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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Michell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Do Jaca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michell comes to the cage accompanied by Avici - Levels. The crowd seem to be enjoying Do Jaca's choice of entrance music: Lana del ray - Dark paradise. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Lucas Michell!
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, Francis Do Jaca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Jaca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michell is fending him off so far but Do Jaca persists. Nope, Michell circles away and we're back to standing.
Do Jaca clinches with his opponent.
Michell throws a punch but it's blocked by Do Jaca.
Michell can't find room to land a body shot as Do Jaca controls the action.
Michell tries to work over Do Jaca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do Jaca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michell's efforts to push away.
Do Jaca wants the takedown. Michell is fighting it off but Do Jaca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Michell's guard against the cage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Do Jaca is looking to work some ground and pound but Michell has wrist control.
Michell wants to stand but Do Jaca is controlling the position.
Do Jaca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Jaca gets to his feet. Michell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Michell lands a two punch combo.
Do Jaca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Do Jaca showed some decent athleticism there.
Do Jaca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Do Jaca throwing shots but Michell is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca is taking a breather. Michell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Michell is trying to stand up here but Do Jaca is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Jaca wants to control but Michell is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Francis Do Jaca wasn't active enough on the ground.
Michell looks for a takedown but Do Jaca sprawls well.
Michell is breathing heavily.
Michell shoots in but no luck this time.
Do Jaca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Do Jaca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Do Jaca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Jaca lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Michell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do Jaca on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Do Jaca takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Do Jaca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Do Jaca tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Do Jaca trying to control but Michell is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Do Jaca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca thowing shots but they're missing.
Michell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Do Jaca.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Do Jaca cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Do Jaca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Do Jaca dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Do Jaca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Do Jaca trying to control from half guard but Michell is working away.
Do Jaca stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Michell to get to his feet.
Do Jaca closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Michell quickly recovers to half guard.
Do Jaca gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michell thuds his right hand into Do Jaca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michell shoots for a takedown but Do Jaca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Do Jaca or perhaps it was just good defense by Michell which made him look bad.
Do Jaca tries to clinch up
and Michell counters with a one-two to the body.
Do Jaca moves into the clinch.
Michell is trying to push Do Jaca away but Do Jaca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Do Jaca takes a shot to the head.
Do Jaca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Do Jaca tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca lands a takedown into guard.
Do Jaca landing with the ground and pound.
Do Jaca slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Jaca passes to full mount!
Do Jaca moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Michell has worked his arm free - good work by Michell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca controlling the position from side mount.
Do Jaca decides to stand back up. Do Jaca steps back and let's Michell get back to his feet.
Michell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca shoots in but Michell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas Michell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Do Jaca.
Michell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Do Jaca moves to clinch but Michell breaks away
and Michell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michell has Do Jaca up against the cage in a clinch.
Do Jaca changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michell tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Jaca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Do Jaca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Do Jaca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Do Jaca is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do Jaca thows a huge punch but Michell dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michell is staying active underneath Do Jaca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Francis Do Jaca wasn't active enough on the ground.
Do Jaca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do Jaca tries to clinch but Michell moves away
and Michell counters with a three punch combo that has Do Jaca backing up. Do Jaca nods at Michell to acknowledge the strikes.
Do Jaca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Do Jaca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Do Jaca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michell leaves Do Jaca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas Michell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Do Jaca.
Michell shoots in for a takedown but Do Jaca shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucas Michell is winning the standup battle so far.
Do Jaca fails to land the takedown.
Michell shoots in for a double leg but Do Jaca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michell gets caught napping as Do Jaca dives in and scores a takedown. Michell manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Jaca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Do Jaca wants to control from the top but Michell keeps moving.
Do Jaca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Do Jaca postures up and lands a big shot to Michell's brow.
Do Jaca won't allow Michell to get back to his feet.
Do Jaca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do Jaca advances position into side control!
Michell is not content to let Do Jaca control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Jaca throws a strike aimed at the side of Michell's head but Michell avoids it well.
Do Jaca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Do Jaca trying to control the action but Michell is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Jaca tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Do Jaca has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Do Jaca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Do Jaca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Do Jaca!
Francis Do Jaca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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