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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rum punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rum punch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for punch with that takedown attempt.
Tocha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in punch's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
punch is looking for a triangle but Tocha pushes his legs off easily.
punch controls Tocha momentarily but Tocha frees himself.
Tocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. punch is keeping the position for now.
punch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tocha is one step ahead there.
Tocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
punch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
punch keeping moving, preventing Tocha from controlling successfully.
punch looking for a sweep. Not yet punch, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tocha closes the distance and clinches up with punch, looking for a takedown. Tocha pushes punch against the ropes but punch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch shoots and misses
and Tocha counters with a shoot takedown. punch fights it but they end up in guard.
punch looks gassed!
punch looking to control.
punch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tocha 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.
Tocha wants to stand but punch is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tocha drops back looking for a leg! punch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and punch manages to kick Tocha off! Tocha jumps back into punch's guard.
punch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
punch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tocha has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
punch prevents Tocha from improving his position.
punch throwing shots but Tocha is blocking nicely.
Tocha looking for submissions off his back.
Tocha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for punch on the ground.
punch wants to take a breather but Tocha is having none of it.
punch passes into side control, despite Tocha's attempt to control the position.
Tocha is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tocha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulo Tocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rum punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch blocks a low kick nicely.
punch is looking to clinch.
Tocha tries to close the distance and clinch but punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tocha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tocha has a takedown stuffed.
punch is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tocha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and punch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from punch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? punch is fending him off so far but Tocha persists. Nope, punch circles away and we're back to standing.
Tocha tries to clinch up.
A cross from punch lands.
punch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
punch wants to control but Tocha is keeping him busy.
punch working the head and body with strikes.
punch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tocha is not content to let punch control the position.
punch misses with the ground and pound.
punch is trying to get an arm triangle but Tocha is defending well.
punch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tocha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on punch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but rum punch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
punch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tocha's waist but Tocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing punch off to one side.
punch shoots in for a takedown but Tocha shows good takedown defense.
Tocha scores with a crisp jab that stopped punch in his tracks.
punch looks for a takedown but Tocha sprawls well.
Paulo Tocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rum punch.
Tocha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. punch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tocha has an Americana. punch didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tocha is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tocha hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paulo Tocha!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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