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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Grigorev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camoes comes into the arena with One Love by BLUE blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Camoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolai Grigorev!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camoes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigorev shoots in looking for a takedown but Camoes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grigorev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Camoes leaves Grigorev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grigorev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camoes throws out a powerful jab.
Camoes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigorev circles away quickly and effectively.
Camoes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camoes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grigorev.
Fabricio Camoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camoes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grigorev was covering up waiting for the punch and Camoes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Camoes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camoes is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigorev has wrist control.
Camoes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camoes wants to control from the top but Grigorev keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camoes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grigorev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camoes is controlling him.
Camoes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camoes throws a big elbow that misses.
Camoes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grigorev is keeping the position for now.
Camoes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camoes advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev is not content to let Camoes control the position.
Camoes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grigorev tries to bench press Camoes off him but Camoes keeps the position.
Camoes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Camoes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grigorev keeps working.
Grigorev is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Camoes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Camoes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grigorev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Camoes is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigorev trying to hold on to Camoes's head to control him but Camoes postures up.
Grigorev tries to kick Camoes off in order to stand up. Camoes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Grigorev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grigorev parries the strikes from Camoes easily there. Camoes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grigorev to escape.
Camoes tries for a kimura but Grigorev is defending well.
Grigorev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorev is looking to regain half guard here but Camoes keeps moving and retains side control.
Camoes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Camoes dominated that 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.
Camoes misses with a shot to the body
and Grigorev counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grigorev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Camoes looking for a guillotine here but Grigorev defends easily.
Camoes lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Camoes keeping moving, preventing Grigorev from controlling successfully.
Camoes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grigorev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grigorev preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes is looking to stand up but Grigorev isn't so interested in that idea.
Grigorev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grigorev trying to control the position from guard on top but Camoes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Camoes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grigorev has passed into side control.
Camoes prevents Grigorev from moving into mount.
Grigorev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Camoes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camoes is working hard here to advance position.
Grigorev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grigorev lands an elbow.
Camoes tries to buck Grigorev off but Grigorev is having none of it.
Grigorev avoids the strikes from the bottom by Camoes.
Camoes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigorev is stalling here. Camoes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grigorev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Camoes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fabricio Camoes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grigorev struggling a bit here.
Camoes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Camoes wants to control for a moment but Grigorev uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Camoes thows a huge punch but Grigorev dodges it nicely.
Camoes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Camoes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Camoes punching from mount but Grigorev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grigorev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grigorev kicks Camoes off and gets back to his feet.
Camoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigorev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camoes.
Nicolai Grigorev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camoes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grigorev defends it nicely.
Grigorev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Camoes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camoes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fabricio Camoes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grigorev slips a jab and a cross from Camoes.
Grigorev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camoes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grigorev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Camoes loads up on a big right hand but Grigorev slips the punch.
Camoes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grigorev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grigorev ducks under a wild hook from Camoes.
Camoes swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Camoes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Camoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camoes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grigorev.
Camoes throws a body punch but Grigorev moves out of range.
Grigorev slaps away a takedown attempt from Camoes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorev shoots in for a double leg but Camoes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fabricio Camoes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Grigorev.
Grigorev fails to land the takedown.
Camoes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorev.
Camoes throws a right and a left that Grigorev avoids nicely.
Camoes thuds a left hand into Grigorev's body.
Camoes shoots in for a double leg but Grigorev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camoes throws out a powerful jab.
Camoes dives in and scores a takedown into Grigorev's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigorev looking for a sweep. Not yet Grigorev, not yet.
Grigorev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Camoes!
Camoes is trying to escape the mount.
Nicolai Grigorev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigorev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Camoes regains half guard.
Grigorev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grigorev escapes and gets back to his feet.
Camoes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grigorev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Camoes lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grigorev counters with a low kick, right behind Camoes 's knee.
Camoes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigorev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Camoes swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorev counters with a nice uppercut.
Camoes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grigorev backs up against the cage.
Grigorev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camoes.
Grigorev moves out of range of the strikes.
Grigorev misses with an uppercut. Camoes saw that one coming.
Camoes punishes Grigorev's body with a nice straight punch.
Camoes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Grigorev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grigorev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grigorev shoots in looking for a takedown but Camoes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grigorev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grigorev punishes Camoes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grigorev.
Fabricio Camoes is winning the standup battle so far.
Camoes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fabricio Camoes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camoes blocks the body kick.
Camoes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigorev circles away quickly and effectively.
Camoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigorev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Camoes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Grigorev misses.
Camoes misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grigorev staying out of range there.
Grigorev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Camoes missing with a left hand there. Grigorev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camoes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Camoes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camoes 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 Emerson Jorge 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... Fabricio Camoes!
Fabricio Camoes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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