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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynaldo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Lukens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukens looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Lukens throws a leg kick that misses.
Lukens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukens keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lukens's face.
It looks like Johnny Lukens has been cut.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Silva.
Lukens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Lukens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukens circles away.
Da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Da Silva.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lukens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lukens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lukens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukens throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Lukens misses with a body shot.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lukens manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva drives through and clinches with Lukens against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to stall.
Lukens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Lukens.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lukens.
Lukens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Silva is fending him off so far but Lukens persists. Nope, Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynaldo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Lukens.
Lukens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lukens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukens throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Da Silva blocks the low kick.
Lukens looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Lukens misses with a head kick.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Lukens is avoiding it.
No joy there for Lukens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Lukens tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lukens can't break the clinch.
Da Silva prevents Lukens from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lukens is blocking nicely.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Lukens is trying to break free.
Lukens is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
Lukens can't break the clinch.
Lukens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lukens.
Lukens tries to circle away but Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Lukens tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukens won't want to take too many of those.
Lukens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lukens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnny Lukens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukens thows a body shot but no joy.
Lukens shoots in but no luck this time.
Lukens is breathing heavily.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lukens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lukens misses with a body kick.
Lukens throws a head kick that misses.
Lukens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Lukens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lukens avoids it.
Lukens avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Lukens is looking to control Da Silva's arms but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lukens has his back to the cage.
Lukens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Lukens blocks it.
Lukens can't break the clinch.
Da Silva keeps control of Lukens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lukens working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
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.
Lukens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lukens tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Lukens drops back down to his feet.
Lukens fails to pull guard.
Lukens avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva stalling in the clinch but Lukens improves position.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lukens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Lukens avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lukens.
Lukens is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva has Lukens pressed against the cage, preventing Lukens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lukens wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lukens blocks with his arms.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lukens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynaldo Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lukens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lukens takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Lukens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lukens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Lukens tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lukens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lukens wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Lukens wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Lukens takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnny Lukens's cut is getting worse.
Lukens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lukens is trying to break free.
Lukens is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Lukens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Da Silva blocks the leg kick.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lukens pushes him off.
Lukens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lukens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukens circles away.
Lukens swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Lukens circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva clinches with his opponent.
Da Silva keeps control of Lukens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lukens manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lukens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Da Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lukens misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Lukens shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lukens misses with a hook.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Lukens moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Da Silva blocks the leg kick.
Lukens swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Lukens is looking to wear down Da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lukens throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lukens.
A head kick misses from Lukens.
Lukens looks for the body kick but Da Silva saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lukens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lukens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukens swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Lukens looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Lukens circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lukens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Lukens keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Lukens keeps it at a distance.
Lukens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lukens pushes him off.
Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lukens.
Lukens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Lukens is having none of it.
Lukens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Lukens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lukens is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Da Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lukens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lukens misses with a few strikes there.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Lukens.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Lukens circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Lukens keeps it at a distance.
Lukens looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Lukens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lukens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lukens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Lukens.
Lukens throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Lukens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Lukens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lukens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reynaldo Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lukens's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lukens lands a right hook to the body.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lukens throws out a leg kick but Da Silva moves out of range and Lukens only half commits.
Lukens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukens catches Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Lukens tries to land a front kick but Da Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Da Silva.
Johnny Lukens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lukens avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva landing knees to the head.
Lukens avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Lukens takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lukens is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling him.
Lukens is trying to force a seperation but Da Silva has the dominant position.
Da Silva stalling in the clinch but Lukens improves position.
Lukens tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lukens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Lukens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lukens motions for Da Silva to come forward. Lukens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lukens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lukens throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Lukens circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens is trying to break free.
Da Silva gets through Lukens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnny Lukens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lukens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lukens jumps guard but Da Silva stands there with Lukens around his waist. Lukens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Lukens drops back down to his feet.
Lukens can't break the clinch.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Lukens drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lukens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukens tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Lukens blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Lukens tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Johnny Lukens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lukens is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva looking to stall.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukens tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Lukens has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Lukens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reynaldo Da Silva!
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hype
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