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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Horn (ranked 5422 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdinei Pereirinha (ranked 7610 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdinei Pereirinha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlo Horn's chin.
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208 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlo Horn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdinei Pereirinha! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horn slips a jab from Pereirinha. Pereirinha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pereirinha gets underhooks to prevent Horn's takedown attempt.
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pereirinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Horn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Horn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Pereirinha tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Pereirinha instigates a clinch. Horn lands a nice shot to the body. Pereirinha jumps into guard, dragging Horn to the mat.
Horn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Horn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Horn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Horn 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. Pereirinha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horn controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Pereirinha is trying to control the position but Horn postures up. Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Horn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Horn cracks Pereirinha with a solid left hand. Horn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Horn is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereirinha has wrist control. Horn's corner is telling him to maintain position. Horn throws an elbow that misses. Pereirinha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horn's guard. Nice move by Pereirinha! Horn wants to get back to his feet but Pereirinha is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Horn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereirinha passes Horn's left leg - he's now in half guard. Horn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Horn punching from the bottom.
Horn is not content to let Pereirinha control the position. Horn is trying to stand.
Horn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Horn is defending against the submission attempts here by Pereirinha.
Horn is looking to get back to is feet but Pereirinha passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Horn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Pereirinha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Horn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Pereirinha gets to mount! Horn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Pereirinha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pereirinha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horn?
Horn is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Horn has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever. Can Horn hold on?! Pereirinha is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Pereirinha has his opponent's back but Horn is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Pereirinha. Horn tries to clinch but Pereirinha is having none of it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Pereirinha tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Horn dives in and grabs Pereirinha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereirinha pushes down on Horn's head and hops out. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdinei Pereirinha dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pereirinha closes the distance and clinches up with Horn, looking for a takedown. Pereirinha pushes Horn against the cage but Horn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pereirinha shoots in and bounces Horn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Horn kicks Pereirinha off and gets to his feet. Pereirinha instigates a clinch. Horn has clasped his hands together around Pereirinha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pereirinha is pushing Horn's head away, looking to escape. Horn manages to hold on to the position though. Horn staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horn stands up and we're back to a striking position. Pereirinha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horn counters with a nice body shot. Horn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereirinha. Horn darts in and clinches Pereirinha up against the cage. Pereirinha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pereirinha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Horn is working Pereirinha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Horn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereirinha doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Horn controls from within his opponent's guard. Horn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Horn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pereirinha is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pereirinha has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Horn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Horn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pereirinha manages to pass to side control. Horn has one foot on Pereirinha's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Pereirinha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Horn tries to clinch but Pereirinha moves out of range. Pereirinha wants to counter the offense by Horn and move into the clinch position. Pereirinha swinging wildly here.
Horn stuffs the takedown attempt from Pereirinha. Pereirinha gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pereirinha misses with a double jab
and Horn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Carlo Horn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pereirinha tries to clinch up and Horn counters with a straight right hand. Pereirinha misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming. It looked like Horn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Pereirinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Horn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pereirinha defends well and Horn ends up having to push Pereirinha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Horn dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Horn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pereirinha to the ground. Horn is now in Pereirinha's guard. Pereirinha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Horn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereirinha shoots in but no luck this time. The fight moves into the clinch position. Horn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereirinha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Horn looking to slow down the pace here. Horn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Excellent takedown into side control there by Pereirinha. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Horn is not content to let Pereirinha control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horn misses with a strike from the bottom. Valdinei Pereirinha has got the better of the ground game so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pereirinha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Horn. Horn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Pereirinha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Horn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pereirinha's guard! Nice work there by Horn! Horn 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. Pereirinha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Horn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horn stays in close to Pereirinha's body and controls the position. Pereirinha keeping moving, preventing Horn from controlling successfully. Horn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Pereirinha has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Horn doesn't defend quickly enough and Pereirinha has managed to lock this one up! Can Horn escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pereirinha on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Valdinei Pereirinha!
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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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