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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jesus dasilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raizo the mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jesus dasilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, raizo the mantis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dasilva tries to clinch but the mantis is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from the mantis, right into the meat.
the mantis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. dasilva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
the mantis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! dasilva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! dasilva has escaped and now he's on top!
the mantis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. dasilva is aware though and is defending well.
dasilva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on the mantis, up you get!
the mantis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dasilva pinned against the cage. dasilva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
the mantis lands a nice shot to the body.
dasilva tries to close the distance and clinch up but the mantis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dasilva with a lazy takedown attempt
and the mantis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dasilva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the mantis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and the mantis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
dasilva keeping moving, preventing the mantis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dasilva wants to stand and escape but the mantis is having none of it.
dasilva working for a triangle but the mantis defends it easily.
dasilva is breathing heavily.
the mantis slips nicely into half guard.
dasilva blocking the ground and pound attempt from the mantis.
the mantis works his way into side control.
the mantis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no the mantis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasilva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but the mantis is controlling him well.
dasilva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
the mantis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
the mantis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dasilva has escaped the position, nice work there.
dasilva struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but the mantis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
dasilva is not content to let the mantis control the position.
the mantis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by dasilva, who protects the arm well.
dasilva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
the mantis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from the mantis does no damage.
dasilva tries for a takedown but the mantis circles away easily
and the mantis counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from the mantis.
dasilva swings away with a body shot that misses
and the mantis counters with a stiff right hand.
dasilva stuffs the takedown.
dasilva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dasilva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jesus dasilva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the mantis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
the mantis scores with a one two! dasilva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the mantis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dasilva to the mat! dasilva manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
the mantis slips nicely into half guard.
the mantis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raizo the mantis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
the mantis scores with a jab. dasilva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as the mantis lands an impressive looking overhand right. dasilva doesn't seem phased though.
dasilva fails with the takedown
so the mantis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
the mantis passes dasilva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
dasilva is trying to stand.
the mantis wants to lay and pray for a moment but dasilva keeps working.
the mantis is looking to advance position but dasilva won't allow it.
the mantis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for dasilva!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
the mantis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
the mantis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dasilva?
the mantis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but dasilva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
the mantis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dasilva has escaped the position, nice work there.
the mantis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but dasilva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
the mantis swings around for an armbar but dasilva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into the mantis's guard.
raizo the mantis has got the better of the ground game so far.
the mantis looking for a sweep. Not yet the mantis, not yet.
dasilva trying to control the position from guard on top but the mantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the mantis looking for a sweep. Not yet the mantis, not yet.
the mantis has his feet on dasilva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
the mantis lands with a nice combination. dasilva backs away looking to recover.
dasilva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and the mantis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dasilva with a poor takedown
enabling the mantis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jesus dasilva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dasilva misses with a few strikes there.
the mantis scores with a crisp jab that stopped dasilva in his tracks.
dasilva with a lazy takedown attempt
and the mantis counters with a straight right hand.
the mantis gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the mantis seems to be working for a kimura but dasilva defends the submission attempt.
the mantis tries to pass the half guard into mount. dasilva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
dasilva tries to get to full guard but the mantis has control of the leg.
dasilva is in trouble now - the mantis has advanced to mount!
dasilva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
dasilva is squirming around, avoiding the mantis's attempts to control the action.
the mantis has hold of dasilva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and dasilva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four 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.
dasilva tries to hold on but the mantis pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
the mantis unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, the mantis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
the mantis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
the mantis looking to finish dasilva with some ground and pound. This is bad for dasilva!
the mantis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
the mantis with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the mantis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but dasilva is holding on tight.
dasilva is in all sorts of trouble here.
the mantis looking to finish dasilva with some ground and pound. This is bad for dasilva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raizo the mantis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
the mantis throws a series of punches but dasilva moves out of range.
the mantis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
the mantis misses with a jab, cross combination.
the mantis throws a right hand that dasilva ducks under and follows up with a left that dasilva also avoids with ease.
the mantis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dasilva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
the mantis scores with a decent looking hook.
the mantis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dasilva swivels and escapes.
dasilva shoots and misses
and the mantis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck for the mantis with that takedown attempt.
dasilva walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from the mantis.
the mantis throws a nice looking combination but dasilva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dasilva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and the mantis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dasilva tries to clinch
and the mantis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dasilva!
the mantis wants to control the pace but dasilva is squirming around nicely.
the mantis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can dasilva hang on?
the mantis landing strikes from the mount and dasilva is in trouble!
the mantis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can dasilva hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by the mantis.
the mantis working dasilva over with strikes here.
dasilva'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.
the mantis raining down shots from the mount!
the mantis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
dasilva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
the mantis moves into full mount! dasilva won't be happy about that!
dasilva is desperately trying to improve his position but the mantis has a good base and remains in mount.
dasilva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from the mantis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva 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.
the mantis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and dasilva defends it well.
the mantis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and dasilva defends it well.
dasilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
the mantis works over dasilva with some ground and pound from guard.
raizo the mantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
the mantis looking to pass the guard.
dasilva controlling the mantis's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
the mantis preventing the sweep.
dasilva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
the mantis wants to pass the guard but dasilva is keeping the position.
the mantis drops back looking for a leg! dasilva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dasilva manages to kick the mantis off! the mantis jumps back into dasilva's guard.
the mantis trying to control but dasilva is working from the bottom.
jesus dasilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dasilva closes the distance but the mantis moves to the side
so the mantis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
raizo the mantis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well the mantis 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... raizo the mantis!
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energy
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hype
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