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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua rushes Dimagiba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Dimagiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dimagiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pushes Dimagiba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimagiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimagiba jumps guard but Rua stands there with Dimagiba around his waist. Dimagiba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dimagiba jumps guard.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dimagiba has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Dimagiba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua wanted to stand there but Dimagiba had control of the position.
Dimagiba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimagiba looks gassed!
Rua won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
Dimagiba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua is looking to stand up but Dimagiba won't let him.
Rua stands up and waves to Dimagiba to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rua has managed to clinch.
Rua has Dimagiba pushed against the cage.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Dimagiba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Dimagiba tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Dimagiba drops back down to his feet.
Dimagiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimagiba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Dimagiba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimagiba backwards.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimagiba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua lands a right hand.
Rua misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba jumps guard but Rua stands there with Dimagiba around his waist. Dimagiba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Dimagiba.
Dimagiba tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two 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.
Dimagiba tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Dimagiba drops back down to his feet.
Dimagiba blocking some punches.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Dimagiba tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dimagiba is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rua.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimagiba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimagiba is breathing heavily.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Rua dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rua wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Rua tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rua is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Rua tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Rua wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimagiba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua pushes Dimagiba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimagiba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Rua.
Rua stalling the fight.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Dimagiba's takedown attempt.
Rio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Dimagiba.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimagiba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimagiba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Rua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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