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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Adenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paiva has chosen Breaveheart Soundtrack as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Adenhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adenhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paiva swinging wilding here.
Paiva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paiva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paiva loads up on a big right hand but Adenhart slips the punch.
Adenhart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adenhart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paiva is pressing down on Adenhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paiva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adenhart's guard.
Adenhart doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paiva passes into half guard.
Adenhart is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adenhart missing with punches from the bottom.
Paiva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adenhart wants to control but Paiva is keeping busy.
Paiva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paiva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paiva is working for a kimura but Adenhart is defending it quite comfortably.
Adenhart is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adenhart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adenhart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Nick Adenhart has been cut.
Adenhart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paiva sprawls well initially but Adenhart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adenhart is trying to control the action in half guard but Paiva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adenhart is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Paiva reverses the position - he's now on top in Adenhart's guard.
Adenhart looking for a sweep. Not yet Adenhart, not yet.
Paiva drops back looking for a leg! Adenhart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adenhart manages to kick Paiva off! Paiva jumps back into Adenhart's guard.
Paiva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paiva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adenhart is keeping the position for now.
Adenhart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Adenhart wants to stand but Paiva is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiva slips nicely into half guard.
Paiva blocks the strikes from Adenhart.
Paiva wants to work for an arm triangle but Adenhart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adenhart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paiva works his way into full mount!
Paiva looking to control but Adenhart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paiva avoids the attempt from Adenhart to control.
Paiva trying to control but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paiva on the ground.
Adenhart tries to lock up and control but Paiva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paiva breaks from Adenhart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adenhart flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Paiva looking for a guillotine from mount but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart is working to get back to half guard.
Adenhart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adenhart tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Adenhart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paiva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Adenhart has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Paiva prevents Adenhart from getting the reversal.
Adenhart tries to hold on but Paiva postures up.
Adenhart is squirming around, avoiding Paiva's attempts to control the action.
Adenhart wants to control but Paiva is having none of it.
Paiva blocks Adenhart's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Adenhart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adenhart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paiva circles away.
Paiva staying out of range there.
Paiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Paiva.
Adenhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paiva.
Paiva stuffs the takedown attempt from Adenhart. Adenhart gets slowly back to his feet.
Adenhart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Adenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paiva has managed to clinch.
Paiva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paiva throws a series of punches but Adenhart avoids them all with ease.
Paiva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adenhart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paiva.
Paiva wants to pass the guard but Adenhart is keeping the position.
Adenhart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paiva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paiva passes Adenhart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adenhart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adenhart trying to control from the bottom.
Paiva is trying to work for a kimura but Adenhart is defending well.
Paiva is breathing heavily.
Paiva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adenhart tries to get to full guard but Paiva has control of the leg.
Paiva wants to take a breather but Adenhart is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adenhart is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adenhart punching from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adenhart fails with the takedown
and Paiva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raphael Paiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Paiva.
Paiva missing with a left hand there. Adenhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adenhart has a takedown stuffed.
Adenhart throws a nice looking combination but Paiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adenhart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paiva counters with a nice leg kick.
Adenhart fails to land the takedown.
Paiva fails with the takedown
and Adenhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adenhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paiva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adenhart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adenhart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paiva tries to lock up and control but Adenhart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paiva regains half guard.
Paiva tries to roll over but Adenhart keeps him under control.
Paiva taking some punishment here, with Adenhart in his half guard.
Paiva is pressing down on Adenhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paiva keeping moving, preventing Adenhart from controlling successfully.
Adenhart is in close to Paiva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paiva striking off his back but it's not causing Adenhart any problems.
Adenhart with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adenhart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva trying to strike off his back.
Paiva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Adenhart is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Paiva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Adenhart's back instead.
Paiva looking for the choke but no joy.
Adenhart trying to control the hands but Paiva won't let him.
Paiva doesn't have the hooks in and Adenhart manages to turn into his guard.
Adenhart looking to sit in guard and control but Paiva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paiva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paiva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Adenhart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Paiva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adenhart avoids the head kick by Paiva.
Adenhart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adenhart defending well as Paiva loads up on a big left hand.
Raphael Paiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paiva has Adenhart up against the cage in a clinch.
Adenhart is working for takedown but Paiva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adenhart tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Adenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiva keeps control of Adenhart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adenhart drives through and clinches with Paiva against the cage.
Paiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adenhart circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adenhart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paiva is pressing down on Adenhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adenhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paiva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adenhart's guard.
Paiva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adenhart's guard.
Paiva blocks the strikes from Adenhart.
Paiva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adenhart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adenhart missing with punches from the bottom.
Adenhart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adenhart won't allow Paiva to pass to mount.
Adenhart trying to hold on to Paiva's head to control him but Paiva postures up.
Adenhart looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paiva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adenhart.
Adenhart has his takedown stuffed
and Paiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paiva throws a jab when Adenhart was well out of range.
Adenhart defending well as Paiva loads up on a big left hand.
Paiva circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Adenhart drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Paiva follows Adenhart to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Paiva!
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energy
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hype
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