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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long An San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 cm
25
170 lbs
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175 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long An San! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Maciel! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maciel tests San's chin there with a solid looking shot. San takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
San takes one on the button. Maciel throws a series of punches but San moves out of range. San is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Maciel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San on the side of the head. Maciel with a nice cross. Maciel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maciel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Maciel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. San gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maciel. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maciel misses with a head kick.
And San counters with a quick kick to the body but Maciel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maciel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San circles away quickly and effectively. Maciel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maciel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by San. Maciel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of San's head. Maciel misses with a wild body shot. Maciel misses with a body kick. San is looking to counter with a body kick. Maciel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Maciel is looking to chop away at San's legs. San appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Maciel throws a sloppy head kick and San counters with a nice kick to the body. Maciel throws a hook but San blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maciel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Maciel lands an overhand right. Maciel thuds a left hand into San's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Maciel misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like San was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maciel. San on the wrong end of a nice hook. Maciel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maciel fails to land with a series of punches.
San appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. San could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. San takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maciel misses with a body shot.
Maciel's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maciel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Maciel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps San's head backwards. San blocks a leg kick. San looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Maciel connects with a single shot there. Maciel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. San checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. San swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Maciel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San moves away. A quick step to the side and San tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. San takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Jab by Maciel. Maciel misses with a shot to the body and San counters with a big head kick but Maciel shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maciel swinging wildly here.
San takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Maciel throws a right and a left that San avoids nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maciel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Maciel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Maciel misses with a low kick. Maciel dips to his left and cracks San with an uppercut! Maciel looks to land a body kick but San moved away. San is looking to counter with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Maciel dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maciel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches San on the side of the head. San avoids a kick to the body.
Maciel misses with a series of wild punches.
San looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Maciel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Maciel scores with a leg kick.
Henrique Maciel seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice cross by Maciel. Maciel scores with a sloppy right hand. San should have avoided that one. Maciel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maciel scores with a jab to the jaw. Maciel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Maciel looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range. A counter left hand to the body from San misses its target. Nice jab there from Maciel. Maciel misses with a series of wild punches.
San walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Maciel jabs San right on the nose. San blinks but takes it well. San gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maciel throws a leg kick that misses. Maciel misses with a body shot.
San is looking to counter with a body kick. Maciel connects with a good right hand that stumbles San. San circles away out of range and recomposes himself. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! San has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maciel finds it's way round the side to connect with San's head. Maciel throws a head kick that misses. Maciel motions for San to come forward. Maciel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Maciel lands a nice shot that snaps San's head back.
Maciel lands a jab. San takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maciel throws the kick towards the body but San avoids it. San throws a quick counter head kick but Maciel was just out of range. Maciel throws a head kick but San moves out of range.
San is looking to counter with head kicks. Maciel cracks San with a good jab. Maciel scores with a jab to the body. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maciel. Maciel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maciel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces San back to the cage. Maciel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Maciel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing. Maciel lands with a shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. San walks into a left hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. San gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Maciel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Maciel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Maciel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maciel swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Maciel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
San takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Maciel lands an impressive looking overhand right. San doesn't seem phased though. Maciel lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Maciel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciel. Maciel lands with a nice body kick. A cross from Maciel lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maciel throws the kick towards the body but San avoids it. Maciel misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maciel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San manages to avoid it. San appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Maciel with a nice cross. Maciel lands a left and a right that send San crashing to the mat, dazed. Maciel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
San is rocked! San finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Maciel's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and San falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Maciel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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