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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo has chosen Red Flag by Billy Talent as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 cm
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248 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
30
270 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Trejo! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Margules cracks a nice hook into Trejo's ribs. Margules bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Margules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trejo was well out of range. Poor timing from Margules. Trejo closes the distance looking to clinch and Margules cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Left hook, right uppercut from Margules. Trejo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trejo fails in his attempt to clinch. Margules circles away from the clinch attempt and Margules counters with a left and a right that stings Trejo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trejo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Trejo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Trejo darts in trying to clinch and Margules connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Trejo looks to clinch and Margules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but Margules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Margules lands with a good body shot. Trejo swinging wildly here.
Trejo wants to clinch but Margules slips to the side letting Margules counter with a right hand. Helio Margules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Margules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Trejo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trejo tries to clinch but Margules moves out of range. Trejo tries to clinch up but Margules circles away and keeps his distance. Margules changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Trejo is looking to clinch. Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but Margules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Margules circles away from the clinch attempt and Margules cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Margules lands with a nice body punch. Margules keeps the fight on the outside. Trejo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trejo is looking to clinch but Margules is avoiding it.
Margules lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Margules connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A jab lands there for Margules. Saul Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Trejo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Margules keeps the fight on the outside. Margules swats away the attempt to clinch by Trejo. Margules fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Trejo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trejo wants to clinch up but Margules keeps it at a distance. Margules swats away the attempt to clinch by Trejo. Trejo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Trejo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margules circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice shot by Margules. Margules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trejo manages to avoid it. Trejo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Margules misses with a body shot.
Margules lands with an overhand left. Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Trejo is just out of range. Trejo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Margules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Trejo wants to clinch. Trejo is looking to clinch but Margules is avoiding it.
Margules darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Margules scores with a nice head shot. Jab from Margules. Margules thuds a left hand into Trejo's body. Trejo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trejo looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trejo looks to clinch and Margules counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Trejo closes the distance looking to clinch and Margules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Margules lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Margules lands a slapping body shot.
Margules scores with a nice strike. Margules lands with a good body shot. Margules lands a right hook to the body.
Margules bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Margules lands with an uppercut that bounces Trejo off the cage and back into range. Margules is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Margules drops Trejo with a beautiful combination! Trejo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Margules is looking for the KO!
Trejo is rocked! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Margules lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Trejo is still on wobbly legs! Can Margules finish him? Margules jabs at Trejo's body. Trejo seems to have recovered his senses. Margules darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Margules lands a nice shot that snaps Trejo's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Margules dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Margules lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trejo at a distance.
Trejo walks into a left hand. Trejo instigates a clinch. Trejo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margules blocks it with crossed arms. Trejo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margules is keeping busy. Margules working hard to break the clinch. Trejo tries to pull guard but Margules holds him up against the cage and eventually Trejo drops back down to his feet.
Margules is trying to force a seperation but Trejo has the dominant position. Trejo trying to control the position but instead, Margules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trejo into the cage. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Margules here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Margules working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trejo tries a knee to the head but Margules blocks it.
Margules looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Trejo tries to pull guard but Margules won't allow it.
Margules tries to break the clinch but Trejo is controlling the position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Margules can't break the clinch.
Margules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margules lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Margules scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margules scores with a shot to the body.
Trejo is breathing heavily. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Margules jabs Trejo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Margules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trejo can do to turn this around? Margules bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trejo's head. Trejo tries to clinch up and Margules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Margules connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Margules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trejo.
Trejo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Margules throws out a powerful jab. Margules swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo tries to clinch but Margules is having none of it. Trejo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Margules dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Margules fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Margules throws out a powerful jab. Margules uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Margules throws a combination. Trejo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Margules smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Trejo misses with a takedown attempt - Margules sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Helio Margules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Trejo. Margules digs a good hook to Trejo's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Margules cracks Trejo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Margules scores with a hook. Margules connects with a right hand. Trejo shakes it off. Trejo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Margules lands a left and a right that send Trejo crashing to the mat, dazed. Margules thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Trejo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Margules lands a right hand from hell, dropping Trejo. Margules pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Margules!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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