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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Rerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Lucas Dias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Rerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Dias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rerra dives in and grabs Dias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes down on Rerra's head and hops out.
Van Rerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias looks gassed!
Rerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rerra lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Rerra gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rerra stands up from Dias's guard - Rerra perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Rerra or perhaps it was just good defense by Dias which made him look bad.
Rerra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rerra is looking to clinch.
Rerra tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.
Rerra pushes Dias up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rerra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rerra lands a knee to the head.
Rerra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rerra lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Rerra.
Rerra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rerra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dias's face.
Rerra stalling.
Rerra gets control of Dias's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rerra will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rerra controlling the position.
Rerra pushes Dias off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rerra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rerra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rerra lands a knee to the body.
Dias gets underhooks to prevent Rerra's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Rerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rerra.
Dias goes for a takedown attempt but Rerra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Rerra throws a combination that misses
and Dias counters with a right hand to the body.
Dias leaves Rerra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rerra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rerra is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rerra pushes Dias up against the cage in a clinch.
Rerra landing knees to the body.
Rerra has clasped his hands together around Dias's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rerra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dias on the ground.
Dias sneaks out the side door and pushes Rerra away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rerra.
Rerra gets a clinch.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rerra with a knee to the head.
Rerra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rerra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rerra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
Dias drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rerra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rerra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rerra pulls guard successfully.
Rerra seems keen to control Dias's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rerra is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dias dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Rerra dominated that round.
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.
Dias leaves Rerra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rerra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rerra moves into the clinch successfully.
Rerra landing knees to the head.
Rerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dias gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Rerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rerra decides to pull guard.
Rerra is trying to keep Dias in close.
Dias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dias stands and steps away. Rerra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rerra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rerra tries to clinch
and Dias counters by clinching up.
Rerra working Dias over with knees to the body.
Rerra prevents Dias from breaking the clinch.
Rerra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rerra smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rerra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dias manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dias wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rerra is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dias is staying active underneath Rerra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Dias wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rerra rushes Dias and presses him up against the cage.
Rerra is struggling to control the position.
Rerra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rerra.
Rerra turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Van Rerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dias pushes Rerra away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rerra gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rerra decides to stand back up.
Van Rerra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias misses the shot to the body.
Dias forces Rerra back against the cage and clinches.
Dias takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Rerra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rerra jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rerra lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rerra is working for takedown but Dias is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Rerra dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rerra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rerra.
Rerra shoots in looking for a takedown but Dias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rerra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rerra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rerra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Rerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rerra moves into the clinch successfully.
Rerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rerra lands a knee to the body.
Rerra scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rerra tries to stall but Dias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rerra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Dias prevents the takedown attempt.
Rerra trying to control the position but instead, Dias has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rerra into the cage.
Dias tries to pull guard but Rerra holds him up against the cage and eventually Dias drops back down to his feet.
Rerra is working for takedown but Dias is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dias gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rerra.
Dias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rerra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rerra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Rerra working Dias over with knees to the body.
Rerra scores a nice knee to the body.
Rerra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rerra tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rerra shoots in and drives through. Dias sprawls well.
Dias fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rerra sprawls well initially but Dias persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias trying to control from half guard but Rerra is working away.
Rerra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dias is pressing down on Rerra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rerra is holding on for now.
Van Rerra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lucas Dias.
Rerra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rerra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rerra wants to clinch.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Rerra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rerra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Rerra!
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energy
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