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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russki Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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203 cm
26
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russki Borcuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Brasi.
Brasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Borcuha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Borcuha postures up in Brasi's guard and throws a big left but Brasi blocks it.
Borcuha throws a strike but Brasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borcuha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brasi defends it easily.
Borcuha really is a fat lump.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brasi lands a couple of elbows.
Borcuha 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.
Borcuha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borcuha working for a triangle but Brasi defends it easily.
Borcuha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi is working Borcuha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borcuha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borcuha keeping moving, preventing Brasi from controlling successfully.
Brasi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borcuha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Brasi is working Borcuha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borcuha working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brasi has passed into half guard!
Borcuha taking some punishment here, with Brasi in his half guard.
Brasi drops an elbow to the side of Borcuha's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi trying to control from half guard but Borcuha is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brasi working Borcuha over with strikes.
Brasi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borcuha actively working from the bottom here.
Borcuha is breathing heavily.
Borcuha looking for submissions off his back.
Brasi lands with a punch from half guard.
Brasi controlling the action here.
Brasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brasi lands strikes from half guard.
Brasi is nestled in close to Borcuha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brasi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Borcuha!
Brasi has control of Borcuha's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Borcuha regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Borcuha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brasi lands a heavy elbow.
Brasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi with shots to the head and body - Borcuha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brasi unloading with bombs!
Borcuha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brasi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borcuha is bucking up trying to escape but Brasi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi with good strikes from the mount here!
Brasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borcuha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borcuha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Brasi there.
Brasi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borcuha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brasi lands a nice short elbow.
Brasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borcuha is looking to improve his position.
Brasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borcuha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borcuha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasi lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brasi has closed the distance and engaged Borcuha in a clinch.
Brasi lands a left hand.
Brasi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Brasi.
Borcuha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brasi walks away with a smile on his face. Borcuha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borcuha's guard.
Brasi scoring with some ground and pound.
Brasi lands a couple of elbows.
Brasi trying to control but Borcuha is working from the bottom.
Borcuha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brasi defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi wants to control from the top but Borcuha keeps moving.
Brasi landing with the ground and pound.
Brasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Borcuha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasi landing with the ground and pound.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Borcuha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasi scoring with some ground and pound.
Brasi connects with a couple of short punches.
Borcuha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luca Brasi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borcuha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brasi defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borcuha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasi is aware though and is defending well.
Brasi slips nicely into half guard.
Brasi lands strikes from half guard.
Brasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi is nestled in close to Borcuha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Brasi there.
Ground and pound from Brasi.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brasi connects with a nice short shot to Borcuha's temple.
Brasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Borcuha taking some punishment here, with Brasi in his half guard.
Brasi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brasi slips a nice elbow through Borcuha's hands, connecting with Borcuha's forehead.
Borcuha is trying to get back to full guard.
Borcuha is refusing to be controlled, as Brasi sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi working the head and body with strikes.
Borcuha taking some punishment here, with Brasi in his half guard.
Brasi working the head and body with strikes.
Brasi slips a nice elbow through Borcuha's hands, connecting with Borcuha's forehead.
Brasi lands with a punch from half guard.
Brasi wants to take a breather but Borcuha is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borcuha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brasi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borcuha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brasi pulls his head out easily.
Borcuha taking some punishment here, with Brasi in his half guard.
Brasi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borcuha actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borcuha actively working from the bottom here.
Borcuha is in trouble now - Brasi has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brasi misses with the combination.
Brasi gets a takedown into half guard.
Brasi wants to take a breather but Borcuha is having none of it.
Borcuha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Borcuha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borcuha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Borcuha is tightening it up a little... Brasi has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brasi reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brasi taps out! nice BJJ there by Borcuha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Russki Borcuha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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