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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 1235 p4p, 153 weight class) and Pietro De Negri (ranked 4401 p4p, 451 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pietro De Negri!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol dives in for a single leg takedown but De Negri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Negri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daebyeol counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Negri!
De Negri is trying to control Daebyeol's posture but Daebyeol avoids it.
Daebyeol trying to control the position but De Negri is working away.
Daebyeol just content to control the position.
Daebyeol is working De Negri over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Negri wants to get back to his feet but Daebyeol drags him back down.
De Negri regains half guard.
De Negri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daebyeol throws a strike but De Negri avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Negri has his hands on Daebyeol's head, controlling the position.
Daebyeol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daebyeol seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daebyeol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daebyeol looking to sit in guard and control but De Negri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daebyeol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Negri trying to control the position from guard on top but Daebyeol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Negri won't allow Daebyeol to sweep him here.
De Negri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daebyeol managing to control the position.
Daebyeol keeping moving, preventing De Negri from controlling successfully.
De Negri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daebyeol haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Negri stands up from Daebyeol's guard - De Negri perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Negri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daebyeol sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daebyeol passes to side control.
De Negri wants to control but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daebyeol trying to control the position but De Negri is working away.
Daebyeol avoids the strikes from the bottom by De Negri.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Negri is not content to let Daebyeol control the position.
De Negri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daebyeol is controlling him well.
De Negri is not content to let Daebyeol control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri is trying to get back to half guard.
De Negri wants to control but Daebyeol postures up.
De Negri is looking to reverse the position.
De Negri can't do much from the bottom here.
De Negri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol trying to control the action but De Negri is working from the bottom.
De Negri wants to improve his position but Daebyeol is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kim Rhee Daebyeol will probably get the nod.
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.
Daebyeol shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Negri is trying to defend but Daebyeol finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Negri tries to get to full guard but Daebyeol has control of the leg.
Daebyeol is looking to take a break and control but De Negri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
De Negri has his hands clasped together around Daebyeol's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol throws a strike but De Negri avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol distracts De Negri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Negri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daebyeol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Negri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Negri keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Negri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Daebyeol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Negri can do to turn this around?
De Negri has momentary wrist control but Daebyeol slips an elbow through the middle.
Daebyeol landing with the ground and pound.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebyeol trying to control but De Negri is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Negri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Daebyeol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Negri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daebyeol's guard.
Daebyeol keeping moving, preventing De Negri from controlling successfully.
De Negri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Negri looking to sit in guard and control but Daebyeol gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Negri wants to stand but Daebyeol is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol with a nice head shot there.
De Negri working for submissions but it's allowed Daebyeol to get to half guard.
De Negri is trying to stand back up but Daebyeol is controlling him
Daebyeol prevents De Negri from improving his position.
De Negri keeps trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daebyeol trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri is staying active underneath Daebyeol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daebyeol is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Negri is trying to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Negri is refusing to be controlled, as Daebyeol sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second round.
That's time! Daebyeol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Negri misses with a takedown attempt - Daebyeol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daebyeol darts in looking for a takedown but De Negri gets double underhooks and turns Daebyeol into the cage.
De Negri shoots in but Daebyeol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Negri throws a sloppy head kick
and Daebyeol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daebyeol.
Daebyeol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Daebyeol stopping the sweep attempt from De Negri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Negri is trying to control the position but Daebyeol postures up.
De Negri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Negri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daebyeol looking to pass the guard.
De Negri working a defensive guard here.
Daebyeol lands a couple of elbows.
Daebyeol scoring with some ground and pound.
Daebyeol is looking to work some ground and pound but De Negri has wrist control.
Daebyeol stands up over De Negri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daebyeol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daebyeol works over De Negri with some ground and pound from guard.
De Negri is trying to control the position but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol is fighting to break De Negri's control of his arms but De Negri is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daebyeol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Negri wants to get back to his feet but Daebyeol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daebyeol lands a couple of elbows.
De Negri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Negri pulls Daebyeol in to control the position.
Daebyeol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Negri taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on De Negri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daebyeol trying to control the position but De Negri is working away.
De Negri is looking for a sweep.
Daebyeol scoring with punches and elbows.
De Negri wants to control but Daebyeol postures up.
De Negri tries to bench press Daebyeol off him but Daebyeol keeps the position.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound from side control.
Daebyeol scores with punches from side control.
Daebyeol controls the position.
Daebyeol lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daebyeol's best efforts.
De Negri moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Negri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daebyeol is one step ahead there.
De Negri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Negri keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
Daebyeol controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daebyeol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Daebyeol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Negri bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Daebyeol gets a double leg takedown into De Negri's guard.
De Negri is wriggling around but Daebyeol manages to pass to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebyeol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daebyeol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Negri wants to control but Daebyeol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Negri controlling the position for now.
De Negri misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Negri looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Negri throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Daebyeol content to control rather than advance.
De Negri is trying to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Negri taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Negri working to try and regain half guard.
De Negri taking shots to the head.
It looks like Pietro De Negri has been cut.
De Negri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daebyeol controlling the position easily from mount.
Daebyeol landing strikes from the mount and De Negri is in trouble!
Daebyeol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol landing punches.
Daebyeol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Negri is rocked!
Daebyeol looking to finish De Negri with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Negri!
De Negri is still in real trouble! Can Daebyeol finish him?
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
De Negri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daebyeol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Negri?
Daebyeol cracks De Negri with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
Kim Rhee Daebyeol retains his lightweight title!
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