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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Villela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Villela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus drives through and clinches with Villela against the cage.
Maximus told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Villela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villela's elbow.
Maximus wants to break free but Villela has control.
Villela is trying to push Maximus away but Maximus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villela is trying to break the clinch but Maximus has him pressed against the cage.
Villela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximus clinches up with Villela and pushes him back against the cage.
Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villela throws a right and a left that Maximus avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villela counters with a stiff right hand.
Villela misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villela tries to bum rush Maximus with a series of wild strikes but Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villela dodges the punch combination from Maximus.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villela.
Villela moves out of range as Maximus strikes.
Villela lands with a kick to the temple. Maximus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Robbie Maximus has been cut.
Maximus doesn't manage to clinch there - Villela circles away.
Villela throws a head kick that Maximus semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Villela does no damage.
Villela tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villela swats away the attempt to clinch by Maximus.
Maximus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Villela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Villela feints a jab promting Maximus to slip. Villela then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maximus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Villela swinging wildly here.
Maximus wants to clinch.
Villela misses with a few strikes there.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villela.
Maximus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maximus wants to control from the top but Villela keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villela keeping full guard, as Maximus tries to pass.
Villela wants to stand but Maximus is controlling the position.
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Villela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villela is trying to keep Maximus in close.
Villela can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maximus controls the pace.
Villela looking for a guillotine here but Maximus defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Villela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Villela throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maximus trying to control but Villela is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Maximus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Villela blocks the leg kick.
Robbie Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Villela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Villela.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Villela.
Maximus shoots in and gets a takedown into Villela's guard.
Villela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maximus stands up and waves to Villela to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villela lands with a slapping head kick.
Villela throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maximus.
Villela misses with a few strikes there.
Villela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maximus.
Villela lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No luck for Maximus with that takedown attempt.
Villela gets tackled into the cage by Maximus. Maximus maintains the clinch.
Villela is trying to push Maximus away but Maximus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maximus just leaning against Villela, taking a breather.
Villela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maximus throws a head kick that Villela semi-blocks.
Maximus has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villela has had enough of the clinch but Maximus keeps him there for the moment.
Villela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Villela has double underhooks.
Villela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximus takes one on the button.
Maximus shoots for a takedown but Villela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rafael Villela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Maximus.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
Maximus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Villela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Villela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villela misses with a wild combination.
Rafael Villela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villela swats away the attempt to clinch by Maximus.
Maximus wants to clinch up but Villela keeps it at a distance.
Villela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximus can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villela swinging wildly here.
Maximus shoots in and drives through. Villela sprawls well.
Villela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Villela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villela swats away the attempt to clinch by Maximus.
Villela lands a really nice looking cross but Maximus seems unphased.
Villela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Villela!
Maximus closes the distance and pushes Villela back into the cage.
Villela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maximus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Villela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maximus keeps control of Villela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villela is trying to break the clinch but Maximus is controlling him.
Villela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maximus keeps control of Villela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villela breaks the clinch.
Maximus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villela scores with a head kick. Maximus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Villela misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Villela fails to land with a series of punches.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Maximus's cut.
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!
Villela misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximus misses with a straight right.
Villela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximus clinches up with Villela and pushes him back against the cage.
Maximus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villela can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus has Villela pressed against the cage, preventing Villela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villela lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villela wants to get back to striking at distance but Maximus won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximus has him pressed against the cage.
Villela working hard to break the clinch.
Maximus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximus doesn't manage to clinch there - Villela circles away.
Maximus misses with a hook
and Villela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Villela throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Villela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villela misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Maximus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Villela doesn't seem phased though.
Maximus dives in for a single leg takedown but Villela sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maximus prevents Villela from breaking the clinch.
Maximus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Villela after a bit of a struggle.
Maximus keeps control of Villela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villela's efforts to push away.
Maximus has Villela pressed against the cage, preventing Villela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Villela keeps control of Maximus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villela wants to break free but Maximus has control.
Villela has Maximus pressed against the cage, preventing Maximus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximus manages to break the clinch.
Villela throws a nice looking combination but Maximus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villela tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for Villela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villela throws a nice head kick!
Villela avoids the head kick by Maximus.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maximus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villela is looking to regain half guard here but Maximus keeps moving and retains side control.
Villela can't do much from the bottom here.
Maximus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villela keeps working.
Villela is looking for a sweep.
Villela has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Maximus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Villela. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Villela gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Robbie Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villela wants to control but Maximus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maximus stops Villela from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Villela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Villela.
Maximus throws a strike but Villela rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maximus is looking to stand back up but Villela counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maximus.
Rafael Villela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villela is looking to take a break and control but Maximus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Rafael Villela.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villela, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Villela!
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