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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rax Fedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rax Fedora! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Calhoun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedora. Calhoun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Fedora pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fedora throws a jab but it's blocked by Calhoun. A momentary lapse in concentration from Fedora enables Calhoun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fedora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedora is on top in guard.
Fedora passes easily into side control. Nice work. Calhoun tries to buck Fedora off but Fedora is having none of it. Fedora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fedora is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Calhoun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Fedora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calhoun has escaped the position, nice work there. Fedora goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calhoun has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fedora but great work by Calhoun. Fedora tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calhoun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Calhoun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Calhoun misses with the ground and pound. Fedora regains half guard. Fedora manages to get to full guard.
Calhoun being controlled here momentarily. Fedora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedora seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Calhoun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fedora on the ground. Fedora looking for a guillotine here but Calhoun defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calhoun stopping the sweep attempt from Fedora. Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches. Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Fedora is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Calhoun trying to control but Fedora postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Fedora is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fedora looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fedora is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rax Fedora dominated that 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.
Calhoun has a takedown stuffed. Fedora misses with a takedown and Calhoun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Fedora working a defensive guard here.
Fedora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calhoun's guard. Calhoun will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fedora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calhoun is keeping the position for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fedora wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calhoun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedora advances to half guard. Calhoun tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fedora has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Calhoun defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fedora. Fedora goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Calhoun turns into him and now he's in Fedora's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedora is on top in guard.
Fedora trying to control the position from guard on top but Calhoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fedora is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Calhoun is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Calhoun has escaped and now he's on top! Calhoun stopping the sweep attempt from Fedora.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fedora holds on and takes a little breather. Fedora looking for a triangle here. Calhoun is fighting it but it looks tight! Fedora pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Calhoun is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rax Fedora!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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