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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abner Pirolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Prata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pirolla comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abner Pirolla!
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, Rafael Prata!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirolla shoots in and drives through. Prata sprawls well.
Pirolla misses with a head kick.
Prata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pirolla has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pirolla is looking for a sweep.
Prata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pirolla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Prata wants to stand up but Pirolla has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pirolla actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirolla is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Prata pulls his head out easily.
Prata trying to control from half guard but Pirolla is working away.
Prata looks gassed!
Pirolla actively working from the bottom here.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back.
Prata wants to take a breather but Pirolla is having none of it.
Prata prevents Pirolla from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pirolla misses with a straight left.
Prata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pirolla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prata forces Pirolla back against the cage and clinches.
Pirolla can't get the takedown.
Pirolla tries for a takedown but Prata manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abner Pirolla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prata manages to pull guard.
Prata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prata controls Pirolla momentarily but Pirolla frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prata is pulling down on Pirolla's head to control his posture.
Pirolla has gone for a leg lock! Prata slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pirolla's guard.
Prata trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prata stopping the sweep attempt from Pirolla.
Pirolla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Pirolla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prata is trying to work for a kimura but Pirolla is defending well.
Pirolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Prata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirolla is keeping the position for now.
Pirolla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pirolla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Prata dominated that round.
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.
Pirolla punishes Prata's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Pirolla as Prata shoots in.
Pirolla with a poor takedown
and Prata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pirolla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pirolla misses with a takedown attempt
and Prata counters with an inside leg kick.
Prata pushes Pirolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Pirolla tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abner Pirolla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prata prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pirolla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Prata pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Prata creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pirolla's defenses.
Prata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pirolla.
Prata lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirolla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pirolla has a closed guard, preventing Prata from standing up.
Prata controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prata wanted to stand there but Pirolla had control of the position.
Pirolla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pirolla jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Prata manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pirolla is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prata has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Prata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pirolla goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Prata has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pirolla but great work by Prata.
Prata controlling the position from side mount.
Prata gets to mount! Pirolla was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Prata prevents Pirolla from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prata looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pirolla is squirming around, avoiding Prata's attempts to control the action.
Prata controlling his opponent.
Pirolla is trying desperately to improve position.
Pirolla is working hard here to advance position.
Prata controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pirolla in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pirolla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Prata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pirolla gets back to half guard.
Prata wants to take a breather but Pirolla is having none of it.
Prata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pirolla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pirolla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pirolla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Prata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Pirolla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Prata counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pirolla's guard now.
Prata trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirolla is keeping the position for now.
Prata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pirolla throws his legs up looking for a submission but Prata uses it to pass to side control.
Pirolla regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pirolla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prata escapes and gets back to his feet.
Abner Pirolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pirolla.
Abner Pirolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirolla missing with a left hand there. Prata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prata has Pirolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Pirolla is trying to drag Prata to the mat but Prata just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prata breaks from the clinch.
Pirolla misses with a head kick.
Prata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prata gets caught flat footed, as Pirolla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pirolla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Prata is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Prata has escaped and now he's on top!
Pirolla working for a triangle but Prata defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prata stands up and waves to Pirolla to follow him.
Pirolla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Pirolla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Prata escapes and throws Pirolla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pirolla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Prata's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prata trying to control from half guard but Pirolla is working away.
Pirolla is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Prata pulls his head out easily.
Rafael Prata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pirolla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back.
Pirolla is defending against the submission attempts here by Prata.
Pirolla is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Prata pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Prata is looking to take a break and control but Pirolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Prata slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Prata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pirolla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prata is sitting in close to Pirolla's body. Pirolla has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Prata is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Prata is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pirolla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abner Pirolla!
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G |
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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