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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Chavez (ranked 6127 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Paulo (ranked 5844 p4p, 0 weight class). Ze Paulo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamaal Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez clinches.
Chavez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chavez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paulo has Chavez in his guard.
Paulo working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
Chavez really is a fat lump.
Chavez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
Paulo wants to improve his position but instead Chavez has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo trying to control from the bottom.
Paulo actively working from the bottom here.
Paulo tries to roll over but Chavez keeps him under control.
Chavez really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Chavez wants to stand but Paulo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paulo on the ground.
Chavez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chavez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chavez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has a hand on Chavez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chavez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Paulo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulo looks winded!
Paulo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chavez pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paulo is trying to control but Chavez passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo tries to buck Chavez off but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez scores with punches from side control.
Chavez working the ground and pound.
Chavez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chavez clinches.
The referee calls for Chavez to work.
Chavez effectively controlling the action here.
Chavez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chavez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez wants the takedown. Paulo is fighting it off but Chavez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Paulo's guard against the cage.
Chavez works over Paulo with some ground and pound from guard.
Paulo is looking for a triangle here but Chavez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamaal Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chavez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chavez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chavez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Paulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez controlling the position.
Chavez strikes from his own guard.
Paulo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paulo won't allow Chavez to get back to his feet.
Paulo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chavez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chavez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chavez!
Paulo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chavez lands a few punches from side control.
Chavez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Paulo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Paulo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chavez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez stands up and beckons Paulo to his feet.
Ze Paulo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez clinches with his opponent.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez is stalling here.
Chavez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Paulo uses from the top position.
Jamaal Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulo's guard.
Chavez cracks Paulo with a solid left hand.
Chavez distracts Paulo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chavez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paulo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chavez has managed to get both his arms back between Paulo's legs - danger averted.
Chavez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chavez landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chavez defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chavez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chavez is working Paulo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez landing some decent shots from guard.
Paulo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chavez escapes and throws Paulo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamaal Chavez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chavez clinches up with Paulo and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chavez jumps guard and drags Paulo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulo trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Chavez striking from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chavez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Paulo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chavez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chavez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chavez!
Paulo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez is staying tight to Paulo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Paulo wants to control but Chavez postures up.
Chavez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paulo is trying to escape the position but Chavez is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo is looking for a sweep.
Paulo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paulo is trying to control Chavez's posture but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez working the ground and pound.
Chavez working the head with strikes.
Chavez just content to control the position.
Chavez gets to mount! Paulo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulo can do to turn this around?
Chavez unloading with bombs!
Chavez working Paulo over with strikes here.
Chavez with the ground and pound from mount.
Paulo is working to get back to half guard.
Paulo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chavez lands a couple of good shots and Paulo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Chavez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Paulo.
Paulo trying to control the action but Chavez just sinks the hooks in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Chavez.
Chavez scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Paulo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulo is taking damage to the body and head.
Ze Paulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamaal Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulo is trapped and Chavez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Chavez!
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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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