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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Lowson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristoffer Rangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Lowson!
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, Cristoffer Rangel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangel thuds his shin into the meat of Lowson's side.
Rangel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lowson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rangel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rangel blocks a head kick by Lowson.
Lowson cracks Rangel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rangel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rangel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowson is looking to escape.
Rangel trying to control the pace.
Lowson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lowson is breathing heavily.
Rangel is looking to advance position but Lowson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowson is trying to stand back up but Rangel is controlling him
Lowson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowson tries to get out of the position.
Rangel prevents Lowson from improving his position.
Rangel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rangel lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lowson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rangel closes the distance and pushes Lowson back into the cage.
Rangel works on Lowson's body with a couple of short punches.
Rangel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lowson regains guard.
Lowson looking to control.
Rangel wants to pass the guard but Lowson is keeping the position.
Rangel wants to control from the top but Lowson keeps moving.
Rangel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lowson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rangel won't allow Lowson to get back to his feet.
Lowson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rangel has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Rangel tries to hold on but Lowson postures up.
Lowson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rangel is squirming around, avoiding Lowson's attempts to control the action.
Rangel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lowson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rangel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rangel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rangel is trying desperately to improve position.
Lowson content just to control the position here.
Rangel wants to hold on but Lowson pushes him away.
Lowson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rangel wants to control but Lowson is having none of it.
Lowson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lowson controlling from the full mount.
Lowson wants to control the pace but Rangel is squirming around nicely.
Lowson prevents Rangel from getting the reversal.
Rangel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lowson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristoffer Rangel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lowson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rangel.
Lowson throws a sloppy head kick and Rangel moves out of range easily.
Rangel shoots for a takedown but Lowson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lowson dodges the punch combination from Rangel.
Lowson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rangel.
Rangel moves out of range as Lowson strikes.
Guilherme Lowson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rangel pushes Lowson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rangel avoiding damage as Lowson throws knees to the body.
Lowson is trying to break free.
Rangel fails to pull guard.
Rangel is trying to maintain a safe position but Lowson gets an underhook and turns Rangel into the cage.
Lowson is working for takedown but Rangel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rangel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lowson walks away with a smile on his face. Rangel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guilherme Lowson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristoffer Rangel.
Rangel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangel tries to clinch but Lowson is having none of it.
A low kick from Lowson misses
and Rangel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lowson's knee momentarily.
Rangel wants to clinch.
Lowson throws a body punch but Rangel moves out of range.
Lowson misses with a combination
and Rangel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rangel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rangel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowson pinned against the cage. Lowson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lowson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lowson misses with a head kick.
Lowson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lowson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rangel counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rangel shoots in for a double leg but Lowson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guilherme Lowson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rangel connects with a high kick.
Rangel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowson.
Rangel feints and as Lowson raises his hands in defense, Rangel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rangel looking to pass the guard.
Lowson managing to control the position.
Lowson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rangel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rangel wants to pass the guard but Lowson is defending well.
Lowson is trying to stand up here but Rangel is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel content to control rather than advance.
Rangel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rangel tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lowson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lowson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rangel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowson throws out the jab.
Rangel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Lowson throws a head kick but Rangel moves out of range.
Lowson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rangel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowson's calf.
Lowson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rangel. Rangel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rangel avoids the body shot from Lowson.
Rangel cracks a nice hook into Lowson's ribs.
Lowson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rangel manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rangel.
Lowson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rangel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowson but Lowson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rangel lands a nice hook to Lowson's body. Lowson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristoffer Rangel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Lowson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rangel counters by moving into the clinch.
Rangel keeps control of Lowson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowson wants to break free but Rangel has control.
Lowson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rangel has him pressed against the cage.
Rangel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rangel throws a head kick but Lowson moves out of range.
Rangel fails with a takedown attempt.
Rangel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rangel's calf.
Lowson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowson scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowson lands a head kick. Rangel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lowson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rangel. Rangel gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rangel has Lowson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rangel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rangel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rangel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowson manages to get himself to full guard.
Rangel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lowson's guard.
Lowson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rangel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowson has his hands on Rangel's head, controlling the position.
Lowson looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowson, not yet.
Lowson is trying to control the position but Rangel postures up.
Rangel 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.
Lowson wants to stand but Rangel is controlling the position.
Lowson keeping full guard, as Rangel tries to pass.
Lowson keeping moving, preventing Rangel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lowson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rangel is working away from the top position though.
Lowson is trying to get back to full guard.
Guilherme Lowson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rangel seems to be working for a kimura but Lowson defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowson tries to kick Rangel off in order to stand up. Rangel Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lowson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Lowson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lowson pushes Rangel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rangel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lowson is trying to work for a sweep but Rangel has mounted him!
Rangel blocks Lowson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lowson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowson really wants to buck Rangel off and get back to his feet.
Rangel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rangel with shots to the head and body - Lowson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lowson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cristoffer Rangel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rangel controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cristoffer Rangel.
Well Rangel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristoffer Rangel!
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