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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Churchill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Churchill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Hugo Churchill has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matsuo. That's going to slow Churchill down.
Churchill swings for the body but Matsuo moves out of range.
Matsuo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Churchill .
We've been hearing reports that Churchill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Churchill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Churchill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsuo can pounce on him.
Churchill avoids the head kick by Matsuo.
Churchill throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuo's shoulder, as Matsuo tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuo.
Churchill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuo.
Churchill misses with an uppercut.
Matsuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Churchill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Churchill throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Churchill thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Churchill .
A slow jab from Churchill misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Churchill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matsuo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Churchill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Churchill pushes down on Matsuo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Churchill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Matsuo!
Churchill controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Churchill avoids the attempt from Matsuo to control.
Matsuo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Churchill landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Churchill has control of Matsuo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matsuo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Churchill unloading with bombs!
Churchill controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Churchill lands a couple of good shots and Matsuo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Matsuo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Churchill . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsuo is trying to get back to his feet but Churchill has full control of the position and if anything, Matsuo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Churchill throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Matsuo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Matsuo doesn't escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Matsuo is defending well but eventually Churchill manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Matsuo has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hugo Churchill !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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