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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Toro Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Toro Loco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
El Toro Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Red pinned against the cage. Red gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loco fails to land the takedown.
Joe Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Toro Loco.
Loco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Red pinned against the cage. Red gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Red as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loco.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pulls Loco into guard.
Red looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Red pulls Loco in close to prevent any damage.
Loco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Red is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Red keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Red working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Red is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Loco, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco wants to stand up but Red is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loco looks gassed!
Red postures up in Loco's guard and throws a big left but Loco blocks it.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Loco is retaining full guard.
Red not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Red trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red content to stall in guard here.
Loco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Red as Loco shoots in.
Loco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Red counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Red.
Red stalling against the cage.
Loco prevents Red from breaking the clinch.
Loco has Red pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Red manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Red - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Red wants to get back to striking at distance but Loco won't allow it.
Loco decides to pull guard.
Red working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Red wants to pass the guard but Loco is keeping the position.
Red trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco is trying to keep Red in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Red makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Red dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loco tries for a takedown but Red circles away easily
and Red counters with a takedown into side control.
Red trying to control the action but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco tries to escape but Red is in control.
Red looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Red throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Red throws an elbow but Loco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Red working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loco tries to escape but Red is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red scoring with punches and elbows.
Red tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Loco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Red misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Red scores with punches from side control.
Loco wants to get back to his feet but Red is dominant here and he's now got Loco's back!
Red is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Loco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Loco trying to get back to his feet but Red is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red controlling from the back.
Loco is trapped and Red is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Loco rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Red is trying to control. Loco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loco wants to control but Red is keeping busy.
Loco wants to get back to his feet.
Loco is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Red scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loco is staying active underneath Red, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and Red counters with a shoot takedown. Loco fights it but they end up in guard.
Loco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Red makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Red trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to pass the guard but Loco is keeping the position.
Loco wants to get back to his feet but Red is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Red thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loco fails with the takedown
and Red counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Toro Loco.
Loco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Red is working Loco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Loco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Red dominated that second round.
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!
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Red counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Red stands up from Loco's guard - Red perhaps looking for a knockout.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Red counters by clinching up.
Red taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Red.
Loco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Toro Loco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red gets control of Loco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Red will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Loco won't allow Red to sweep him here.
Red keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushes Loco off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Red counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red.
Loco can't keep his opponent in guard - Red advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Loco manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Red counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red postures up in Loco's guard and throws a big left but Loco blocks it.
Loco kicks Red off and gets to his feet.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loco tries for a takedown but Red circles away easily
and Red counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Loco!
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Loco is looking to escape.
Loco tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.
Red has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Red landing strikes from the mount and Loco is in trouble!
Red prevents Loco from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Red overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Red has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Loco's face.
The referee warns Loco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Red working the ground and pound effectively.
Red lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Red working the ground and pound effectively.
Red breaks from Loco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Loco tries to lock up and control but Red gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Red landing strikes from the mount and Loco is in trouble!
Loco is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Loco somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
Joe Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loco off to one side.
Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loco has Red pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Red manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Red fights it off and pushes away nicely.
El Toro Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Red!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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