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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovane Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovane Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptista tries to keep at a distance but Vieira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vieira successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Baptista uses it to pass to side control.
Vieira is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Baptista is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Baptista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vieira is looking to escape.
Vieira can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to hold on but Baptista pushes him away.
Vieira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vieira is trying desperately to improve position.
Vieira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to control but Baptista is keeping busy.
Vieira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Giovane Vieira.
Vieira thumps Baptista with a low kick.
Vieira darts in and clinches Baptista up against the cage.
Vieira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Baptista.
Baptista lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigo Baptista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Baptista moves out of range easily.
Baptista chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Baptista.
Baptista scores with a spinning back kick!
Baptista scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Baptista lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Baptista feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vieira's calf.
Vieira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baptista scores with a spinning back kick!
Baptista throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira avoids the head kick by Baptista.
Baptista pushes Vieira away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
Baptista misses with a head kick.
Baptista thumps Vieira with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Baptista.
Baptista throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Baptista chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baptista lands with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baptista - that will leave a mark!
Baptista throws a front kick that sends Vieira stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baptista is looking to slow Vieira down with leg kicks.
Baptista throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baptista bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Baptista dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baptista throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baptista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vieira somewhat.
Baptista lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baptista throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baptista throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vieira fails with the takedown.
Baptista tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieira shoots in and gets a takedown into Baptista's guard.
Vieira is looking to advance position but Baptista has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Baptista trying to control but Vieira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baptista tries to get up but Vieira was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Vieira stands up and waves to Baptista to follow him.
Baptista lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Baptista.
Baptista chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baptista misses with a head kick.
Baptista misses with a head kick.
Baptista tries a head kick but it misses.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baptista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baptista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baptista.
Baptista gets caught flat footed, as Vieira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira stands up and waves to Baptista to follow him.
Rodrigo Baptista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vieira rushes Baptista and presses him up against the cage.
Vieira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Baptista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vieira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Baptista.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baptista throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vieira.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baptista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Baptista will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baptista throws a leg kick which misses Vieira's front leg but catches the back leg as Vieira tries to avoid it.
Baptista pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baptista tries to keep at a distance but Vieira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vieira breaks from the clinch.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baptista as he avoids it easily.
Baptista throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Baptista tries a head kick but it misses.
Baptista tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista keeps Vieira at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baptista keeps Vieira at a distance using the push kick.
Some wild striking there from Vieira.
Vieira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vieira misses with a head kick.
Baptista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baptista throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baptista counters with a good low kick that Vieira was not able to check.
Vieira takes the fight into the clinch.
Vieira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baptista fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovane Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baptista lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vieira will feel that in the morning.
Vieira avoids the head kick by Baptista.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baptista.
Baptista pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Baptista.
Baptista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Vieira closes the distance and pushes Baptista back into the cage.
Vieira is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baptista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vieira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Baptista after a bit of a struggle.
Baptista is trying to push Vieira away but Vieira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Vieira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baptista wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira won't allow it.
Baptista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baptista to keep the fight standing.
Baptista working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baptista gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giovane Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Baptista is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baptista's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Baptista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baptista winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Baptista!
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energy
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hype
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