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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Laguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Asenciao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laguera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rev Theory - Hell Yeah. Alexei Laguera had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Asenciao!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asenciao wants to clinch but Laguera slips to the side
and Laguera counters with a head kick. That will keep Asenciao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asenciao.
Asenciao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Asenciao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asenciao lands a head kick!
Laguera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laguera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asenciao scores with a head kick. Laguera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laguera is rocked!
It looks like Alexei Laguera has been cut.
No joy there for Laguera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Laguera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asenciao closes the distance and clinches.
Asenciao prevents a body shot from Laguera.
Laguera has Asenciao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Asenciao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laguera seems to have got his legs back now.
Asenciao gets control of Laguera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Asenciao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Asenciao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laguera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laguera is fighting to break Asenciao's control of his arms but Asenciao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asenciao is trying to keep Laguera in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asenciao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laguera haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Asenciao wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Asenciao wasn't active enough on the ground.
Asenciao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laguera sprawls well. Laguera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asenciao gets slowly back to his feet.
Laguera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asenciao.
Asenciao takes the fight into the clinch.
Laguera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Asenciao goes for a takedown attempt but Laguera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao lands a glancing blow to the side of Laguera's head.
Asenciao blocks a head kick by Laguera.
Asenciao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asenciao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asenciao misses with the combination.
A jab from Laguera does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asenciao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asenciao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao delivers a nice body kick.
Laguera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laguera showed some decent athleticism there.
Laguera is breathing heavily.
Asenciao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asenciao is not content to let Laguera control the position.
Asenciao gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao trying to control the position here.
Laguera throwing strikes from guard but Asenciao blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laguera trying to control but Asenciao is working from the bottom.
Asenciao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asenciao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexei Laguera.
Asenciao misses with the combination.
Laguera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Asenciao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Laguera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asenciao throws a low kick but Laguera avoids it.
Laguera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Asenciao regains half guard.
Laguera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Asenciao wants to get back to his feet.
Laguera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Asenciao misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Asenciao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Laguera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Asenciao is trying to stand.
Asenciao is trying to maintain the position but Laguera is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera with the ground and pound but Asenciao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Asenciao keeping moving, preventing Laguera from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laguera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Asenciao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asenciao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Asenciao is on top in guard.
Asenciao trying to control but Laguera is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera kicks Asenciao off and gets to his feet.
Laguera rushes Asenciao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laguera breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo Asenciao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asenciao fails with a takedown attempt.
Asenciao slaps away a takedown attempt from Laguera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asenciao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laguera defends it nicely.
Laguera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laguera keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera throws a leg kick
and Asenciao counters with a two punch combo.
Laguera shoots in but no luck this time.
Asenciao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Asenciao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laguera, pushing him back against the cage.
Asenciao is trying to drag Laguera to the mat but Laguera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexei Laguera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Asenciao.
Asenciao stalling against the cage.
Asenciao wants to take the fight to the mat but Laguera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laguera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Asenciao misses.
Asenciao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Laguera is predictable there
and Asenciao counters with a two punch combo.
Asenciao feints and then cracks Laguera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laguera down.
Asenciao looks to land a combination. Laguera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laguera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asenciao circles away.
Laguera closes the distance and clinches.
Asenciao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexei Laguera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguera tries a head kick but it misses.
Asenciao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laguera 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asenciao, right into the meat.
Asenciao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asenciao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asenciao connects with a leg kick. Laguera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Asenciao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexei Laguera'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laguera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asenciao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laguera, pushing him back against the cage.
Asenciao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asenciao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laguera shoots for a takedown but Asenciao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asenciao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asenciao moves into the clinch.
Asenciao manages to break the clinch.
Asenciao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asenciao lands a good knee to the midsection. Laguera won't want to take too many of those.
Asenciao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laguera to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asenciao working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asenciao jumps into guard, dragging Laguera to the mat.
Asenciao seems keen to control Laguera's posture.
Asenciao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laguera's guard.
Asenciao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Asenciao manages to pass to side control.
Laguera wants to get back to full guard.
Asenciao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laguera keeps working.
Asenciao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera wants to sweep but Asenciao has passed to side control!
Asenciao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laguera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Asenciao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asenciao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Asenciao cracks Laguera with a big elbow.
Asenciao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Laguera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Asenciao on the ground.
Asenciao stands up.
Laguera closes the distance and pushes Asenciao back into the cage.
Asenciao manages to break the clinch.
Asenciao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laguera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laguera lands in his opponent's guard.
Laguera looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Laguera has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Asenciao breaks from the clinch.
Asenciao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laguera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asenciao avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asenciao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexei Laguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Asenciao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asenciao dives in and scores a takedown into Laguera's guard.
Asenciao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Asenciao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asenciao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Asenciao!
As Leonardo Asenciao got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eu gostaria de dizer muito obrigado ao meu gerente Sr. Dan Hazlehurst para me conseguir essa luta. Mais importante, os fãs - Eu amo este país!'.
The defeated Alexei Laguera had this to say: 'Just a minor setback. A speed bump, if you will. "Lobo" isn't going anywhere. '.
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