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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Maceio (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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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cal Ashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Maceio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maceio tries to clinch but Ashburn is having none of it.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maceio wants to clinch up but Ashburn keeps it at a distance.
Maceio checks the leg kick.
Ashburn throws a body kick that misses.
Maceio moves in looking to clinch but Ashburn pushes him off.
Ashburn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maceio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maceio is looking to clinch but Ashburn is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maceio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashburn lands a slapping body shot.
Ashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Maceio tries to clinch up but Ashburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ashburn throws a series of strikes that have Maceio backpedaling.
Ashburn throws a right hand that Maceio ducks under and follows up with a left that Maceio also avoids with ease.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Ashburn back into the cage.
Ashburn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Ashburn misses with a wild combination.
Maceio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie Maceio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashburn tries to bum rush Maceio with a series of wild strikes but Maceio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maceio tries to clinch but Ashburn is having none of it.
Maceio tries to clinch up but Ashburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ashburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maceio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maceio looks gassed!
Ashburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maceio wants to clinch.
Ashburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maceio doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn jabs Maceio right on the nose. Maceio blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maceio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ashburn.
Ashburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashburn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maceio's sensitive parts.
Ashburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashburn misses with the combination.
Ashburn looks for the body kick but Maceio saw that one coming.
Maceio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashburn misses with a kick to the body.
Ashburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Maceio.
Ashburn scores with a jab. Maceio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ashburn misses with a kick to the body.
Ashburn throws a shot to the body.
Ashburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maceio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ashburn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ashburn clobbers Maceio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ashburn misses with a low kick.
Ashburn throws a leg kick but Maceio moved away.
Ashburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ashburn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maceio moves in looking to clinch but Ashburn pushes him off.
Ashburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashburn wants to land a leg kick but Maceio is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ashburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maceio.
Maceio tries to clinch but Ashburn moves out of range.
Maceio avoids a kick to the body.
Maceio blocks a head kick by Ashburn.
Maceio throws a leg kick but Ashburn checks it.
Ashburn connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashburn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maceio's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashburn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maceio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maceio is rocked!
Ashburn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ashburn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ashburn tried to score with a low kick but Maceio checks it.
Ashburn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maceio moves out of range of the body kick from Ashburn.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ashburn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maceio is looking to clinch.
Ashburn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashburn throws a head kick that misses.
Ashburn throws a body kick that misses.
Maceio checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashburn avoids the head kick by Maceio.
Ashburn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ashburn lands with an overhand left.
Maceio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maceio is breathing heavily.
Ashburn misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maceio checks a leg kick.
Ashburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ashburn works Maceio's body with a nice hook.
Ashburn lands a with a good body shot.
Ashburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Maceio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Ashburn.
Ashburn throws a head kick that misses
and Maceio counters with an inside leg kick.
Ashburn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ashburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maceio dodges the punch combination from Ashburn.
Maceio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ashburn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashburn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maceio.
Ashburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maceio's hands.
Donk. Ashburn catches Maceio right on the button with a cross.
Maceio is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashburn finish him?
Ashburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Maceio seems to have recovered his senses.
Ashburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maceio dodges the punch combination from Ashburn.
Ashburn works Maceio's body with a nice hook.
Ashburn lands with a shot to the body.
Maceio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cal Ashburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashburn lands a jab to the head.
Ashburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Ashburn misses.
Cal Ashburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashburn connects with a body shot.
Ashburn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashburn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maceio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maceio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maceio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maceio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ashburn.
Ashburn throws a body kick that misses.
Ashburn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ashburn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Ashburn.
Ashburn keeps the fight on the outside.
Maceio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Maceio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashburn is looking to chop away at Maceio's legs.
Ashburn wants to slow Maceio down by chopping away at his legs.
Ashburn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maceio tries to clinch but Ashburn moves out of range.
Maceio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maceio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ashburn throws a right and a left that Maceio avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Ashburn misses.
Ashburn looks to land a combination but Maceio avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maceio throws a head kick but Ashburn moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Ashburn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ashburn cracks Maceio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashburn lunges at Maceio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maceio's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ashburn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Maceio blocks a head kick by Ashburn.
Maceio walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maceio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maceio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ashburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashburn looks to land a body kick but Maceio moved away.
Ashburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maceio moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ashburn.
Decent striking displayed by Ashburn there.
Maceio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashburn scores with a jab.
Ashburn works over Maceio's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn throws a nice looking combination but Maceio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ashburn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maceio tries to clinch there but Ashburn circles away.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ashburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ashburn throws a shot to the body.
Maceio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ashburn throws a leg kick but Maceio checks it.
Ashburn throws a shot to the body.
Ashburn misses with a body kick.
Maceio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ashburn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ashburn.
A shot to de liver by Ashburn. Beautiful body shot.
Maceio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ashburn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashburn connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Maceio tumbling to the canvas! Ashburn pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Maceio was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cal Ashburn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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