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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Correa has chosen Paranoid as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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172 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Correa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castro somewhat.
Castro throws a leg kick but Correa moved away.
Castro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Correa defends it nicely.
Correa leaves Castro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariano Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa avoids the head kick by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Correa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Correa looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa avoids the attempt from Castro to control.
Correa working the ground and pound effectively.
Correa controlling his opponent.
I looks like Correa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Castro is breathing heavily.
Correa controlling the position.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Correa is keeping the position for now.
Correa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro misses with a takedown
and Correa counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa happy to just control the position for now.
Correa prevents Castro from escaping the position.
Castro being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Castro misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Correa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Correa cracks Castro with a big elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Castro tries to bench press Correa off him but Correa keeps the position.
Castro struggling a bit here.
Correa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Correa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa 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.
Castro tries to clinch
and Correa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Correa in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Correa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Castro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Castro missing with punches from the bottom.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Castro trying to control here.
Correa slows the pace down in half guard.
Romulo Correa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro taking some punishment here, with Correa in his half guard.
Correa controlling the action here.
Castro pushes Correa off looking to stand but Correa dives back in and keeps control.
Correa is taking a breather. Castro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Correa lands an elbow.
Correa taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Correa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castro closes the distance looking to clinch
so Correa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is looking to stand up but Correa isn't so interested in that idea.
Correa controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Castro throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castro won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa controlling the position from side mount.
Castro wants to get back to his feet but Correa drags him back down.
Correa controlling the position from side mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Correa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Correa working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Correa in particular looking to stall.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Correa controlling from the full mount.
Castro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Correa blocks Castro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa controlling from mount.
Correa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romulo Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correa cracks Castro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Correa controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa fails with the takedown
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mariano Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Correa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Correa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Romulo Correa wins by unanimous decision!
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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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