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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Pedreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Pedreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedreira is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Pedreira tries to clinch up.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Pedreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pedreira tries to sprawl out of it but Velasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pedreira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedreira wants to clinch up but Velasquez keeps it at a distance.
Pedreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pedreira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustavo Pedreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Velasquez.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedreira moves into the clinch.
Pedreira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pedreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
It looks like Junior Velasquez has been cut.
Pedreira is trying to break the clinch but Velasquez has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez tries to circle away but Pedreira has him pinned against the cage.
Pedreira working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside.
Pedreira working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break free.
Pedreira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasquez is defending well for now.
Velasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedreira lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Pedreira trying to land knees to the body.
Pedreira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Velasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Pedreira is controlling the position.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedreira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velasquez looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pedreira is trying to force a seperation but Velasquez has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedreira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedreira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pedreira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Pedreira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Pedreira.
Pedreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pedreira landing knees to the body.
Pedreira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Velasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pedreira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pedreira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira landing knees to the body.
Pedreira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pedreira lands a knee to the body.
Pedreira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasquez's face.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Pedreira crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pedreira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
Pedreira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Junior Velasquez's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pedreira obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedreira lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Pedreira.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pedreira.
Pedreira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pedreira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Velasquez has Pedreira pressed against the cage, preventing Pedreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Pedreira.
Pedreira can't break the clinch.
Pedreira breaks from the clinch.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedreira moves into range and clinches up with Velasquez.
Pedreira crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Pedreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Pedreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Velasquez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pedreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedreira tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves away
and Velasquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Pedreira throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pedreira is trying to buck Velasquez off.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Velasquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Velasquez controlling from side mount.
Pedreira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pedreira 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.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Velasquez moves into full mount!
Pedreira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Velasquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pedreira is in a horrible position here. Velasquez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pedreira really wants to buck Velasquez off and get back to his feet.
Velasquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Velasquez is landing with some decent strikes but Pedreira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pedreira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez controlling from the full mount.
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!
Velasquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pedreira trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pedreira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Velasquez.
Pedreira is trying to stand.
Pedreira missing with punches from the bottom.
Velasquez controlling the pace.
Pedreira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Velasquez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pedreira has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pedreira.
Pedreira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pedreira.
Pedreira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasquez avoids it.
Pedreira landing knees to the head.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velasquez is defended easily by Pedreira.
Pedreira tries to clinch up.
Gustavo Pedreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Pedreira tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedreira is looking to clinch.
Pedreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pedreira wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedreira tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Velasquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Junior Velasquez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pedreira moves into the clinch successfully.
Pedreira landing knees to the body.
Pedreira pushes off an throws an elbow but Velasquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pedreira manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Pedreira tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pedreira is looking to clinch.
Velasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Gustavo Pedreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Velasquez.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedreira.
Pedreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pedreira. Those never looked like landing.
Pedreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Pedreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedreira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pedreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Pedreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pedreira is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pedreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedreira wants to clinch.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Pedreira is looking to clinch.
Pedreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Pedreira tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Pedreira wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavo Pedreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedreira is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Pedreira tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedreira throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Pedreira is looking to clinch.
Pedreira tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Pedreira has closed the distance and engaged Velasquez in a clinch.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside.
Pedreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedreira lands an elbow inside.
Pedreira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedreira lands a damaging elbow.
Pedreira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pedreira scores a nice knee to the body.
Pedreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Velasquez has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Pedreira.
Pedreira lands an elbow just above Velasquez 's eye.
Pedreira lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedreira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Pedreira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedreira missing with knees to the body.
Velasquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pedreira's efforts to push away.
Pedreira scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Pedreira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pedreira 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 29:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Pedreira!
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