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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Erghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra has chosen The Sound Of Thruth - As I Lay Dying as his entrance music. 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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202 lbs
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190 cm
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203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre Erghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra keeps the fight on the outside.
Erghan moves in looking to clinch but Guerra pushes him off.
Erghan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guerra pinned against the cage. Guerra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erghan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerra, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erghan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guerra's brow.
Guerra working Erghan over with knees to the body.
Erghan working hard to break the clinch.
Erghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerra is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guerra wants the takedown. Erghan is fighting it off but Guerra persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Erghan's guard against the cage.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing.
Guerra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erghan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Erghan is proving hard to escape from.
Erghan is trying to control the position but Guerra postures up.
Guerra is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erghan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Erghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerra has a takedown stuffed.
Guerra throws a head kick but Erghan moves out of range.
Erghan tries to clinch
and Guerra counters by moving into the clinch.
Erghan working hard to break the clinch.
Erghan is trying to stall.
Guerra letting Erghan take a breather here.
Guerra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Erghan lands a body punch.
Guerra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Erghan looking to pass the guard.
Guerra wants to stand up but Erghan is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Erghan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Erghan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guerra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guerra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guerra postures up.
Guerra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erghan has a closed guard, preventing Guerra from standing up.
Guerra looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erghan keeping full guard, as Guerra tries to pass.
Erghan trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Erghan is looking for a triangle here but Guerra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Guerra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Erghan tries to clinch up
so Guerra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Erghan is trying to keep Guerra in close.
Guerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erghan keeping moving, preventing Guerra from controlling successfully.
Guerra drops back looking for a leg! Erghan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Erghan manages to kick Guerra off! Guerra jumps back into Erghan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erghan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erghan pulls Guerra in close to prevent any damage.
Erghan keeping moving, preventing Guerra from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Erghan tries to clinch but Guerra moves away
and Guerra counters with a series of strikes. Erghan will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Guerra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Erghan tries to clinch
and Guerra counters with a single leg into guard. Erghan didn't expect that.
Erghan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guerra wants to control from the top but Erghan keeps moving.
Erghan controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Erghan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erghan is keeping the position for now.
Erghan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erghan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guerra defends well.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erghan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Erghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerra.
Guerra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diego Guerra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Erghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Erghan looking to control.
Guerra trying to control but Erghan is working from the bottom.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Erghan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guerra counters by moving into the clinch.
Erghan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guerra.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guerra throws an elbow but misses.
Erghan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erghan can't find room to land a body shot as Guerra controls the action.
Erghan is trying to break free.
Guerra lands an elbow that stopped Erghan in his tracks for a moment.
Guerra avoiding damage as Erghan throws knees to the body.
Erghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guerra.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerra.
Erghan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra pulls guard successfully.
Guerra keeping full guard, as Erghan tries to pass.
Erghan stands up over Guerra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Erghan wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Erghan postures up in Guerra's guard and throws a big left but Guerra blocks it.
Erghan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Erghan from controlling successfully.
Guerra controls Erghan momentarily but Erghan frees himself.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Erghan from controlling successfully.
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.
Erghan stops Guerra from standing up.
Erghan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Erghan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Guerra wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Erghan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Guerra wants to get back to his feet but Erghan is dominant here and he's now got Guerra's back!
Erghan scores with punches from the back.
Erghan gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Erghan is looking to control Guerra but Guerra is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Erghan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Guerra.
Erghan wants to clinch
and Guerra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erghan working a defensive guard here.
Erghan is really struggling to control Guerra but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Guerra is fighting to break Erghan's control of his arms but Erghan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Guerra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guerra drops back looking for a leg! Erghan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Erghan manages to kick Guerra off! Guerra jumps back into Erghan's guard.
Erghan trying to control the position.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerra pushes down on Erghan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Erghan is trying to maintain the position but Guerra is very close to passing his half guard.
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 stands the fighters back up. Pierre Erghan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Erghan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erghan tries to clinch but Guerra moves away
and Guerra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Erghan's guard.
Erghan controls Guerra momentarily but Guerra frees himself.
Guerra advances to half guard.
Erghan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Erghan holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra postures up in Erghan's guard and throws a big left but Erghan blocks it.
Erghan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erghan pulls Guerra in close to prevent any damage.
Erghan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erghan working for a triangle but Guerra defends it easily.
Erghan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guerra looking to pass the guard.
Erghan controls Guerra momentarily but Guerra frees himself.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing.
Guerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Erghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guerra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerra 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Guerra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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