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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Chilavert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes to the cage accompanied by Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. Chilavert has chosen Bleed In My Arms as his entrance music. Jose Chilavert has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Chilavert!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilavert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Chilavert does no damage.
Menezes shoots in looking for a takedown but Chilavert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Menezes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chilavert quickly recovers to half guard.
Menezes stops Chilavert from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Menezes there.
Menezes stops Chilavert from getting back to his feet.
Menezes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Menezes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chilavert is trying to stand up here but Menezes is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chilavert regains full guard. Nicely done.
Menezes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chilavert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Menezes forces his way into half guard.
Chilavert taking some punishment here, with Menezes in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes lands with a punch from half guard.
Menezes stops Chilavert from getting back to his feet.
Menezes winds up and cracks Chilavert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Menezes lands a nice short elbow.
Menezes stands up out of the half guard.
Chilavert looks gassed!
Chilavert wants to clinch up but Menezes keeps it at a distance.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chilavert closes the distance and clinches.
Menezes is trying to push Chilavert away but Chilavert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chilavert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chilavert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menezes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Menezes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Menezes is trying to push Chilavert away but Chilavert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chilavert working Menezes over with knees to the body.
Chilavert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chilavert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Menezes is trying to push Chilavert away but Chilavert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chilavert pulls guard.
Chilavert is trying to keep Menezes in close.
Menezes prevents Chilavert from getting back to his feet.
Menezes postures up and lands a big shot to Chilavert's brow.
Menezes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Menezes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Menezes postures up and lands a big shot to Chilavert's brow.
Chilavert wants to stand but Menezes is controlling the position.
Chilavert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menezes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes scoring with some ground and pound.
Menezes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menezes slips nicely into half guard.
Menezes 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.
Menezes working Chilavert over with strikes.
Chilavert won't allow Menezes to pass to mount.
Chilavert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Menezes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Menezes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chilavert shoots in for a takedown but Menezes shows good takedown defense.
Chilavert gets caught flat footed, as Menezes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes connects with a couple of short punches.
Menezes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chilavert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Menezes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Menezes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chilavert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Menezes.
Charles Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chilavert as he avoids it easily.
Menezes keeps the fight on the outside.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chilavert misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menezes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menezes shoots in looking for a takedown. Chilavert tries to sprawl out of it but Menezes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chilavert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Menezes misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Menezes dominated that round.
That's time! Menezes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chilavert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chilavert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Menezes as he jumps to the side.
Menezes shoots in but Chilavert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chilavert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chilavert stuffs the takedown attempt from Menezes. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet.
Chilavert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Menezes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Menezes showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menezes prevents Chilavert from improving his position.
Menezes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilavert trying to control from the bottom.
Menezes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Charles Menezes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menezes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Menezes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chilavert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Menezes stops Chilavert from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Menezes lands a nice short elbow.
Chilavert is trying to stand.
Menezes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Menezes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chilavert is trying to control but can't.
Chilavert wants to get back to full guard.
Menezes winds up and cracks Chilavert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilavert moves into full guard.
Menezes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horrible takedown by Menezes or perhaps it was just good defense by Chilavert which made him look bad.
Menezes keeps the fight on the outside.
Chilavert clinches with his opponent.
Chilavert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Menezes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menezes tries to break the clinch but Chilavert is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chilavert as Menezes tries to tie him up.
Menezes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chilavert.
Menezes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chilavert obliges.
Chilavert lands with a light punch inside.
Chilavert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chilavert tries to pull guard but Menezes holds him up against the cage and eventually Chilavert drops back down to his feet.
Chilavert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menezes blocks it with crossed arms.
Menezes is trying to push Chilavert away but Chilavert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Menezes as Chilavert tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Menezes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menezes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chilavert as Menezes tries to tie him up.
Menezes is trying to push Chilavert away but Chilavert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chilavert is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilavert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menezes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chilavert connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Chilavert.
Menezes tries to circle away but Chilavert has him pinned against the cage.
Menezes is looking to break free of the clinch but Chilavert has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Menezes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chilavert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menezes can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chilavert lands a right hand.
Chilavert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chilavert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menezes tries to break free but Chilavert pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Menezes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Menezes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chilavert swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Chilavert. No joy for Menezes on that attempt.
Chilavert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chilavert tries to clinch up.
Menezes looking to score a takedown here. Chilavert is defending well but Menezes drives through and ends up in Chilavert's guard.
Chilavert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Menezes's guard.
Chilavert wanted to stand there but Menezes had control of the position.
Menezes keeping moving, preventing Chilavert from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chilavert is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chilavert prevents Menezes from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes keeping moving, preventing Chilavert from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Chilavert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chilavert wants to clinch.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Chilavert circles away and keeps his distance.
Chilavert moves in looking to clinch but Menezes pushes him off.
Menezes tries for a takedown but Chilavert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chilavert fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chilavert is defended easily by Menezes.
Chilavert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose Chilavert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes swats away the attempt to clinch by Chilavert.
Menezes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Menezes there.
Menezes working the head and body with strikes.
Menezes working over Chilavert with some ground and pound. Chilavert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Menezes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like Menezes is going to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chilavert looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes working over Chilavert with some ground and pound. Chilavert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chilavert is defending against the submission attempts here by Menezes.
Chilavert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Menezes.
Menezes trying to control from half guard but Chilavert is working away.
Menezes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Menezes is nestled in close to Chilavert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chilavert tries to kick Menezes off but Menezes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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. Menezes connects with a nice short shot to Chilavert's temple.
Menezes lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Menezes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chilavert wants to get back to his feet.
Menezes drops an elbow to the side of Chilavert's head.
Menezes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chilavert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Menezes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chilavert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Menezes working over Chilavert with some ground and pound. Chilavert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Menezes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chilavert throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Menezes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Charles Menezes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menezes working Chilavert over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Menezes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Menezes, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Menezes!
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