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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Dolce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolce has chosen Til I Collapse- Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leandro Paiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Dolce!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paiva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Paiva is looking for a sweep.
Dolce postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dolce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dolce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dolce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paiva is looking to reverse the position.
Paiva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dolce.
Paiva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dolce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dolce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paiva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dolce's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paiva's head.
Paiva tries to get to full guard but Dolce has control of the leg.
Dolce is trying to work for a kimura but Paiva is defending well.
Dolce looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paiva digs a good hook to Dolce's body.
Paiva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dolce. Dolce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paiva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paiva cracks a nice hook into Dolce's ribs.
No joy there for Paiva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paiva dips to his left and cracks Dolce with an uppercut!
Paiva lands a jab to Dolce's midsection.
Paiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paiva throws a shot to the body.
Paiva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paiva throws a shot to the body.
Paiva with a nice cross.
Paiva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paiva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paiva tests Dolce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paiva throws a one two combo.
Paiva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dolce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dolce trying to pass the guard but Paiva defending well.
Paiva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dolce has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dolce landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paiva?
Dolce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dolce with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Paiva is looking to get to half guard.
Paiva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dolce tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paiva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dolce swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Paiva is now in Dolce's guard. A big mistake from Dolce there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paiva works Dolce's body with a nice hook.
Leandro Paiva is winning the standup battle so far.
Dolce avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Dolce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paiva but Paiva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paiva cracks Dolce with a good jab.
Dolce drops his hands momentarily and Paiva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paiva lands a slapping body shot.
Urijah Dolce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dolce shoots in but Paiva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paiva throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva digs a good body shot into Dolce's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva cracks a nice hook into Dolce's ribs.
Paiva scores with a shot to the body.
Dolce shoots in for a takedown but Paiva shows good takedown defense.
Leandro Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Dolce.
Dolce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paiva finds it's way round the side to connect with Dolce's head.
Paiva lands the left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dolce is defended easily by Paiva.
Paiva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paiva looks to land a left hand but Dolce moved out of range nicely.
Paiva connects with a body shot.
Dolce has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva connects with a body shot.
Paiva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dolce.
A shot to de liver by Paiva. Beautiful body shot.
Paiva's corner calls for a 1-2. Paiva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paiva throws a looping overhand right but Dolce ducks down to avoid it.
Dolce shoots in for a takedown but Paiva shows good takedown defense.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dolce moves away.
Dolce has a takedown stuffed.
Paiva throws the left hand but Dolce avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paiva lands with an uppercut that bounces Dolce off the cage and back into rage.
Dolce shoots in for a double leg but Paiva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dolce shoots in but no luck this time.
Dolce dives in and grabs Paiva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paiva pushes down on Dolce's head and hops out.
Leandro Paiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paiva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Paiva misses the target.
Paiva looks to throw the jab but Dolce is out of range.
Dolce fails to land the takedown.
Paiva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dolce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolce won't allow Paiva to sweep him here.
Dolce drops back looking for a leg! Paiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paiva manages to kick Dolce off! Dolce jumps back into Paiva's guard.
Dolce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dolce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paiva wants to sweep here but Dolce controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Paiva dominated that second round.
That's time! Paiva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paiva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paiva throws a shot from downtown. Dolce moves away and avoids it.
Paiva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dolce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paiva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dolce looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paiva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dolce.
Paiva wants to hit a switch here but Dolce passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paiva there!
Dolce looking for a guillotine from mount but Paiva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dolce working for a guillotine from mount but Paiva is in no mood to give up.
Paiva working to try and regain half guard.
Dolce looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dolce lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolce looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Paiva can't escape the position.
Dolce cracks Paiva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paiva is trying to escape the mount.
Dolce is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Paiva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Paiva!
Dolce working for a triangle but Paiva defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva preventing the sweep.
Paiva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolce is keeping the position for now.
Dolce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dolce working for a triangle but Paiva defends it easily.
Dolce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paiva defends well.
Leandro Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolce will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dolce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paiva is one step ahead there.
Paiva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urijah Dolce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dolce looking for a guillotine here but Paiva defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Dolce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paiva 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Paiva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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