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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jp Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picard has chosen The Picard Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
169 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jp Flaim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaim shoots in and drives through. Picard sprawls well.
Flaim has his takedown stuffed
and Picard counters with a nice body shot.
Picard lands a glancing blow to the side of Flaim's head.
Picard jabs Flaim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picard cracks a nice hook into Flaim's ribs.
Flaim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Picard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Picard clobbers Flaim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Picard scores with a punch to the head.
Flaim walks into a stiff left hand from Picard.
Picard catches Flaim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flaim has his takedown stuffed
and Picard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jp Flaim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flaim at a distance.
Picard lands a slapping body shot.
Picard digs a good hook to Flaim's body.
Picard scores with the left hand. Flaim knows he should have avoided that one.
Picard stuns Flaim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Picard takes a swing at Flaim's ribcage but misses.
Picard lands an overhand right.
Flaim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picard lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picard lands a jab to Flaim's midsection.
Picard cracks a nice hook into Flaim's ribs.
Flaim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picard digs a good hook to Flaim's body.
Picard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flaim on the side of the head.
Picard lands a head shot.
Flaim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picard. Flaim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Picard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Picard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flaim rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Picard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Picard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Picard lands a slapping body shot.
Picard lands a jab to the nose.
Flaim fails with the takedown
and Picard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Picard works Flaim's body with a nice hook.
Picard thuds a left hand into Flaim's body.
Picard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flaim misses with a takedown attempt
and Picard counters with a nice uppercut.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flaim is breathing heavily.
Picard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flaim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Picard.
Picard scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Picard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flaim.
Flaim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Picard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flaim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flaim.
Picard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flaim's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flaim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flaim misses with a takedown attempt
and Picard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flaim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Picard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flaim tries for a takedown but Picard circles away easily
and Picard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Picard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flaim shoots in and gets a takedown into Picard's guard.
Flaim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flaim throwing strikes but missing.
Picard has his foot on Flaim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flaim works his way back into a safe position though.
Flaim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picard pulls Flaim in close to his closed guard and prevents Flaim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Flaim throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flaim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Picard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Picard trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flaim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flaim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flaim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim throws an elbow that misses. Picard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flaim's guard. Nice move by Picard!
Picard 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.
Flaim looking for a sweep. Not yet Flaim, not yet.
Picard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flaim is keeping the position for now.
Picard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jean Luc Picard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flaim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Picard finds it's way through Flaim's defenses.
Picard lands a nice shot to the body.
Picard throws a shot to the body.
Picard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Picard catches Flaim right on the button with a cross.
Flaim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Picard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flaim scrambles back to his feet.
Picard lands an overhand right.
Flaim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flaim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flaim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Picard scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Picard connects with a body shot that sends Flaim's belly button to the back.
Picard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picard lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice shot lands for Picard.
Nice body punch from Picard.
Picard lands a nice hook to Flaim's body. Flaim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Picard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Picard there.
Picard lands a jab to Flaim's midsection.
A jab lands there for Picard.
Picard looks to score with a jab to the body but Flaim is just out of range.
Picard connects with a nice looking jab.
Picard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Picard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flaim's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Picard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Picard connects with a body shot that sends Flaim's belly button to the back.
Picard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flaim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flaim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flaim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Picard jabs Flaim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picard leaves Flaim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Picard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Picard counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Picard there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flaim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jp Flaim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Picard catches Flaim right on the button with a cross.
Picard lands a right hook to the body.
Picard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picard thuds his right hand into Flaim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Picard punishes Flaim's body with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Picard catches Flaim right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard cracks Flaim with a good jab.
Flaim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jean Luc Picard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picard punishes Flaim's body with a nice straight punch.
Flaim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flaim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flaim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flaim shoots in for a takedown but Picard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flaim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Flaim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Picard connects with a body shot.
Picard connects with a crisp jab.
Picard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flaim shoots in but Picard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jean Luc Picard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Picard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flaim's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Picard lands a really nice looking cross but Flaim seems unphased.
Jp Flaim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flaim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flaim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Picard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jean Luc Picard!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jean Luc Picard!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jean Luc Picard!
Jean Luc Picard wins by unanimous decision!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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