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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara moves out of range as Sakamoto strikes.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bechara swings widly with a right hand
and Sakamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
Sakamoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sakamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Sakamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bechara counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Sakamoto tries to bum rush Bechara with a series of wild strikes but Bechara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bechara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto gets tackled into the cage by Bechara. Bechara maintains the clinch.
Bechara can't break the clinch.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Sakamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Bechara looks for the body kick but Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Paul Sakamoto has been cut.
Sakamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Sakamoto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bechara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bechara takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Bechara misses with a combination
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Bechara ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut.
Sakamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakamoto digs a good hook to Bechara's body.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut. Bechara saw that one coming.
Bechara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bechara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
Bechara closes the distance and pushes Sakamoto back into the cage.
Bechara is trying to push Sakamoto away but Sakamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bechara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bechara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakamoto's efforts to push away.
Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bechara momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Bechara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bechara manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Bechara ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto throws a nice looking combination but Bechara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bechara.
Bechara has closed the distance and engaged Sakamoto in a clinch.
Bechara is trying to force a seperation but Sakamoto has the dominant position.
Bechara has had enough of the clinch but Sakamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Bechara wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakamoto won't allow it.
Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Sakamoto misses with the combination.
Bechara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sakamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Bechara throws a head kick that half lands.
Sakamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bechara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Sakamoto.
Evanildo Bechara's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Bechara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sakamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Bechara misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bechara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bechara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Bechara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto slips a jab from Bechara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakamoto is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Bechara.
Sakamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Bechara finish him?
Sakamoto looks gassed!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bechara throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sakamoto is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evanildo Bechara!
During a confident post fight interview, Evanildo Bechara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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