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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flaviao Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Lopescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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210 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaviao Coelho! 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, Dimitry Lopescu! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Coelho wants to clinch. Lopescu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Coelho! Lopescu working for a guillotine from mount but Coelho is in no mood to give up. Lopescu blocks Coelho's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Coelho tries to buck Lopescu off but he can't manage it. Coelho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Coelho swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Coelho tries to hold on but Lopescu postures up. Coelho is trying to escape the mount.
Coelho's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Coelho tries to reverse the position but Lopescu maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coelho sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Lopescu is keen to just control but Coelho is a slippery customer. Coelho scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lopescu manages to mount him!
Coelho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coelho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Coelho wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Coelho 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. Coelho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopescu on the ground. Coelho is breathing heavily. Lopescu scoring with strikes but Coelho is staying in there. Coelho tries to buck Lopescu off but he can't manage it. Lopescu working Coelho over with strikes here. Lopescu working Coelho over with strikes here. Lopescu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopescu controlling the pace for now. Coelho working to try and regain half guard.
Lopescu controlling from the full mount. Lopescu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Coelho has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lopescu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coelho is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coelho is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopescu has a good base and remains in mount. Lopescu tries to control but Coelho wriggling away. Coelho tries to buck Lopescu off but he can't manage it. Lopescu tries to control but Coelho wriggling away. Coelho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lopescu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The referee warns Coelho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Lopescu get's back to his feet. Coelho forces Lopescu back against the cage and clinches. Lopescu looking to stall.
Coelho breaks from the clinch.
Coelho connects with a nice looking jab.
Horrible takedown by Lopescu or perhaps it was just good defense by Coelho which made him look bad. Coelho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopescu. Coelho lands with a slapping head kick. Coelho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coelho blocks the body kick.
Coelho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Coelho bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Lopescu dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopescu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coelho throws a sloppy head kick and Lopescu moves out of range easily. Coelho drives through and clinches with Lopescu against the cage.
Coelho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lopescu is looking to clinch. Coelho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopescu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopescu. Lopescu prevents Coelho from getting back to his feet. Lopescu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coelho's guard. Coelho wants to get back to his feet.
Lopescu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Coelho is trying to control but Lopescu passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopescu is staying tight to Coelho's torso, preventing him from escaping. Lopescu working away. Lopescu decides to stand back up. Lopescu steps back and let's Coelho get back to his feet. Lopescu throws a sloppy head kick and Coelho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Coelho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coelho scores with a head kick.
Lopescu shoots for a takedown but Coelho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Coelho throws a head kick that misses and Lopescu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Coelho throws a head kick that half lands.
Coelho tries to clinch up and Lopescu counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopescu working away. Coelho tries to escape but Lopescu is in control. You can see the frustration on Coelho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Lopescu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coelho some visible discomfort.
Coelho is not content to let Lopescu control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Coelho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopescu's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coelho regains full guard. Nicely done. Coelho wants to stand and escape but Lopescu is having none of it. Coelho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopescu is stalling in the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lopescu thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Lopescu is in close to Coelho's body, working some short punches and elbows. Coelho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Lopescu has had enough of the clinch but Coelho keeps him there for the moment. Lopescu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Coelho is trying to keep an underhook but Lopescu manages to get the takedown into half guard. Coelho is looking to escape. Coelho looking for submissions off his back. Lopescu trying to control the action but Coelho is working from the bottom. Coelho is looking to control Lopescu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coelho avoid being mounted? Lopescu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Lopescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopescu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coelho to the mat! Coelho manages to get full guard. Coelho wants to stand and escape but Lopescu is having none of it. Lopescu trying to control but Coelho is working from the bottom. Coelho keeping full guard, as Lopescu tries to pass. Coelho wants to get back to his feet but Lopescu is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Coelho pushes Lopescu off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopescu tries to keep at a distance but Coelho has taken the fight into the clinch. Lopescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coelho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopescu.
Coelho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Coelho feints and then cracks Lopescu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopescu down. Lopescu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. No luck for Coelho with that takedown attempt. Coelho has managed to clinch.
Coelho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Coelho tries to break the clinch but Lopescu is controlling the position. Coelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Lopescu. That snapped Coelho's head back.
Lopescu shoots in and drives through. Coelho sprawls well. Lopescu has closed the distance and engaged Coelho in a clinch.
Coelho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Coelho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopescu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coelho is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Coelho throws a head kick but Lopescu moves out of range.
Lopescu shoots in and bounces Coelho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Coelho throws a couple of heel strikes.
Lopescu looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Lopescu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopescu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coelho is looking to stand up but Lopescu isn't so interested in that idea. Lopescu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Coelho wants to stand up but Lopescu is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Coelho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Flaviao Coelho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitry Lopescu. Coelho closes the distance but Lopescu moves to the side and Lopescu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Coelho won't be happy with that. Coelho throws a few strikes from the bottom but Lopescu takes advantage and mounts! Lopescu controlling from mount. Lopescu looking for a guillotine from mount but Coelho is having none of it. Coelho really wants to buck Lopescu off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Dimitry Lopescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Lopescu 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitry Lopescu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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