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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Adenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and myto lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Adenhart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to myto lachida's chin.
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188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Adenhart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, myto lachida! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Adenhart or perhaps it was just good defense by lachida which made him look bad. lachida checks a low kick from Adenhart. Adenhart throws a shot from downtown. lachida moves away and avoids it. Adenhart throws a leg kick but lachida sees it coming and checks it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. lachida stuffs the takedown attempt from Adenhart. Adenhart gets slowly back to his feet. lachida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adenhart.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adenhart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Adenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him. lachida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adenhart. Adenhart fails with a takedown attempt. Adenhart fails with the takedown.
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. Adenhart shoots in and drives through. lachida sprawls well. Adenhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adenhart tries for a takedown but lachida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Adenhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by lachida. Adenhart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adenhart in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. lachida is looking for a sweep. Adenhart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Adenhart trying to control the pace. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! lachida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Adenhart will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adenhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Adenhart gets the takedown into side control. Adenhart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for lachida on the ground. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. lachida wants to control but Adenhart postures up. Adenhart taking a breather here. Adenhart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Adenhart working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adenhart taking a breather here. Adenhart misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Adenhart throws a strike aimed at the side of lachida's head but lachida avoids it well. lachida is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Adenhart controls the position from side control.
That's two 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. Adenhart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down lachida for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nick Adenhart just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Adenhart fails with the takedown. lachida gets caught flat footed, as Adenhart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. lachida has his foot on Adenhart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adenhart works his way back into a safe position though. Adenhart sitting in guard, not really doing much. Adenhart wants to pass the guard but lachida is keeping the position. Adenhart trying to move into half guard but instead lachida has managed to sweep! Adenhart wants to sweep but no luck. Adenhart is working hard here to advance position. Adenhart wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Adenhart 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from lachida. No joy for Adenhart on that attempt. Adenhart shoots in and bounces lachida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Adenhart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Adenhart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. lachida tries to land a sweep but no joy. Adenhart stays in close to lachida's body and controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nick Adenhart just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Adenhart has a takedown stuffed. Adenhart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. lachida tries to avoid it but Adenhart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag lachida to the ground. lachida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Adenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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. Adenhart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Adenhart not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adenhart is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Adenhart is pressing down on lachida's thigh, looking to free his foot. lachida is holding on for now. Well, if Adenhart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
lachida wants to improve his position but Adenhart is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Adenhart trying to pass the guard but lachida defending well. Adenhart controlling the action here. Adenhart wants to pass to mount but lachida is defending the position. Adenhart controlling the pace. myto lachida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Adenhart showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adenhart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Adenhart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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