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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr vegas HOT FUK. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Azevedo!
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, Omar Flores!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Flores. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Azevedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Flores which made him look bad.
Flores gets the takedown into side control.
Flores working the body and head with strikes.
Flores scores with a couple of short elbows.
Azevedo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flores in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Flores lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Azevedo down.
Azevedo wants to control but Flores postures up.
Azevedo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flores's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Azevedo trying to control from the bottom.
Flores slows the pace down in half guard.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is trying to maintain the position but Flores is very close to passing his half guard.
Flores drops an elbow to the side of Azevedo's head.
Azevedo is trying to stand.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores is thwarting Azevedo's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Azevedo has his takedown stuffed
so Flores counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Flores is stalling in the full guard.
Azevedo controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
Azevedo is really struggling to control Flores but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Flores trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
Azevedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Azevedo looking for a sweep. Not yet Azevedo, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flores misses with a low kick.
Azevedo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Azevedo is trying to control the position but Flores postures up.
Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
Azevedo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flores must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flores postures up.
Azevedo wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Azevedo controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flores counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azevedo trying to hold on to Flores's head to control him but Flores postures up.
Flores looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Azevedo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Azevedo is refusing to be controlled, as Flores sits in half guard.
Flores uses his free foot to push down on Azevedo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Azevedo.
Azevedo taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Flores.
Azevedo is rocked!Flores has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Azevedo's face.
Oh Azevedo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Flores.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo tries to hold on but Flores postures up.
Azevedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Flores working Azevedo over with strikes here.
Flores putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Flores trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flores swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Azevedo is now in Flores's guard. A big mistake from Flores there, giving up the dominant position!
Flores is striking from the bottom but Azevedo uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Flores is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Flores dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flores striking from the bottom here.
Flores throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flores wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
Flores controlling the position.
Let's hope that Flores has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Flores wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
Flores keeping busy on the bottom but Azevedo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Flores is trying to maintain the position but Azevedo is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Flores wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flores shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Azevedo's guard.
Omar Flores has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flores trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Flores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Azevedo controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
Flores looking to sit in guard and control but Azevedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
Flores striking from the bottom here.
Flores bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Azevedo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Azevedo keeping full guard, as Flores tries to pass.
Flores stands and throws Azevedo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Azevedo can't do much from the bottom here.
Flores decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Flores misses with a takedown
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
Azevedo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Azevedo gets to mount! Flores was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Azevedo trying to control but Flores is having none of it.
Azevedo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Azevedo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Azevedo prevents Flores from getting the reversal.
Azevedo trying to control but Flores is having none of it.
Azevedo with the ground and pound from mount.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Azevedo's attempts to control the action.
Flores prevents Azevedo from taking his back.
Flores really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flores is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flores tries to reverse the position but Azevedo maintains control.
Azevedo controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flores can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flores is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Azevedo has control of Flores's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flores regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Flores regains half guard.
Azevedo wants to pass to mount but Flores is defending the position.
Azevedo is looking to take a break and control but Flores is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gustavo Azevedo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Flores scores with a takedown into Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo is trying to keep Flores in close.
Flores tries to free his leg and advance position but Azevedo is retaining full guard.
Flores throwing strikes from guard but Azevedo blocks nicely.
Azevedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores throws and elbow that misses. Azevedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flores's guard. Nice move by Azevedo!
Flores wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flores feints and as Azevedo raises his hands in defense, Flores changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Azevedo controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flores advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores is thwarting Azevedo's attempts to control the position.
Azevedo gets back to full guard.
Azevedo is looking to stand up but Flores isn't so interested in that idea.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flores postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flores looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Azevedo!
Flores landing strikes from the mount and Azevedo is in trouble!
Flores putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Azevedo turns into him and now he's in Flores's guard.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flores not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azevedo prevents Flores from getting back to his feet.
Flores lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Azevedo!
Flores landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Azevedo tries to reverse the position but Flores maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flores cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Azevedo can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to control but Flores is having none of it.
Azevedo is looking to get to half guard.
Flores scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Azevedo?
Flores is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Azevedo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Azevedo!
Flores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
Azevedo trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flores looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Flores trying to pass the guard but Azevedo defending well.
Flores working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Flores.
Azevedo actively working from the bottom here.
Azevedo has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Azevedo is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores prevents Azevedo from improving his position.
Azevedo manages to get to full guard.
Flores working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flores accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flores wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Flores postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Flores comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flores 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Flores!
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