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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasheem Njoukuaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njoukuaku has chosen I'll Still-50 Cent, Akon as his entrance music. Hasheem Njoukuaku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hasheem Njoukuaku!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chavez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Njoukuaku moves out of range easily.
Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Njoukuaku avoids it well.
Chavez throws a right hand that Njoukuaku ducks under and follows up with a left that Njoukuaku also avoids with ease.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Njoukuaku drops Chavez with a left right combo! Njoukuaku follows him down to the ground into side control.
Chavez is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Chavez has been cut.
Chavez is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Chavez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Njoukuaku wants to stand but Chavez is controlling his arm.
Njoukuaku working the ground and pound.
Chavez is trying to improve his position.
Chavez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Njoukuaku trying to control the position but Chavez is working away.
Njoukuaku is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chavez has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is pushing Njoukuaku's head away, looking to escape. Njoukuaku manages to hold on to the position though.
Njoukuaku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Njoukuaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavez keeps working.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Njoukuaku wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chavez, who protects the arm well.
Njoukuaku trying to control the position but Chavez is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Njoukuaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Njoukuaku throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Njoukuaku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Njoukuaku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Njoukuaku counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Njoukuaku to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Njoukuaku pinned against the cage. Njoukuaku gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Njoukuaku.
Hasheem Njoukuaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez shoots in but Njoukuaku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Njoukuaku.
Chavez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Njoukuaku misses with a straight left.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Njoukuaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chavez really felt that one!
Njoukuaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njoukuaku blocks a head kick by Chavez.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Njoukuaku counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Njoukuaku to acknowledge the strikes.
Njoukuaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Njoukuaku sprawls well.
Njoukuaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Njoukuaku throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a right and a left that Njoukuaku avoids nicely.
Chavez throws a right hand that Njoukuaku ducks under and follows up with a left that Njoukuaku also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njoukuaku tries to roll over but Chavez keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hasheem Njoukuaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Chavez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Njoukuaku counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Njoukuaku backs away looking to recover.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Njoukuaku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Njoukuaku throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with a nice leg kick.
Njoukuaku lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Njoukuaku.
Njoukuaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Njoukuaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Njoukuaku misses with a wild combination.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Njoukuaku counters with a big uppercut that knocks Chavez off his feet! Njoukuaku dives into side control looking to finish!
Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Njoukuaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavez keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Njoukuaku connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chavez some visible discomfort.
Njoukuaku wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Chavez manages to get back to half guard.
Njoukuaku trying to pass the guard but Chavez defending well.
Chavez is trying to stand back up but Njoukuaku is controlling him
Njoukuaku wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling the position.
Chavez wants to get back to full guard.
Chavez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Njoukuaku pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Njoukuaku.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Njoukuaku circles away.
Njoukuaku throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Njoukuaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Njoukuaku counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Njoukuaku.
Njoukuaku lands a nice looking body kick.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Chavez!
Chavez wants to get back to full guard.
Chavez kicks Njoukuaku off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Njoukuaku takes it in his stride.
Chavez looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Njoukuaku counters with a nice body kick.
Hasheem Njoukuaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Njoukuaku can pounce on him.
Njoukuaku slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Njoukuaku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Njoukuaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cesar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Njoukuaku.
A nice combination there by Chavez.
Chavez shoots in but no luck this time.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Njoukuaku stuffs the takedown.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Njoukuaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Njoukuaku misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Njoukuaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Njoukuaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hasheem Njoukuaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cesar Chavez'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chavez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chavez showed some decent athleticism there.
Njoukuaku trying to control but Chavez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez blocks the strikes from Njoukuaku.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njoukuaku wants to get back to full guard.
Njoukuaku is looking to control Chavez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Njoukuaku avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Njoukuaku counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njoukuaku misses with a kick to the body.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Njoukuaku counters with a left hand that sends Chavez to the canvas!
Njoukuaku prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Njoukuaku trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Njoukuaku tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.
Njoukuaku trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Njoukuaku looking to sit in guard and control but Chavez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chavez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Njoukuaku is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njoukuaku takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chavez working the head with strikes.
Njoukuaku is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chavez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chavez advances to mount.
Chavez looking to isolate an arm here. Njoukuaku doesn't see it coming and as Chavez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Chavez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cesar Chavez!
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energy
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hype
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