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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cajuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivis Vidzis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivis Vidzis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Cajuru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Vidzis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cajuru misses with a hook
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cajuru looking for a sweep. Not yet Cajuru, not yet.
Cajuru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vidzis stands up from Cajuru's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cajuru misses the shot to the body.
Cajuru misses with a hook.
Cajuru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cajuru scores with a one two! Vidzis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Raivis Vidzis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cajuru scores with a jab. Vidzis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cajuru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vidzis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cajuru wants to clinch up but Vidzis keeps it at a distance.
Cajuru fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cajuru does no damage.
No joy there for Cajuru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vidzis circles away from the clinch attempt
so Vidzis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cajuru trying to keep a closed guard but Vidzis is proving a slippery customer.
Vidzis gets to his feet. Cajuru looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cajuru is looking to clinch but Vidzis is avoiding it.
Cajuru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cajuru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vidzis counters with a single leg into guard. Cajuru didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cajuru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cajuru is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cajuru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cajuru misses with a series of wild punches.
Cajuru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidzis manages to avoid it.
Cajuru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cajuru jabs at Vidzis's body.
Cajuru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Vidzis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cajuru.
Cajuru throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jorge Cajuru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cajuru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidzis.
Cajuru misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cajuru.
Vidzis slips a jab and a cross from Cajuru.
Cajuru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vidzis tries to move into range but Cajuru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cajuru misses with a wild body shot.
Vidzis takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cajuru throws a series of punches but Vidzis avoids them all with ease.
Cajuru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vidzis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cajuru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vidzis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vidzis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vidzis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vidzis moves out of range as Cajuru strikes.
Cajuru misses with a hook
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown. Cajuru fights it but they end up in guard.
Cajuru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vidzis stops Cajuru from standing up.
Vidzis stopping the sweep attempt from Cajuru.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cajuru is trying to keep Vidzis in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cajuru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Cajuru.
Vidzis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cajuru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cajuru catches Vidzis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cajuru throws a hook but Vidzis avoids it easily.
Cajuru throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cajuru throws a big shot that misses.
Cajuru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cajuru throws a nice looking combination but Vidzis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cajuru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vidzis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cajuru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vidzis.
Cajuru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidzis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cajuru.
Cajuru misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cajuru looks to land a right hand but Vidzis moved out of range.
Vidzis staying out of range there.
Cajuru looks to throw the jab but Vidzis is out of range.
Vidzis moves out of range as Cajuru strikes.
Jorge Cajuru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cajuru thows a body shot but no joy.
Cajuru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vidzis moves away.
Jorge Cajuru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cajuru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cajuru with a nice cross.
Cajuru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cajuru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cajuru misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cajuru.
Cajuru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cajuru wants to clinch.
Cajuru throws a hook but Vidzis blocks it.
Cajuru connects with a right hand. Vidzis shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cajuru throws a right hand that misses
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cajuru's guard now.
Vidzis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cajuru tries to bum rush Vidzis with a series of wild strikes but Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cajuru tries to close the distance and clinch but Vidzis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cajuru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cajuru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vidzis moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorge Cajuru is winning the standup battle so far.
Cajuru scores with a hook to the body. Vidzis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vidzis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cajuru throws a looping overhand right but Vidzis ducks down to avoid it.
Vidzis takes one to the chin there.
Cajuru misses with a two punch combination.
Cajuru looks to land a left hand but Vidzis moved out of range nicely.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Cajuru.
Sloppy strikes from Cajuru. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vidzis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cajuru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cajuru throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidzis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cajuru won't be happy with that.
Raivis Vidzis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vidzis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vidzis moves out of range of the strikes.
Cajuru wants to clinch.
Cajuru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidzis manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidzis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cajuru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vidzis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cajuru.
Cajuru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cajuru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cajuru just misses with a punch to the body.
Cajuru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Cajuru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vidzis moves out of range as Cajuru strikes.
Cajuru misses with the combination.
Cajuru throws a good cross that connects.
Cajuru scores with the left hand. Vidzis knows he should have avoided that one.
Cajuru connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cajuru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vidzis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cajuru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vidzis on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Cajuru misses.
Cajuru tries to clinch there but Vidzis circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cajuru misses with an uppercut.
Cajuru misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cajuru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cajuru misses the shot to the body.
Cajuru misses with the combination.
Cajuru tries to bum rush Vidzis with a series of wild strikes but Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cajuru throws a combination that misses
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown. Cajuru fights it but they end up in guard.
Vidzis stands up from Cajuru's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vidzis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cajuru.
Jorge Cajuru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis tries to move into range but Cajuru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cajuru misses with a straight left.
Cajuru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cajuru tries to clinch up
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cajuru's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidzis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vidzis drops his hands momentarily and Cajuru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cajuru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vidzis slips a straight right by Cajuru.
Vidzis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cajuru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cajuru thows a body shot but no joy.
Cajuru doesn't manage to clinch there - Vidzis circles away.
Cajuru throws a jab when Vidzis was well out of range.
Vidzis avoids the body shot from Cajuru.
Cajuru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Cajuru.
Raivis Vidzis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cajuru fails to land with a series of punches.
Cajuru throws a right hand that Vidzis ducks under and follows up with a left that Vidzis also avoids with ease.
Cajuru misses with a looping right.
Cajuru misses with a straight right.
Cajuru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vidzis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cajuru.
Cajuru scores with a hook.
Cajuru throws out a loose jab but Vidzis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cajuru swinging wildly here.
Cajuru misses with a hook. Vidzis ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cajuru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cajuru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vidzis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vidzis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cajuru.
Cajuru just misses with a punch to the body.
Cajuru missing with a left hand there. Vidzis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cajuru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cajuru, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cajuru!
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hype
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