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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandao Couceiro (ranked 959 p4p, 1314 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 108 p4p, 157 weight class). Couceiro comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to my Nightmare- Alice Cooper. Isaac Ebe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xandao Couceiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couceiro misses with a takedown
letting Ebe counter with a right hand.
Ebe cracks Couceiro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Couceiro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ebe finish him?
Couceiro looking to score a takedown here. Ebe is defending well but Couceiro drives through and ends up in Ebe's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couceiro trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ebe looking for a guillotine here but Couceiro defends easily.
Ebe is adopting a defensive guard.
Couceiro wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.
Ebe looking for subs off his back but Couceiro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Couceiro there.
Couceiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couceiro is pressing down on Ebe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ebe is holding on for now.
Ebe trying to control but Couceiro postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Couceiro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ebe actively working from the bottom here.
Ebe won't allow Couceiro to pass to mount.
Ebe is staying active underneath Couceiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Couceiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ebe is looking to get to half guard.
Ebe tries to lock up and control but Couceiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couceiro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ebe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Couceiro is staying active.
Couceiro is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Ebe is in real trouble.
Ebe trying to control the hands but Couceiro won't let him.
Couceiro has the hooks in. Ebe is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Couceiro passes his arm under Ebe's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Ebe taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Xandao Couceiro!
Xandao Couceiro made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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