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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 6323 p4p, 722 weight class) and Lechu Szulcu (ranked 24435 p4p, 872 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
50 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
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, Lechu Szulcu!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szulcu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boothe!
Szulcu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boothe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boothe wants to control but Szulcu postures up.
Szulcu controls the position.
Szulcu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Szulcu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boothe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Szulcu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Szulcu wants to stand but Boothe has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szulcu taking a breather here.
Boothe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Szulcu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulcu wants to pass to mount but Boothe is defending the position.
Szulcu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boothe keeps working.
Szulcu seems to be looking for submissions.
Boothe tries to get to full guard but Szulcu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Szulcu trying to control from Boothe's half guard. Boothe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szulcu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boothe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Szulcu has passed into side control.
Boothe is looking for a sweep.
Szulcu swings around for an armbar but Boothe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Szulcu's guard.
Boothe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boothe won't allow Szulcu to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boothe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Szulcu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boothe forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boothe trying to mount his opponent but Szulcu defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Szulcu trying to control but Boothe postures up.
Szulcu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Szulcu dives in and scores a takedown into Boothe's guard.
Szulcu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boothe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Szulcu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lechu Szulcu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boothe gets caught flat footed, as Szulcu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Szulcu from controlling successfully.
Boothe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boothe controlling Szulcu's posture.
Szulcu wants to control from the top but Boothe keeps moving.
Szulcu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szulcu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Szulcu from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Szulcu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Szulcu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boothe is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulcu wants to control but Boothe is keeping him busy.
Boothe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Szulcu's best efforts.
Boothe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Szulcu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Szulcu's back!
Boothe controls the position.
Szulcu rolls, trying to escape but Boothe keeps control of the position.
Boothe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulcu trying to control the action but Boothe just sinks the hooks in.
Boothe trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Szulcu doesn't escape.
Szulcu tries to break free.
Szulcu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boothe is riding his opponent, not letting Szulcu buck him off.
Szulcu turns into Boothe and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szulcu throws a big right hand that misses.
Boothe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Szulcu wants to control from the top but Boothe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lechu Szulcu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Szulcu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Szulcu wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Boothe uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Boothe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Szulcu's guard.
Szulcu is striking but Boothe is not phased and passes to half guard.
Szulcu is looking for a sweep. Boothe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lechu Szulcu has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szulcu is trying to stand up here but Boothe is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe not doing much here.
Szulcu manages to get to full guard.
Szulcu trying to control the position.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boothe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Szulcu is trying to control the position but Boothe postures up.
Szulcu wants to improve his position but instead Boothe has moved into half guard.
Boothe trying to pass the guard but Szulcu defending well.
Szulcu wants to improve his position but Boothe is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulcu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Szulcu looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Szulcu is looking to clinch.
Szulcu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boothe!
Boothe manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe trying to control but Szulcu postures up.
Szulcu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boothe gets back to full guard.
Szulcu trying to control the position from guard on top but Boothe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boothe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Szulcu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lechu Szulcu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Szulcu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lechu Szulcu.
I've got Szulcu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lechu Szulcu!
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FIGHT
RATING
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