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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Lucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Thiago Heleno!
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, Anderson Lucho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lucho avoids it really well and circles away.
Heleno shoots in but no luck this time.
Lucho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lucho showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucho working over Heleno with some ground and pound. Heleno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heleno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucho.
Lucho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heleno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lucho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lucho is nestled in close to Heleno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lucho misses with a head shot. Heleno uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lucho tries to stand but Heleno is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucho working some strikes from top position.
Lucho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucho landing with the ground and pound.
Lucho stands and steps away. Heleno gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Heleno is breathing heavily.
Lucho clinches.
Heleno throws an elbow but it misses.
Heleno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lucho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Heleno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Lucho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heleno's face.
Heleno looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucho with a knee to the head.
Lucho landing knees to the body.
Lucho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heleno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucho with a knee to the head.
Lucho gets control of Heleno's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lucho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Heleno stops Lucho from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucho has his feet on Heleno's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucho gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lucho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heleno is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lucho working the ground and pound from side control.
Lucho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heleno to see if he's OK.
Heleno taking a bit of punishment here - Lucho scoring with strikes.
Lucho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lucho landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucho working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Lucho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lucho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lucho showed some decent athleticism there.
Lucho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lucho misses with a head shot. Heleno uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lucho postures up in Heleno's guard and throws a big left but Heleno blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lucho lands a couple of digs.
Lucho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heleno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucho connects with a couple of short punches.
Lucho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucho landing some decent shots from guard.
Lucho works over Heleno with some ground and pound from guard.
Lucho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heleno's head.
Heleno has momentary wrist control but Lucho slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucho is looking to stand up but Heleno won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucho gets to his feet. Heleno looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lucho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heleno's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucho with a nice head shot there.
Lucho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson Lucho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucho stands up over Heleno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heleno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heleno is looking for a kimura but Lucho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heleno to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucho taking some punishment here, with Heleno in his half guard.
Heleno misses with a head shot. Lucho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lucho keeping moving, preventing Heleno from controlling successfully.
Lucho wants to stand up but Heleno 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.
Heleno trying to control but Lucho is working from the bottom.
Lucho pushes Heleno off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Lucho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucho.
Lucho rushes Heleno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lucho pulls guard.
Heleno looking to sit in guard and control but Lucho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lucho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lucho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucho postures up and lands a big shot to Heleno's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucho with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lucho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heleno's guard.
Lucho working Heleno over with strikes.
Lucho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lucho lands strikes from half guard.
Lucho tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Heleno looking for submissions off his back.
Lucho working Heleno over with strikes.
Lucho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno is trying to maintain the position but Lucho is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lucho lands a nice short elbow.
Lucho drops an elbow to the side of Heleno's head.
Heleno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lucho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heleno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucho winds up and cracks Heleno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lucho slips a nice elbow through Heleno's hands, connecting with Heleno's forehead.
Heleno tries to get to full guard but Lucho has control of the leg.
Lucho working the head and body with strikes.
Lucho working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heleno tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lucho trying to pass the guard but Heleno defending well.
Nice strikes from Lucho there.
Lucho decides to stand and escape the position.
Lucho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heleno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lucho lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucho winds up and cracks Heleno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lucho is nestled in close to Heleno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucho drops an elbow to the side of Heleno's head.
Lucho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heleno's head.
Heleno manages to get to full guard.
Lucho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heleno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heleno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Lucho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Lucho!
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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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RATING
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