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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Di Pinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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 Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Pinha!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pinha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Menezes throws the kick towards the body but Pinha avoids it.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Pinha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes pushes Pinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Menezes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pinha uses from the top position.
Menezes keeping moving, preventing Pinha from controlling successfully.
Pinha wants to stand but Menezes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Menezes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinha controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menezes is keeping the position for now.
Menezes looking to control.
Pinha stopping the sweep attempt from Menezes.
Menezes wants to stand up but Pinha is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Pinha circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinha has a takedown stuffed.
Pinha swats away the attempt to clinch by Menezes.
Menezes moves into the clinch.
Menezes wants to break free but Pinha has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinha.
Menezes drags the fight down to the ground.
Menezes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pinha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pinha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinha stands up and beckons Menezes to join him on the feet.
Pinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinha misses with a takedown attempt - Menezes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Menezes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinha has Menezes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Menezes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lucas Menezes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Di Pinha.
Pinha looks gassed!
Pinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menezes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinha tries to pull guard but Menezes holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinha drops back down to his feet.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Menezes pushes Pinha away with a front kick.
Menezes has closed the distance and engaged Pinha in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Menezes as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pinha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Menezes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Menezes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinha or not.
A hook to the body from Menezes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menezes breaks the clinch.
Menezes pushes Pinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menezes breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Menezes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Menezes swivels and escapes.
Pinha shoots in for a takedown but Menezes shows good takedown defense.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menezes lands a front kick.
Menezes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pinha will feel that in the morning.
Pinha swats away the attempt to clinch by Menezes.
Menezes moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Menezes.
Menezes jumps guard.
Menezes pulls Pinha in to control the position.
Pinha is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinha prevents Menezes from getting back to his feet.
Pinha trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Pinha is sitting in close to Menezes's body. Menezes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pinha is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pinha is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Menezes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucas Menezes!
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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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