantes blocks it.
Arantes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arantes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McCall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCall is looking to pass into half guard but Arantes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arantes is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arantes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arantes tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall tries a quick counter leg kick but Arantes is wise to it.
Arantes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from McCall misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Arantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jermaine McCall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arantes throws a head kick that misses.
Arantes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall wants to clinch.
McCall tries to clinch up but Arantes circles away and keeps his distance.
McCall wants to clinch.
Arantes Rushes McCall and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! McCall is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Arantes Piles on the pressure and McCall crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edison Arantes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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