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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Bahia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Lasha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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214 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lasha!
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, Marcelo Bahia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasha throws a right hand that Bahia ducks under and follows up with a left that Bahia also avoids with ease.
Bahia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lasha was covering up waiting for the punch and Bahia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bahia drops back looking for a leg! Lasha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lasha manages to kick Bahia off! Bahia jumps back into Lasha's guard.
Bahia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lasha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bahia pushing down on Lasha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bahia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahia trying to pass the guard but Lasha defending well.
Bahia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lasha is trying to stand back up but Bahia is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcelo Bahia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lasha enables Bahia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lasha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bahia advances to half guard.
Lasha trying to control from the bottom.
Bahia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bahia trying to control the action but Lasha is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Bahia 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.
Lasha wants to control but Bahia passes into side.
Bahia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lasha tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bahia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahia misses with the ground and pound.
Bahia wants to control but Lasha is keeping him busy.
Lasha is trying to buck Bahia off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bahia stands up.
Lasha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bahia shoots in for a double leg but Lasha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasha is trying to break the clinch but Bahia has him pressed against the cage.
Bahia tries to land knees in the clinch but Lasha avoids the damage to the body.
Bahia breaks from the clinch.
Bahia closes the distance and clinches up with Lasha, looking for a takedown. Bahia pushes Lasha against the cage but Lasha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bahia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lasha!
Lasha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bahia looking to control but Lasha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bahia is landing with some decent strikes but Lasha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lasha is desperately trying to improve his position but Bahia has a good base and remains in mount.
Lasha is in a horrible position here. Bahia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lasha tries to hold on but Bahia pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Bahia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bahia wants to clinch.
Lasha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Bahia or perhaps it was just good defense by Lasha which made him look bad.
Lasha looks to land a body kick but Bahia moved away.
Lasha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bahia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bahia trying to control but Lasha is working from the bottom.
Bahia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bahia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lasha misses with a two punch combination.
Bahia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lasha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lasha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bahia dodges the punch combination from Lasha.
Bahia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bahia showed some decent athleticism there.
Lasha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bahia.
Bahia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bahia stands up and beckons Lasha to join him on the feet.
Jake Lasha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bahia is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lasha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lasha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bahia.
Jake Lasha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lasha leaves Bahia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Lasha as Bahia shoots in.
Jake Lasha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Bahia.
Lasha misses with a few strikes there.
Bahia cracks the inside of Lasha's front leg.
Bahia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bahia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lasha tries to reverse the position but Bahia maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasha wants to control but Bahia is having none of it.
Marcelo Bahia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lasha throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bahia. What's that going to do exactly?
Lasha is desperately trying to improve his position but Bahia has a good base and remains in mount.
Bahia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lasha is squirming around, avoiding Bahia's attempts to control the action.
Lasha really wants to buck Bahia off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lasha can't escape the position.
Bahia lands with some strikes.
Bahia looking to ground and pound but Lasha is blocking nicely.
Bahia controlling from mount.
Lasha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bahia on the ground.
Lasha tries to lock up and control but Bahia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bahia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bahia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jab by Lasha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Bahia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lasha looks to land a combination but Bahia avoids it well.
Bahia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lasha's guard.
Bahia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bahia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bahia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lasha wants to get back to his feet but Bahia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bahia throws a big right hand that misses.
Bahia controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcelo Bahia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bahia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Lasha as Bahia shoots in.
Bahia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bahia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bahia postures up in Lasha's guard and throws a big left but Lasha blocks it.
Bahia preventing the sweep.
Bahia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lasha wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasha controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bahia looking to sit in guard and control but Lasha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bahia is pulling down on Lasha's head to control his posture.
Lasha wants to stand but Bahia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bahia wants to sweep here but Lasha controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lasha misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahia scores with a one two! Lasha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bahia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lasha sprawls well initially but Bahia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bahia wants to take a breather but Lasha is having none of it.
Bahia trying to control the pace.
Bahia with the ground and pound but Lasha uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bahia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lasha will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bahia postures up in Lasha's guard and throws a big left but Lasha blocks it.
Bahia trying to control the position from guard on top but Lasha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bahia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bahia trying to control the position from guard on top but Lasha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcelo Bahia.
Bahia fails to land the takedown.
Jake Lasha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Bahia.
Lasha scores with a three punch combo!
Lasha throws a nice looking combination but Bahia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lasha throws a combination that misses
and Bahia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bahia won't allow Lasha to get back to his feet.
Bahia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Bahia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bahia 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Bahia!
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RATING
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