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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio De Lima (ranked 2439 p4p, 1990 weight class) and Leepo Greepo (ranked 345 p4p, 298 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218
8 - 4 - 0 |
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7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leepo Greepo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greepo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Lima to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Lima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greepo trying to control the position.
Greepo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greepo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greepo holds on and takes a little breather.
De Lima with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Lima throwing strikes but missing.
De Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima working some strikes from top position.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Greepo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima lands a couple of elbows.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Greepo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greepo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Lima.
Greepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Lima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greepo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Greepo looking for a guillotine here but De Lima defends easily.
De Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Greepo keeps moving.
Greepo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a strike but Greepo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greepo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greepo won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
Greepo wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
Greepo tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
De Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Lima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greepo on the ground.
De Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greepo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Lima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Lima.
Greepo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Lima is looking to sweep but instead, Greepo has passed into half guard.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Greepo has control of the leg.
Greepo controlling the action here.
Greepo is looking for a kimura here.
De Lima wants to sweep but Greepo has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to bench press Greepo off him but Greepo keeps the position.
Greepo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lima tries to buck Greepo off but Greepo is having none of it.
Greepo wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lima keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Greepo wants to control but De Lima is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leepo Greepo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Lima throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Greepo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Lima is in Greepo's guard.
De Lima throwing strikes from guard but Greepo blocks nicely.
De Lima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Lima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Greepo keeps moving.
Greepo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greepo seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima trying to control here.
Greepo prevents De Lima from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima punching from the bottom.
De Lima is staying active underneath Greepo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Lima striking from the bottom.
De Lima is pressing down on Greepo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greepo won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
De Lima working a defensive guard here.
De Lima wants to sweep here but Greepo controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
De Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Lima striking off his back.
Greepo postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Lima throws a strike aimed at the side of Greepo's head but Greepo avoids it well.
Greepo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Lima creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greepo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Greepo parries the strikes from De Lima easily there. De Lima is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Greepo to escape.
De Lima scoring with punches from side control.
Greepo tries to buck De Lima off but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima cracks Greepo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Greepo is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Lima connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greepo defending against the ground and pound.
Greepo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Greepo gets back to full guard.
De Lima chips away with some ground and pound.
Greepo is rocked!
Greepo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Greepo is still in real trouble! Can De Lima finish him?
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Greepo is keeping the position.
Greepo seems to have recovered his senses.
De Lima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Greepo is retaining full guard.
Greepo keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
De Lima throws a strike but Greepo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
De Lima pulls Greepo in close to his closed guard and prevents Greepo from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
De Lima controls Greepo momentarily but Greepo frees himself.
Greepo preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greepo content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Helio De Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Greepo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greepo advances to half guard.
Greepo prevents De Lima from improving his position.
De Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greepo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greepo's back!
De Lima struggling to land strikes to the head as Greepo covers up.
De Lima throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Greepo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima has the hooks in. Greepo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De Lima throwing sloppy strikes.
De Lima throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima misses with a punch to the head.
De Lima looking to break Greepo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Greepo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise De Lima will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
De Lima is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Greepo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Greepo for a finish.
De Lima looking for the choke from the back.
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greepo can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lima working for a choke but Greepo is defending well.
Greepo turns into De Lima and is now in his guard.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
De Lima wants to control the position but Greepo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Greepo trying to control the action but De Lima is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to roll over but Greepo keeps him under control.
Greepo wants to pass to mount but De Lima is defending the position.
Greepo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Lima!
De Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Helio De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greepo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Lima is looking to escape.
Greepo is working for a guillotine from mount but De Lima frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to improve his position but instead Greepo has taken his back!
Well, with Greepo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before De Lima is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Greepo has his arm under De Lima's chin here. Game over son! Greepo squeezes tightly and De Lima is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leepo Greepo!
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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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