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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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185 cm
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216 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo is just out of range.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azevedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azevedo.
Schulte is looking to score with low kicks.
Azevedo lands with a nice body punch.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Azevedo defends it nicely.
Azevedo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schulte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Schulte as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Schulte misses.
Azevedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulte needs to keep his hands up - Azevedo had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo scores with a spinning back kick!
Schulte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schulte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azevedo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Azevedo grinds an elbow into Schulte's temple.
Azevedo in side control, throwing shots but Schulte defends.
Schulte tries to improve position but can't.
Azevedo slows the pace down.
Schulte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Azevedo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schulte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Azevedo lands a nice short elbow.
Schulte is looking to improve his position.
Azevedo is trying to control. Schulte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azevedo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte tries to roll over but Azevedo keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo lands strikes from half guard.
Schulte gets back to full guard.
Schulte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azevedo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Azevedo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo trying to control but Schulte is working from the bottom.
Azevedo controlling from the top position.
Azevedo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schulte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Azevedo defends well.
Schulte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulte trying to control the position here.
Azevedo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Azevedo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schulte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schulte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Azevedo landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schulte's head.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azevedo trying to control but Schulte is working from the bottom.
Azevedo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Azevedo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Azevedo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schulte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schulte has escaped and now he's on top!
Schulte wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Azevedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schulte cracks Azevedo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hugo Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte blocks a leg kick.
Azevedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulte is just out of range.
Schulte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schulte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azevedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulte.
Azevedo lands a jab to Schulte's midsection.
Schulte lands a head kick. Azevedo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schulte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Schulte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schulte wants to clinch.
Schulte throws a hook but Azevedo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schulte.
Azevedo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schulte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schulte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulte tests Azevedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azevedo throws a hook but Schulte avoids it easily.
Schulte misses with a low kick.
Azevedo misses with a body shot.
Azevedo throws a hook but Schulte avoids it easily.
Schulte is looking to clinch.
Schulte misses with a body shot.
Schulte shoots for a double leg takedown but Azevedo sprawls well. He's pushed Schulte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Azevedo misses with a low kick.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Schulte moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo shoots for a double leg takedown but Schulte sprawls well. He's pushed Azevedo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Azevedo throws a low kick, looking for Schulte's leg but Schulte calmly moves out of range.
Azevedo cracks Schulte with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azevedo. Schulte shrugs it off though.
Nice shot lands for Schulte.
Nice sprawl there from Schulte as Azevedo shoots in.
Brian Schulte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with a wild body shot.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Schulte moves out of range.
Azevedo lands a front kick.
Azevedo swings widly with a right hand
and Schulte counters with a left to the body.
Azevedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schulte is able to avoid easily.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Schulte moved away.
Azevedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azevedo is looking to land body kicks.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo misses with a leg kick.
Azevedo shoots and misses
and Schulte counters with a left to the body.
Azevedo avoids the body shot from Schulte.
Schulte jabs Azevedo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azevedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Schulte moves out of range easily.
Schulte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schulte gets the takedown into side control.
Schulte scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Azevedo to see if he's OK.
Azevedo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Schulte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schulte is looking to take a break and control but Azevedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Azevedo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schulte.
Azevedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schulte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azevedo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schulte defends well.
Schulte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Schulte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Azevedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Azevedo wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schulte.
Azevedo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schulte tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Schulte is looking to clinch.
Azevedo lands a jab to Schulte's midsection.
Schulte swings for the body but Azevedo moves out of range.
Hugo Azevedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azevedo checks a leg kick nicely.
Schulte gets a clinch.
Azevedo lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Azevedo - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo has clasped his hands together around Schulte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schulte is letting Azevedo control him for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulte keeps working.
Schulte takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte struggling a bit here.
Azevedo taking a breather here.
Azevedo trying to control the position but Schulte is working away.
The referee asks Azevedo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Azevedo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Schulte regains half guard.
Azevedo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schulte is defending against the submission attempts here by Azevedo.
Schulte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Azevedo is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is trying to get back to full guard.
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulte keeps working.
Schulte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azevedo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Azevedo seems to be working for a kimura but Schulte defends the submission attempt.
Azevedo throwing shots but Schulte is blocking nicely.
Azevedo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking to improve his position.
Schulte manages to get to full guard.
Schulte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
Schulte is trying to keep Azevedo in close.
Hugo Azevedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Azevedo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schulte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azevedo won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schulte holds on and takes a little breather.
Azevedo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo trying to control but Schulte is working from the bottom.
Azevedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schulte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo throwing strikes from guard but Schulte blocks nicely.
Azevedo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Azevedo distracts Schulte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schulte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azevedo 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Azevedo!
An out of breath Hugo Azevedo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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