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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cicel Listelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper's entrance music is boom. A fine choice. Pepper is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Graeme Pepper!
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, Cicel Listelin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper throws a wild body kick that Listelin sees coming a mile off.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Listelin tries for a takedown but Pepper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pepper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Listelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Listelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Listelin lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Graeme Pepper has been cut.
Pepper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Listelin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graeme Pepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cicel Listelin.
Listelin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Listelin controlling the action here.
Listelin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Listelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Listelin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pepper?
A nice elbow there by Listelin.
Listelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Listelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepper looks a forlorn figure.
Listelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listelin controlling the pace for now.
Listelin looking to finish Pepper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pepper!
Listelin looking to finish Pepper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pepper!
Listelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Listelin.
Listelin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Listelin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pepper's face.
Listelin breaks from Pepper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Listelin dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Listelin controlling the pace for now.
Listelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pepper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Listelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Listelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Listelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Listelin avoids the attempt from Pepper to control.
Listelin controlling from mount.
Listelin raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Listelin cracks Pepper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Listelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepper looks a forlorn figure.
Listelin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pepper is looking to improve his position but Listelin isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Listelin scoring with strikes but Pepper is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cicel Listelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Pepper's cut.
That's time! Pepper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Listelin fails with the takedown.
Listelin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pepper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Listelin has passed into side control.
Listelin is putting a hurting on Pepper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Listelin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Listelin working the body and head with strikes.
Listelin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pepper!
Listelin has hold of Pepper's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pepper manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Listelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Cicel Listelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Listelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pepper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Listelin looking for a guillotine from mount but Pepper is having none of it.
Listelin lands a big shot there that rocks Pepper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Listelin landing strikes from the mount and Pepper is in trouble!
Listelin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pepper is surviving well by controlling Listelin's body position as best he can.
Listelin scoring with strikes but Pepper is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Listelin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Listelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepper is working to get back to half guard.
Listelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pepper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Listelin has control of Pepper's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pepper regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Listelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pepper is in a horrible position here. Listelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Listelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Listelin with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Listelin.
Pepper tries to reverse the position but Listelin maintains control.
Listelin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pepper tries to hold on but Listelin pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Listelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Listelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Listelin controlling his opponent.
Listelin is landing with some decent strikes but Pepper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pepper is bucking up trying to escape but Listelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Listelin landing strikes from the mount.
Listelin lands a big shot there that rocks Pepper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pepper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pepper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Listelin content just to control the position here.
Listelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepper looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cicel Listelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Graeme Pepper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Listelin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pepper tries to avoid it but Listelin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pepper to the ground. Pepper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Listelin pushes Pepper up against the cage in a clinch.
Pepper prevents the takedown attempt.
Listelin has clasped his hands together around Pepper's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Listelin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Listelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pepper keeps working.
Pepper is looking to reverse the position.
Listelin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pepper!
Listelin working the ground and pound effectively.
Pepper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Listelin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pepper is surviving well by controlling Listelin's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listelin looking to control but Pepper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pepper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Listelin wants to control the pace but Pepper is squirming around nicely.
Listelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepper can't escape the position.
Listelin lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Listelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pepper is looking to improve his position but Listelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Listelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Listelin with good strikes from the mount here!
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Listelin's attempts to control the action.
Listelin content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Listelin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pepper's face.
Listelin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pepper?
Listelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Listelin landing punches.
Listelin with shots to the head and body - Pepper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Listelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pepper taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying desperately to improve position.
Listelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Listelin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pepper working to try and regain half guard.
Pepper is working hard here to advance position.
Listelin controlling from mount.
Graeme Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cicel Listelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepper is desperately trying to improve his position but Listelin has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cicel Listelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Listelin 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicel Listelin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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