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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urbano Echeverria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urbano Echeverria has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roosevelt Sampson's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roosevelt Sampson!
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, Urbano Echeverria!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Echeverria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Echeverria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sampson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Echeverria counters by clinching up.
Sampson stalling the fight.
Sampson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Echeverria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson shoots for a takedown but Echeverria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Echeverria wants to counter the offense by Sampson and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Echeverria counters with a series of strikes. Sampson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sampson does no damage.
Sampson goes for a double leg but Echeverria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Echeverria continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roosevelt Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown but Echeverria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sampson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sampson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Echeverria counters with a three punch combo that has Sampson backing up. Sampson nods at Echeverria to acknowledge the strikes.
Sampson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Echeverria did well to prevent Sampson getting side control.
Sampson stops Echeverria from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echeverria is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Echeverria is looking to get back to is feet but Sampson passes into side control.
Sampson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sampson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Echeverria is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Echeverria is pushing Sampson's head away, looking to escape. Sampson manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Sampson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Echeverria is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sampson shoots in for a double leg but Echeverria sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sampson sets himself, and Echeverria steps forward looking for the clinch! Sampson avoids it this time.
Sampson misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Echeverria misses.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sampson duly obliges.
Sampson misses with a double jab
and Echeverria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson is trying to force a seperation but Echeverria has the dominant position.
Echeverria has Sampson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sampson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urbano Echeverria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sampson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Echeverria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sampson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Echeverria defends it nicely.
Echeverria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sampson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Echeverria to the ground. Sampson is now in Echeverria's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson throws a strike but Echeverria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Echeverria tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampson is retaining full guard.
Sampson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sampson wants to stand up but Echeverria is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson is pulling down on Echeverria's head to control his posture.
Sampson wants to stand and escape but Echeverria is having none of it.
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.
Echeverria is looking to work some ground and pound but Sampson has wrist control.
Sampson has his hands on Echeverria's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Echeverria displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sampson.
And Echeverria tries to counter it with a takedown but Sampson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Echeverria as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roosevelt Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson dives in and grabs Echeverria's left leg, looking for a takedown. Echeverria pushes down on Sampson's head and hops out.
Urbano Echeverria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson misses with a double jab
and Echeverria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Echeverria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Echeverria.
Echeverria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Echeverria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Echeverria avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echeverria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Echeverria wants to counter with a clinch but Sampson pushes him away.
Urbano Echeverria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sampson closes the distance and clinches up with Echeverria, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes Echeverria against the cage but Echeverria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Echeverria tries to counter it with a takedown but Sampson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown but Echeverria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sampson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt
and Echeverria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sampson tries for a takedown but Echeverria circles away easily
and Echeverria counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urbano Echeverria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sampson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Echeverria drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sampson defends it well.
Sampson throws a series of punches but Echeverria avoids them all with ease.
Echeverria throws out a counter right but Sampson avoids it with no problem.
Sampson misses with a combination
and Echeverria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echeverria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sampson pushes Echeverria off but Echeverria dives into side control.
Echeverria has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Echeverria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Sampson fails with the takedown
and Echeverria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sampson or perhaps it was just good defense by Echeverria, which made it look bad.
Echeverria tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roosevelt Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson has his takedown stuffed
and Echeverria counters with a right hand to the body.
Echeverria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Echeverria steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sampson.
Sampson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sampson has his takedown stuffed
and Echeverria counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Echeverria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Echeverria is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sampson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Echeverria to the mat. Echeverria regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Echeverria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampson prevents Echeverria from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echeverria has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sampson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sampson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Echeverria moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Echeverria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urbano Echeverria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Echeverria 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urbano Echeverria!
After winning the bout, Urbano Echeverria 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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