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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and antonio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Coelho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, antonio silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coelho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Coelho lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like antonio silva has been cut.
No joy there for Coelho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coelho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coelho prevents a takedown attempt there.
Coelho scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coelho breaks the clinch.
Coelho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coelho misses with the combination.
Coelho throws a series of punches but silva avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coelho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coelho throws a sloppy head kick and silva moves out of range easily.
Coelho throws the kick towards the body but silva avoids it.
Coelho clinches up against the cage.
Coelho stalling against the cage.
Coelho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. silva is defending well for now.
Coelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coelho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but silva moves away.
Coelho instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Coelho to work.
Coelho gets control of silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coelho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Coelho keeping full guard, as silva tries to pass.
Coelho looking for a sweep. Not yet Coelho, not yet.
silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coelho is pulling down on silva's head to control his posture.
Coelho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coelho controlling the position.
Coelho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coelho looking for a sweep. Not yet Coelho, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coelho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Coelho.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses.
Coelho closes the distance and pushes silva back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coelho.
Coelho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning silva up against the cage.
Coelho gets through silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coelho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. silva is defending well for now.
Coelho stalling.
Coelho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics silva uses from the top position.
silva passes Coelho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coelho has one foot on silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coelho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coelho with a hook.
Coelho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Coelho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on antonio silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coelho closes the distance and clinches.
Coelho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and silva avoids it.
Coelho breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coelho!
Coelho rushes silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coelho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coelho pulls guard successfully.
Coelho 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.
Coelho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for silva on the ground.
Coelho keeping full guard, as silva tries to pass.
Coelho has his feet on silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Coelho catches silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coelho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coelho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coelho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Coelho manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coelho rushes silva and presses him up against the cage.
Coelho stalls.
Coelho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and silva avoids it.
Coelho stalling the fight.
Coelho breaks the clinch.
Coelho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Coelho.
Coelho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho moves into the clinch successfully.
Coelho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucio Coelho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coelho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses.
Coelho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Coelho tries to land knees in the clinch but silva avoids the damage to the body.
Coelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coelho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coelho scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coelho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lucio Coelho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coelho gets a clinch.
Coelho jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coelho is looking to stand up but silva isn't so interested in that idea.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coelho has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Coelho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on antonio silva's cut.
That's time! Coelho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coelho throws a right hand that silva ducks under and follows up with a left that silva also avoids with ease.
silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coelho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Coelho.
Coelho tries a head kick but it misses.
Coelho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coelho misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses.
Lucio Coelho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coelho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coelho stalls.
Coelho tries to land knees in the clinch but silva avoids the damage to the body.
Coelho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coelho throws a head kick that silva semi-blocks.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses.
Coelho lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coelho clinches.
Coelho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. silva is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coelho.
Coelho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and silva avoids it.
Coelho lands an elbow inside that silva shrugs off.
Coelho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from silva.
silva tries to pull guard but Coelho won't allow it.
Coelho breaks the clinch.
Coelho drives through and clinches with silva against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Coelho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coelho throws a series of strikes that have silva backpedaling.
Coelho looks to land a body kick but silva moved away.
Coelho throws a one two combo.
Coelho moves into the clinch.
Coelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coelho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coelho swinging wilding here.
Coelho clinches up against the cage.
Coelho taking a breather.
Coelho breaks the clinch.
Coelho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coelho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
antonio silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucio Coelho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick there by Coelho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Coelho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coelho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Coelho!
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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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