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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicilai Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Filho!
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, Nicilai Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johansen.
Johansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Filho circles away.
Johansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansen tries to clinch but Filho moves away
and Filho counters by moving into the clinch.
Filho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johansen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Filho avoids the head kick by Johansen.
Johansen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johansen taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Johansen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johansen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johansen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Filho!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filho wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansen landing strikes from the mount and Filho is in trouble!
Johansen tries to control but Filho wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Johansen.
Filho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen looking for a guillotine from mount but Filho is having none of it.
Johansen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Filho manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Filho wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Filho prevents Johansen from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filho wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Filho trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Filho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Filho is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansen with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicilai Johansen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johansen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johansen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johansen looking to control but Filho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Filho really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Filho really wants to buck Johansen off and get back to his feet.
Johansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johansen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filho's face.
Johansen looking to control but Filho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Filho defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johansen.
Johansen is breathing heavily.
Johansen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen wants to control the pace but Filho is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Filho really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filho is looking to escape.
Filho wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johansen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Filho wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johansen tries to control but Filho wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filho wants to get back to his feet.
Johansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johansen wants to control the pace but Filho is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filho is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicilai Johansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Filho counters with a nice leg kick.
Filho shoots in for a double leg but Johansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansen clinches but Filho breaks the clinch
and Filho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansen's guard.
Johansen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Filho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nicilai Johansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen won't let Filho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johansen wants to control the pace but Filho is squirming around nicely.
Filho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johansen wants to control the pace but Filho is squirming around nicely.
Johansen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johansen trying to control but Filho is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nicilai Johansen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Filho counters with a two punch combo.
Renan Filho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicilai Johansen.
Johansen misses with a takedown
and Filho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filho wants to stand up but Johansen is controlling him.
Johansen trying to control but Filho is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho pushes Johansen off and gets back to his feet.
Johansen shoots and misses
and Filho counters with a stiff right hand.
Filho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Filho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Filho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Renan Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicilai Johansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansen wants to control from the top but Filho keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Filho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicilai Johansen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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