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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tropa de Elite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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212 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioca instigates a clinch.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
Carioca taking a breather.
Jorge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carioca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jorge can't get the takedown.
Jorge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carioca walks away with a smile on his face. Jorge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paulo Carioca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
Jorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carioca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carioca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jorge, pushing him back against the cage.
Jorge can't get the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jorge has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carioca scores with a shoulder strike.
Carioca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorge's defenses.
Carioca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jorge.
Carioca tries a knee to the head but Jorge blocks it.
Jorge misses with a body punch.
Carioca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorge avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca lands a damaging elbow.
Carioca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carioca stops a takedown attempt from Jorge.
Jorge wants the takedown. Carioca is fighting it off but Jorge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carioca's guard against the cage.
Jorge is looking to work some ground and pound but Carioca has wrist control.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from Carioca.
Jorge is looking to work some ground and pound but Carioca has wrist control.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge trying to control but Carioca is working from the bottom.
Jorge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carioca holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge won't allow Carioca to sweep him here.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carioca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge stands up over Carioca, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioca has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jorge is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Carioca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jorge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carioca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorge wants a takedown but no success here.
Carioca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jorge looks winded!
Carioca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jorge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carioca is looking to control Jorge's arms but Jorge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carioca has his back to the cage.
Carioca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jorge managing to block the knees to the body from Carioca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has Carioca pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carioca manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carioca landing knees to the body.
Carioca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jorge misses with a punch to the body.
Carioca is trying to maintain a safe position but Jorge gets an underhook and turns Carioca into the cage.
Jorge lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carioca tries to roll over but Jorge keeps him under control.
Jorge prevents Carioca from standing back up.
Carioca keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carioca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carioca is refusing to be controlled, as Jorge sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Jorge.
Jorge shoots in for a double leg but Carioca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jorge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carioca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorge somewhat.
Jorge has a takedown stuffed.
Jorge tries to clinch there but Carioca circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorge doesn't manage to clinch there - Carioca circles away.
Paulo Carioca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carioca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carioca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Carioca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jorge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carioca napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carioca is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tiago Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carioca is looking to regain half guard here but Jorge keeps moving and retains side control.
Jorge in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jorge tries to score with some ground and pound. Carioca controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Jorge seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carioca is trying to get back to half guard.
Carioca can't do much from the bottom here.
Carioca is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jorge off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Carioca manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jorge trying to control the position but Carioca manages to sink in the hooks.
Jorge covering up well under a series of strikes from Carioca.
Will Carioca go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca misses with punches from the back.
Carioca not allowing Jorge to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Jorge's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Carioca lands strikes to the head.
Jorge looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jorge tries to escape but Carioca has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca controls the position.
Jorge has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Carioca.
Jorge trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Carioca keeps control of the position as Jorge tries to break free.
Jorge breaks Carioca's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jorge is standing up over Carioca. Carioca looks to escape but Jorge dives into side control.
Carioca takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carioca tries to escape but Jorge is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge takes a little break here. Carioca wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carioca tries to bench press Jorge off him but Jorge keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Jorge are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carioca is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carioca to see if he's OK.
Carioca is looking to regain half guard here but Jorge keeps moving and retains side control.
Jorge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carioca is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jorge closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carioca did well to prevent Jorge getting side control.
Carioca gets back to full guard.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carioca 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.
Carioca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jorge's guard.
Carioca tries to stand but Jorge is controlling from the bottom.
Jorge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge controls Carioca momentarily but Carioca frees himself.
Carioca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jorge's guard.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carioca.
Jorge controls Carioca momentarily but Carioca frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carioca preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carioca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Carioca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carioca has closed the distance and engaged Jorge in a clinch.
Jorge blocking some punches.
Carioca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carioca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorge.
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jorge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carioca's elbow.
Jorge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carioca to keep the fight standing.
Paulo Carioca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jorge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorge is trying to drag Carioca to the mat but Carioca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paulo Carioca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
Carioca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jorge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carioca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carioca crunches a lovely knee into Jorge's ribcage.
Our sources have told us that Carioca has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carioca.
Jorge drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carioca pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jorge tries to clinch up but Carioca circles away and keeps his distance.
Carioca pushes Jorge up against the cage in a clinch.
Carioca lands a good knee to the midsection. Jorge won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carioca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jorge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Carioca.
Jorge jumps guard and drags Carioca to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca wants to stand but Jorge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carioca controlling from the top position.
Jorge has control of Carioca's left arm, preventing Carioca from doing any damage.
Carioca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carioca trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Carioca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carioca 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Carioca!
Paulo Carioca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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