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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Pereira Pinto (ranked 6086 p4p, 2978 weight class) and William Drikus (ranked 610 p4p, 385 weight class). William Drikus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Pereira Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Drikus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Pinto dives in and scores a takedown into Drikus's guard.
Pereira Pinto wants to pass the guard but Drikus is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drikus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pereira Pinto advances position into side control!
Pereira Pinto swings around for an armbar but Drikus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pereira Pinto's guard.
Pereira Pinto keeping moving, preventing Drikus from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drikus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Drikus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto is pulling down on Drikus's head. It's preventing any offense from Drikus, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drikus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Pereira Pinto keeping full guard, as Drikus tries to pass.
Pereira Pinto trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira Pinto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drikus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drikus is fighting to break Pereira Pinto's control of his arms but Pereira Pinto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drikus won't allow Pereira Pinto to sweep him here.
Pereira Pinto controlling Drikus's posture.
Pereira Pinto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereira Pinto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pereira Pinto seems keen to control Drikus's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pereira Pinto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pereira Pinto slows the pace down.
Pereira Pinto working away.
Pereira Pinto tries to move to mount but Drikus blocks the move with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drikus is being controlled here.
Drikus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Drikus pushes Pereira Pinto off looking to stand but Pereira Pinto dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Pereira Pinto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pereira Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pereira Pinto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira Pinto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira Pinto throws a one two combo.
Jorge Pereira Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drikus scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jorge Pereira Pinto has been cut.
Drikus scores with a jab to the head.
Drikus slips a jab and a cross from Pereira Pinto.
Drikus tries to counter with a clinch but Pereira Pinto shakes him off and moves away.
Pereira Pinto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drikus is trying to defend but Pereira Pinto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira Pinto is looking to advance position but Drikus won't allow it.
Pereira Pinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pereira Pinto works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drikus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pereira Pinto looking to secure an arm triangle but Drikus defends it well.
Pereira Pinto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jorge Pereira Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira Pinto looking to finish with strikes here!
Pereira Pinto content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drikus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drikus tries to improve his position but Pereira Pinto has taken his back! Pereira Pinto has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Drikus tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Pereira Pinto pushes Drikus away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorge Pereira Pinto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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