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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel De Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lucas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apaga mais não bate. Glazkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel De Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Lucas throws a hook but Glazkov avoids it easily.
Aleksandr Glazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glazkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Lucas checks it well.
Glazkov avoids the body shot from De Lucas.
Glazkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glazkov throws an overhand right that lands on De Lucas's shoulder, as De Lucas tries to avoid the shot.
De Lucas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Lucas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glazkov as he jumps to the side.
De Lucas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glazkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Glazkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Lucas throws a low kick but Glazkov moves out of range easily.
Glazkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Lucas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Glazkov to the mat! Glazkov manages to get full guard.
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!
De Lucas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glazkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lucas is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov controlling De Lucas's posture.
De Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Glazkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glazkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Lucas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel De Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glazkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glazkov wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glazkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Glazkov.
Glazkov lands a glancing blow to the side of De Lucas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov works De Lucas's body with a nice hook.
De Lucas is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazkov shoots in looking for a takedown. De Lucas tries to sprawl out of it but Glazkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Lucas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Lucas tries to work over Glazkov's front leg with a kick but Glazkov checks it.
De Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glazkov shoots in for a takedown but De Lucas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Glazkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glazkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Samuel De Lucas has been cut.
Jab from Glazkov.
Glazkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Glazkov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Glazkov is trying to get an arm triangle but De Lucas is defending well.
Glazkov tries for a kimura but De Lucas is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glazkov is putting a hurting on De Lucas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Glazkov is trying to get an arm triangle but De Lucas is defending well.
Glazkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lucas tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lucas keeps working.
De Lucas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on De Lucas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Lucas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Lucas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glazkov is thwarting De Lucas's attempts to control the position.
Glazkov is working for a kimura but De Lucas is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glazkov 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.
Aleksandr Glazkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel De Lucas's cut.
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.
Glazkov dives in and grabs De Lucas's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Lucas pushes down on Glazkov's head and hops out.
Glazkov tries for a takedown but De Lucas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lucas misses with a low kick.
De Lucas wants to land a leg kick but Glazkov is out of range.
Glazkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Lucas scores with a hook to the body. Glazkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glazkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Lucas lands a high kick!
Glazkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Glazkov as he connects with a hook.
De Lucas shoots in and drives through. Glazkov sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazkov is looking to clinch but De Lucas is avoiding it.
De Lucas shoots in and drives through. Glazkov sprawls well.
De Lucas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glazkov swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Glazkov. No joy for De Lucas on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel De Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov tries to sprawl but De Lucas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glazkov is not content to let De Lucas control the position.
Glazkov gets full guard.
Glazkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glazkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glazkov controlling De Lucas's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Lucas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glazkov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Lucas has managed to get both his arms back between Glazkov's legs - danger averted.
Glazkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Lucas defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Lucas passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lucas is trying to control the action in half guard but Glazkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksandr Glazkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Lucas is stalling here. Glazkov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De Lucas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Glazkov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Glazkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Lucas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glazkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov trying to control the action but De Lucas is working from the bottom.
De Lucas is looking to regain half guard here but Glazkov keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De Lucas misses with a strike from the bottom.
Glazkov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Lucas struggling a bit here.
De Lucas is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov is looking to take a break and control but De Lucas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Glazkov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Lucas, who protects the arm well.
Glazkov moves into full mount!
De Lucas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glazkov takes De Lucas's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glazkov is persistently looking for the submission but De Lucas is defending it well.
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!
Glazkov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Glazkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel De Lucas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Lucas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glazkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glazkov throws a combination. De Lucas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Glazkov.
Glazkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Lucas.
De Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glazkov as he avoids it easily.
De Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
De Lucas misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Glazkov misses the target.
Glazkov throws a looping overhand right but De Lucas ducks down to avoid it.
Glazkov moves into the clinch successfully.
De Lucas stalls.
Glazkov slowing the pace effectively.
De Lucas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Glazkov lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Glazkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Lucas tries to stall but Glazkov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glazkov is pushing De Lucas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Glazkov lands an elbow inside.
Glazkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Lucas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Glazkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glazkov.
De Lucas misses with a body kick.
Samuel De Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksandr Glazkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glazkov cracks De Lucas with an open hand slap.
De Lucas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glazkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lucas misses with a straight right.
Glazkov lands with a shot to the body.
De Lucas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Lucas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Glazkov to the mat! Glazkov manages to get full guard.
De Lucas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Glazkov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Glazkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Lucas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glazkov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glazkov holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Lucas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Lucas has an Americana. Glazkov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! De Lucas is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if De Lucas hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Samuel De Lucas!
Samuel De Lucas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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