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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trabouco Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Sii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Sii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trabouco Bartolo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartolo takes one on the button.
Sii looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartolo is just out of range.
Bartolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolo is fending him off so far but Sii persists. Nope, Bartolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sii misses with a few strikes there.
Sii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sii moves out of range as Bartolo throws a body kick.
Sii slips under a jab from Bartolo.
Sii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sii just misses with a punch to the body.
Sii shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sii showed some decent athleticism there.
Bartolo is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bartolo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bartolo is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo is bucking up trying to escape but Sii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bartolo is desperately trying to improve his position but Sii has a good base and remains in mount.
Sii content just to control the position here.
Sii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bartolo is trying to escape the mount.
Bartolo looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Bartolo wants to control but Sii is having none of it.
Bartolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sii landing strikes from the mount and Bartolo is in trouble!
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sii looking to control but Bartolo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartolo is working to get back to half guard.
Bartolo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sii looking to control but Bartolo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartolo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bartolo throwing strikes from guard but Sii blocks nicely.
Sii wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartolo postures up.
Bartolo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartolo throwing strikes from guard but Sii blocks nicely.
Sii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sii is adopting a defensive guard.
Bartolo throws a strike but Sii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sii controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartolo is trying to control the position but Sii postures up.
Bartolo striking off his back but it's not causing Sii any problems.
Sii 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.
Sii wants to control from the top but Bartolo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Sii just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Bartolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sii.
Bartolo fails to land the takedown.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Bartolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sii throws a wild body kick that Bartolo sees coming a mile off.
Sii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bartolo sprawls well initially but Sii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sii is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bartolo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sii. What's that going to do exactly?
Sii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartolo is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bartolo working to try and regain half guard.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bartolo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Bartolo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bartolo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bartolo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bartolo is squirming around, avoiding Sii's attempts to control the action.
Sii controlling the pace for now.
Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.
Sii's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sii unloading with bombs!
Sii controlling the pace for now.
Sii avoids the attempt from Bartolo to control.
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.
Bartolo is looking to get to half guard.
Sii controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Sii just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bartolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sii 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.
Sii stopping the sweep attempt from Bartolo.
Sii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sii stays in close to Bartolo's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sii.
Bartolo gets caught flat footed, as Sii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bartolo working a defensive guard here.
Sii won't allow Bartolo to sweep him here.
Bartolo is trying to control the position but Sii postures up.
Sii stands up over Bartolo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sii pushing down on Bartolo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sii wants to pass the guard but Bartolo is defending well.
Sii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bartolo trying to hold on to Sii's head to control him but Sii postures up.
Sii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii is thwarting Bartolo's attempts to control the position.
Sii blocks the strikes from Bartolo.
Bartolo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bartolo has his foot on Sii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sii works his way back into a safe position though.
Bartolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sii looking to pass the guard.
Sii is looking to stand up but Bartolo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sii preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sii stuffs the takedown.
Sii misses with a body shot.
Sii throws a hook but Bartolo blocks it.
Bartolo wants to clinch.
Bartolo walks into a stiff left hand from Sii.
A shot to de liver by Sii. Beautiful body shot.
Sii punishes Bartolo's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sii.
A right-left combo lands from Sii.
Sii cracks Bartolo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bartolo needs to keep his hands up - Sii had a free shot at his head there.
Sii lands a jab to the nose.
Bartolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sii.
Sii misses with a double jab.
Sii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sii sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bartolo's guard.
Sii uses his free foot to push down on Bartolo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bartolo.
Sii controlling his opponent.
Bartolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bartolo looks a forlorn figure.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greg Sii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartolo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trabouco Bartolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sii controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Sii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!
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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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