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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Late Bloomer (ranked 25272 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Joao Apolinario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joao Apolinario enters the cage!
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0 - 2 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Late Bloomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Apolinario!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloomer gets caught flat footed, as Apolinario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Apolinario is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Apolinario tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloomer is retaining full guard.
Bloomer wants to stand but Apolinario is controlling the position.
Apolinario trying to control but Bloomer is working from the bottom.
Apolinario stops Bloomer from standing up.
Bloomer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bloomer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloomer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bloomer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloomer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apolinario jumps into guard, dragging Bloomer to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apolinario is looking for a triangle but Bloomer pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apolinario has a closed guard, preventing Bloomer from standing up.
Bloomer stands up and waves to Apolinario to follow him.
Bloomer gets caught napping as Apolinario dives in and scores a takedown. Bloomer manages to retain guard.
Bloomer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Apolinario off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late Bloomer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloomer jabs Apolinario to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bloomer lands a nice shot that snaps Apolinario's head back.
Bloomer throws a shot to the body.
Bloomer cracks a nice hook into Apolinario's ribs.
Apolinario takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloomer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bloomer gets through Apolinario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bloomer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloomer misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apolinario.
Bloomer has a couple of punches blocked by Apolinario.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloomer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bloomer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apolinario tries to pull guard but Bloomer won't allow it.
Bloomer tries to work over Apolinario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apolinario tries to pull guard but Bloomer won't allow it.
Bloomer lands with a short shot to the head.
Apolinario blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloomer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloomer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer has a couple of punches blocked by Apolinario.
Bloomer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apolinario or not.
Bloomer tries to throw a body punch but Apolinario avoids it by throwing Bloomer back against the cage.
Bloomer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apolinario backwards.
A short right from Bloomer on the inside.
Apolinario blocks an uppercut.
Apolinario jumps guard and drags Bloomer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bloomer tries to stand but Apolinario is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloomer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Apolinario has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bloomer has managed to get both his arms back between Apolinario's legs - danger averted.
Bloomer tries to stand but Apolinario is controlling from the bottom.
Apolinario looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apolinario looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloomer preventing the sweep.
Apolinario looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bloomer is defending well. Apolinario quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bloomer has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Apolinario celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Apolinario!
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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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