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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Astolfo de Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javito Juarez (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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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Astolfo de Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javito Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Mello shoots for a takedown but Juarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Mello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juarez pinned against the cage. Juarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juarez moves into range and clinches up with de Mello.
de Mello is trying to drag Juarez to the mat but Juarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astolfo de Mello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez has had enough of the clinch but de Mello keeps him there for the moment.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juarez has de Mello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de Mello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
de Mello tries for a takedown but Juarez manages to get underhooks.
de Mello has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Juarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Juarez looking to slow down the pace here.
de Mello wants a takedown but no success here.
Juarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Mello.
Juarez goes for a takedown attempt but de Mello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
de Mello looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez has his hands clasped together around de Mello's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
de Mello is trying to control. Juarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
de Mello slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
de Mello wants to take a breather but Juarez is having none of it.
Juarez tries to get to full guard but de Mello has control of the leg.
Astolfo de Mello has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
de Mello scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Juarez is looking for a sweep. de Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Mello trying to control from half guard but Juarez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez wants to sweep but de Mello has passed to side control!
Juarez tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello wants to control but Juarez is keeping him busy.
de Mello tries to move to mount but Juarez blocks the move with his legs.
de Mello scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Mello trying to control the action but Juarez is working from the bottom.
de Mello staying calm.
de Mello working away.
de Mello trying to control the position but Juarez is working away.
de Mello tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Juarez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked de Mello off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juarez trying to control.
de Mello wants to get back to his feet.
Juarez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. de Mello defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
de Mello holding both Juarez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Juarez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. de Mello defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
de Mello defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astolfo de Mello dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
de Mello shoots in looking for a takedown but Juarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing de Mello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
de Mello shoots in but Juarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juarez throws a series of punches but de Mello avoids them all with ease.
Juarez fails with the takedown
and de Mello counters with a single leg into guard. Juarez didn't expect that.
Juarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
de Mello slips nicely into half guard.
Juarez is not content to let de Mello control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Mello performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
de Mello thows a huge punch but Juarez dodges it nicely.
de Mello frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juarez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
de Mello is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de Mello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Mello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Mello controlling the pace for now.
Juarez is squirming around, avoiding de Mello's attempts to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Astolfo de Mello just wasn't active enough.
de Mello wants to clinch.
Astolfo de Mello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Mello.
Juarez tries to keep at a distance but de Mello has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Mello goes for a takedown in the clinch but Juarez prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astolfo de Mello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez is trying to push de Mello away but de Mello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juarez is trying to break free.
de Mello is working for takedown but Juarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de Mello looking for a takedown.
Juarez breaks the clinch.
de Mello dodges the punch combination from Juarez.
Juarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Mello sprawls well initially but Juarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juarez in particular looking to stall.
Juarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Mello defends it well.
Juarez is breathing heavily.
Juarez is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from de Mello as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Mello pushes Juarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
de Mello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Juarez counters with a two punch combo.
Juarez misses with a two punch combination.
de Mello misses with a takedown attempt
letting Juarez counter with a right hand.
de Mello has a takedown stuffed.
Juarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juarez with a lazy takedown attempt
so de Mello counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Mello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astolfo de Mello dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juarez throws a series of punches but de Mello avoids them all with ease.
de Mello shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juarez is looking to improve his position.
Juarez wants to control but de Mello is keeping busy.
Juarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
de Mello trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Mello passes Juarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Mello works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
de Mello stalling.
de Mello tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juarez wants to control but de Mello passes into side.
Juarez is looking to regain half guard here but de Mello keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Mello tries to advance to mount but Juarez denies him.
Juarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
de Mello passes to side control.
de Mello creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Juarez is not content to let de Mello control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is looking to reverse the position.
de Mello stands up and beckons Juarez to his feet.
de Mello has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Mello.
Juarez tries for a takedown but de Mello circles away easily
and de Mello counters with a takedown into side control.
de Mello is looking to take a break and control but Juarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Astolfo de Mello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Javito Juarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Mello controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Astolfo de Mello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Mello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astolfo de Mello!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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