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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mitchelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The rebirth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joao GuardaChuva enters the cage!
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Mitchelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? GuardaChuva is fending him off so far but Mitchelson persists. Nope, GuardaChuva circles away and we're back to standing.
GuardaChuva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mitchelson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
GuardaChuva is looking to advance position but Mitchelson won't allow it.
GuardaChuva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mitchelson is trying to control but can't.
Mitchelson is looking for a sweep. GuardaChuva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchelson is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchelson wants to control but GuardaChuva is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GuardaChuva controlling the action here.
Mitchelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva winds up and cracks Mitchelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
GuardaChuva slips a nice elbow through Mitchelson's hands, connecting with Mitchelson's forehead.
GuardaChuva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
GuardaChuva is keen to just control but Mitchelson is a slippery customer.
GuardaChuva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mitchelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but GuardaChuva pulls his head out easily.
Mitchelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but GuardaChuva pulls his head out easily.
Mitchelson is looking for a sweep. GuardaChuva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson is pressing down on GuardaChuva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mitchelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. GuardaChuva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
GuardaChuva advances position into side control!
GuardaChuva lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GuardaChuva working away.
Mitchelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
GuardaChuva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mitchelson wants to get back to his feet but GuardaChuva drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
GuardaChuva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mitchelson some visible discomfort.
Mitchelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchelson can't do much from the bottom here.
GuardaChuva tries to advance to mount but can't.
GuardaChuva working away.
GuardaChuva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mitchelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite GuardaChuva's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson is looking for a sweep. GuardaChuva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchelson moves into full guard.
GuardaChuva stands up over Mitchelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchelson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
GuardaChuva wants to control from the top but Mitchelson keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
GuardaChuva preventing the sweep.
Mitchelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchelson is looking for a triangle but GuardaChuva pushes his legs off easily.
GuardaChuva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao GuardaChuva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchelson misses with a wild body shot.
GuardaChuva shoots in and bounces Mitchelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
GuardaChuva wants to control from the top but Mitchelson keeps moving.
GuardaChuva stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchelson.
GuardaChuva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitchelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GuardaChuva's guard.
Joao GuardaChuva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
GuardaChuva stalling.
GuardaChuva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
GuardaChuva prevents Mitchelson from improving his position.
Mitchelson taking some punishment here, with GuardaChuva in his half guard.
GuardaChuva working over Mitchelson with some ground and pound. Mitchelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva trying to pass the guard but Mitchelson defending well.
GuardaChuva is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
GuardaChuva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
GuardaChuva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
GuardaChuva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mitchelson manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchelson keeping moving, preventing GuardaChuva from controlling successfully.
GuardaChuva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchelson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for GuardaChuva!
Mitchelson punching from mount but GuardaChuva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
GuardaChuva is looking to improve his position but Mitchelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitchelson wants to control the pace but GuardaChuva is squirming around nicely.
Mitchelson throws a sloppy strike and GuardaChuva uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and GuardaChuva has ended up in Mitchelson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva stands up over Mitchelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchelson is looking for a triangle here but GuardaChuva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mitchelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mitchelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
GuardaChuva tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchelson is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchelson trying to control the position.
GuardaChuva is in close to Mitchelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao GuardaChuva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mitchelson throws a body punch but GuardaChuva moves out of range.
GuardaChuva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from GuardaChuva.
GuardaChuva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitchelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but GuardaChuva circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchelson moves out of range as GuardaChuva strikes.
GuardaChuva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
GuardaChuva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchelson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
GuardaChuva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchelson wants to hold on but GuardaChuva pushes him away.
Mitchelson is working to get back to half guard.
GuardaChuva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mitchelson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
GuardaChuva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
GuardaChuva lands a big shot there that rocks Mitchelson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mitchelson working to try and regain half guard.
GuardaChuva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mitchelson is now in GuardaChuva's guard. A big mistake from GuardaChuva there, giving up the dominant position!
Mitchelson wants to pass the guard but GuardaChuva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchelson wants to control from the top but GuardaChuva keeps moving.
GuardaChuva controlling Mitchelson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mitchelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joao GuardaChuva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack Mitchelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
GuardaChuva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
GuardaChuva trying to pass the guard but Mitchelson defending well.
Mitchelson trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
GuardaChuva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
GuardaChuva prevents Mitchelson from improving his position.
Mitchelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jack Mitchelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchelson is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mitchelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao GuardaChuva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got GuardaChuva 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao GuardaChuva!
After the big win, Joao GuardaChuva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ice Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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