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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ximena Loca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ximena Loca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Beta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ximena Loca!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loca stuffs the takedown attempt from Beta. Beta gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog Beta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loca wants to clinch up but Beta keeps it at a distance.
Beta misses with a body shot.
Loca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beta lands with a nice combination. Loca backs away looking to recover.
Loca throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Loca.
Loca gets caught flat footed, as Beta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beta wants to control from the top but Loca keeps moving.
Beta postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beta looking to pass the guard.
Loca is looking to stand back up but Beta counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Loca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beta is trying to control the action in half guard but Loca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Loca wants to get back to his feet.
Beta passes to full mount!
Beta with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta trying to control but Loca is having none of it.
Loca wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beta with the ground and pound from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beta won't let Loca get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Beta controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loca blocking the ground and pound.
Beta working for a guillotine from mount but Loca is in no mood to give up.
Loca wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beta throws a series of punches but Loca moves out of range.
Beta moves out of range of the body kick.
Loca moves away from the strike by Beta.
Beta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta shoots in and drives through. Loca sprawls well.
Loca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beta blocks a head kick by Loca.
Beta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loca lands with a slapping head kick.
Loca tries to clinch up but Beta circles away and keeps his distance.
Loca tries a head kick but it misses.
Beta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loca pinned against the cage. Loca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Beta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loca doesn't manage to clinch there - Beta circles away.
Horrible takedown by Beta or perhaps it was just good defense by Loca which made him look bad.
Beta moves out of range as Loca throws a body kick.
Beta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loca tries to bench press Beta off him but Beta keeps the position.
Beta with the ground and pound but Loca regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Loca pushes Beta off looking to stand but Beta dives back in and keeps control.
Beta is trying to control. Loca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loca is looking to escape.
Loca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loca is looking for a sweep. Beta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beta wants to take a breather but Loca is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beta lands strikes from half guard.
Loca is looking to escape.
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 Dog Beta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Loca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beta lands a head kick. Loca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Loca throws a sloppy head kick
and Beta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Loca is rocked!
Beta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beta trying to control the position from guard on top but Loca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beta tries to free his leg and advance position but Loca is retaining full guard.
Loca wants to stand but Beta is controlling the position.
Beta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beta wants to control from the top but Loca keeps moving.
Dog Beta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beta 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.
Beta tries to free his leg and advance position but Loca is retaining full guard.
Dog Beta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loca moves out of range of the body kick.
Beta fails to land the takedown.
Beta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loca wants to clinch
and Beta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Beta trying to control but Loca is working from the bottom.
Beta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loca is wriggling around but Beta manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loca tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beta manages to move to mount!
Beta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Loca is looking to escape.
Loca is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ximena Loca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loca is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Beta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beta 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Beta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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