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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Tamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes to the cage accompanied by Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. Dragon Tamer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
8 - 11 - 1 |
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265 lbs
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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
8 - 11 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragon Tamer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes misses with a two punch combination.
Menezes throws a series of punches but Tamer moves out of range.
Menezes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamer circles away quickly and effectively.
Tamer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Menezes throws a series of punches but Tamer moves out of range.
Menezes wants to clinch but Tamer slips to the side
and Tamer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Menezes's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tamer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tamer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Menezes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Menezes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Menezes!
Tamer is trying to get back to his feet.
Menezes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Menezes cracks Tamer with a big right hand but Tamer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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 prevents Tamer from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tamer tries a head kick but it misses.
Menezes rushes Tamer and presses him up against the cage.
Tamer keeps control of Menezes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menezes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menezes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Menezes throws a nice looking combination but Tamer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Tamer as Menezes shoots in.
Menezes misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Dragon Tamer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes throws a nice looking combination but Tamer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Tamer.
Menezes swinging wildly here.
Menezes is breathing heavily.
Menezes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menezes misses with the combination.
Menezes throws a series of punches but Tamer moves out of range.
Menezes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Menezes. Those never looked like landing.
Menezes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tamer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Menezes keeping moving, preventing Tamer from controlling successfully.
Menezes keeping full guard, as Tamer tries to pass.
Tamer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tamer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Menezes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Menezes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Menezes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tamer is pushing Menezes's head away, looking to escape. Menezes manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tamer wants to get back to his feet but Menezes drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Menezes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragon Tamer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tamer looks to land a body kick but Menezes moved away.
Menezes swinging wildly here.
Tamer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menezes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamer dodges the punch combination from Menezes.
Menezes misses with a two punch combination.
Menezes throws a right and a left that Tamer avoids nicely.
Tamer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Menezes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamer circles away quickly and effectively.
Menezes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tamer eats them both and turns towards Menezes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Menezes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menezes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tamer defends it nicely.
Menezes throws a right hand that Tamer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamer also avoids with ease.
Tamer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Menezes did well to prevent Tamer getting side control.
Tamer is trying to work for a kimura but Menezes is defending well.
Tamer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tamer is looking for a kimura but Menezes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tamer to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tamer trying to control from half guard but Menezes is working away.
Menezes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamer on the ground.
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!
Tamer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Menezes sees it coming and defends easily.
Menezes is defending against the submission attempts here by Tamer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tamer is working for a kimura but Menezes is defending it quite comfortably.
Tamer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamer is trying to work for a kimura but Menezes is defending well.
Tamer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamer trying to control from half guard but Menezes is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Tamer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dragon Tamer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Menezes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Menezes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tamer backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamer circles away quickly and effectively.
Menezes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamer.
A punch combination from Menezes misses.
Menezes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tamer is trying to defend but Menezes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tamer kicks off Menezes and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menezes misses with a series of wild punches.
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Tamer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tamer showed some decent athleticism there.
Tamer is working for a kimura but Menezes is defending it quite comfortably.
Menezes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Menezes tries to get out of the position.
Tamer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Menezes is just riding it out for now. Tamer eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamer wants to work for an arm triangle but Menezes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tamer is looking for a kimura here.
Tamer is trying to work for a kimura but Menezes is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to get back to his feet.
Tamer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menezes keeps working.
Tamer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Menezes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tamer.
Tamer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dragon Tamer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tamer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Menezes.
I think Menezes 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Menezes!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Menezes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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