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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 658 p4p, 75 weight class) and Estaban Chavez (ranked 1104 p4p, 119 weight class). Mahalo Bittencourt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Estaban Chavez's chin.
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt lands a right hook to the body.
Bittencourt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a body kick.
Bittencourt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bittencourt.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bittencourt.
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Bittencourt misses with a two punch combination.
Bittencourt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bittencourt closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bittencourt throws a head kick that misses
and Chavez counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt tries to land a front kick but Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bittencourt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bittencourt throws a front kick that sends Chavez stumbling back into the cage.
Chavez throws a hook but Bittencourt avoids it easily.
Bittencourt's corner calls for a 1-2. Bittencourt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Bittencourt lands a right hook to the body.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chavez slips a straight right by Bittencourt.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bittencourt.
Bittencourt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bittencourt tried to counter with a leg kick but Chavez avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bittencourt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bittencourt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez thinks about the counter body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chavez.
Bittencourt tries to clinch
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chavez blocks the body kick.
Bittencourt is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Bittencourt backing away here, and Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bittencourt.
Bittencourt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bittencourt throws a head kick that Chavez semi-blocks.
Bittencourt swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bittencourt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Bittencourt. Beautiful body shot.
Bittencourt clinches with his opponent.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bittencourt's elbow.
I was talking to Bittencourt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bittencourt working aggressively here.
Bittencourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez is working Bittencourt over against the cage.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Bittencourt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Bittencourt's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bittencourt blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez tries a body shot but Bittencourt blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Bittencourt avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bittencourt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
Bittencourt closes the distance but Chavez moves to the side
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bittencourt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bittencourt throws a low kick, looking for Chavez's leg but Chavez calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bittencourt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mahalo Bittencourt will probably get the nod.
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.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bittencourt. Bittencourt obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bittencourt counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Bittencourt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bittencourt tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Bittencourt scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice shot by Bittencourt.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez scores with the left hand. Bittencourt knows he should have avoided that one.
Bittencourt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chavez is rocked!
Jab, jab by Bittencourt - just one landing.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bittencourt finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bittencourt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Chavez tries to land a body kick
and Bittencourt counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bittencourt lands a right hand from hell, dropping Chavez. Bittencourt pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahalo Bittencourt!
A very excited looking Mahalo Bittencourt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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