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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Cruz (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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154 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Pimentel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pimentel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pimentel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Pimentel keeps moving.
Pimentel is working an open guard so Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pimentel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pimentel shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pimentel tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pimentel to the ground. Pimentel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pimentel is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Pimentel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Pimentel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pimentel tries to get out of the position.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pimentel is keeping the position for now.
Cruz passes Pimentel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cruz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looks for a takedown but Pimentel sprawls well.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Pimentel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Alexandre Pimentel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Pimentel isn't so interested in that idea.
Pimentel trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pimentel is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pimentel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pimentel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pimentel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pimentel looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pimentel looking to control.
Pimentel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Pimentel back into the cage.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz has Pimentel up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruz works Pimentel's body with a nice hook.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Pimentel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz gets caught napping as Pimentel dives in and scores a takedown. Cruz manages to retain guard.
Pimentel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pimentel looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pimentel looking for a sweep. Not yet Pimentel, not yet.
Pimentel trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Pimentel wants to improve his position but instead Cruz has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is trying to control. Pimentel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pimentel wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Pimentel is trying to control but can't.
Pimentel keeping hold of Cruz's head, controlling as best he can.
Pimentel is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pimentel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pimentel with that takedown attempt.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Pimentel sprawls well.
Alexandre Pimentel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Pimentel pushes him off.
Pimentel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Pimentel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pimentel.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Pimentel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pimentel looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pimentel working a defensive guard but Cruz manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz working away.
Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pimentel!
Pimentel tries to control Cruz's body but Cruz pushes him off. Pimentel squirms to his side and now Cruz has his back!
Cruz gets his hands free as Pimentel looks to control.
Pimentel rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position.
Cruz struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel is in bad spot here.
Cruz is not going to allow Pimentel to sit and survive in this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz struggling to keep hold of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is looking for the choke from the back position but Pimentel is controlling his hands well.
Cruz keeps control of the position as Pimentel tries to break free.
Pimentel is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Pimentel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pimentel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruz circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pimentel.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pimentel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Pimentel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Pimentel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pimentel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Cruz gets full guard.
Pimentel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pimentel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Pimentel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pimentel trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pimentel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pimentel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pimentel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Pimentel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandre Pimentel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Pimentel is having none of it.
Pimentel wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pimentel defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel working some strikes from top position.
Pimentel works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Pimentel scoring with some ground and pound.
Pimentel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Pimentel chips away with some ground and pound.
Pimentel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pimentel with a nice head shot there.
Pimentel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pimentel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pimentel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pimentel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pimentel manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel working a defensive guard here.
Pimentel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruz has passed into side control.
Pimentel is looking for a sweep.
Cruz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cruz looking for a guillotine from mount but Pimentel is having none of it.
Pimentel is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pimentel is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Pimentel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pimentel 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Pimentel!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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