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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassio Venas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuncho Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venas's entrance music is Rise Against - Black Masks And Gasoline . A fine choice. Cassio Venas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassio Venas!
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, Cuncho Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta pushes Venas up against the cage in a clinch.
Venas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Venas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huerta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Venas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huerta is keeping busy.
Huerta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Venas's defenses.
Venas takes an elbow to the temple.
Venas taking a breather.
Venas tries to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling the position.
Venas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Venas is breathing heavily.
Venas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huerta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venas working hard to break the clinch.
Venas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huerta clinches up against the cage.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta landing knees to the head.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Cassio Venas has been cut.
Venas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Huerta clinches with his opponent.
Venas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huerta is keeping busy.
Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huerta rushes Venas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta landing knees to the head.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta lands a head kick!
Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta darts in and clinches Venas up against the cage.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huerta.
Venas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huerta has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Venas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huerta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venas.
Huerta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Huerta gets a clinch.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Venas in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Huerta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta scores with a head kick.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huerta has managed to clinch.
Huerta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta rushes Venas and presses him up against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huerta. That's going to slow Venas down.
Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta throws a head kick that Venas semi-blocks.
Huerta gets a clinch.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Venas tries to keep at a distance but Huerta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta gets a clinch.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta feints and then cracks Venas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venas down.
Cuncho Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta takes the fight into the clinch.
Huerta scores a nice knee to the body.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta pushes Venas up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta rushes Venas and presses him up against the cage.
Huerta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Venas's defenses.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta clinches up against the cage.
Venas pushes off an throws an elbow but Huerta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuncho Huerta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassio Venas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huerta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Venas in his tracks for a moment.
Venas is trying to stall.
Huerta keeps control of Venas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huerta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Cuncho Huerta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta lands a head kick. Venas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cuncho Huerta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venas throws a hook but Huerta blocks it.
Huerta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Venas.
Huerta clinches.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huerta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Venas's head.
Venas slips a jab and a cross from Huerta.
A solid body kick from Huerta.
Venas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huerta can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venas, pushing him back against the cage.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venas wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerta won't allow it.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huerta. That's going to slow Venas down.
Huerta forces Venas back against the cage and clinches.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta pushes Venas up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta scores with a head kick.
Huerta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Huerta instigates a clinch.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into Venas's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta gets a clinch.
Venas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta moves into range and clinches up with Venas.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huerta lands an elbow inside.
Venas looking to slow down the pace here.
Huerta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Venas.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Venas tries to keep at a distance but Huerta has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Venas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta throws an overhand right that lands on Venas's shoulder, as Venas tries to avoid the shot.
Huerta forces Venas back against the cage and clinches.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta lands with a kick to the temple. Venas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Venas throws an overhand right that lands on Huerta's shoulder, as Huerta tries to avoid the shot.
Huerta has closed the distance and engaged Venas in a clinch.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta takes the fight into the clinch.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta rushes Venas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Venas wants to stall.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into Venas's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta cracks the inside of Venas's front leg.
Venas tries to keep at a distance but Huerta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Venas's efforts to push away.
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venas, pushing him back against the cage.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuncho Huerta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cassio Venas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Huerta clinches with his opponent.
Venas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Venas fails to pull guard.
Huerta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Huerta rushes Venas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta closes the distance and pushes Venas back into the cage.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Venas takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Venas's face.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta throws a right and a left that Venas avoids nicely.
Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venas, pushing him back against the cage.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta landing knees to the body.
Venas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassio Venas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta clinches with his opponent.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta moves into range and clinches up with Venas.
Huerta lands a nice elbow.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Venas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta prevents the takedown attempt.
Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Huerta has closed the distance and engaged Venas in a clinch.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta throws a nice head kick!
Huerta pushes Venas up against the cage in a clinch.
Venas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta darts in and clinches Venas up against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta has closed the distance and engaged Venas in a clinch.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huerta lands a nice knee to the body.
Huerta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Venas's face.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
Venas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venas, pushing him back against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta clinches up with Venas and pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Huerta misses.
Huerta ducks under a wild hook from Venas.
Huerta instigates a clinch.
Huerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta rushes Venas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta gets underhooks to prevent Venas's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venas misses with a knee strike.
Venas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Venas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huerta moves into the clinch.
Venas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huerta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huerta has managed to clinch.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta throws a hook but Venas blocks it.
Huerta has Venas up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Venas jumps guard but Huerta stands there with Venas around his waist. Venas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cassio Venas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuncho Huerta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venas takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuncho Huerta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huerta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuncho Huerta!
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energy
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hype
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