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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Khalfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Khalfa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalfa darts in trying to clinch
and Thiago counters with a two punch combo.
Khalfa is looking to clinch.
Khalfa tries to clinch
and Thiago counters with a series of strikes. Khalfa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalfa moves to clinch but Thiago breaks away
and Thiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Thiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalfa doesn't manage to clinch there - Thiago circles away.
Thiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalfa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thiago throws a nice looking combination but Khalfa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalfa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalfa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalfa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thiago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khalfa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalfa wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Rex Khalfa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Thiago. Those never looked like landing.
Khalfa dodges the punch combination from Thiago.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalfa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago misses with a low kick.
Khalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalfa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thiago counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalfa wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalfa tries to clinch but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago looks to land a combination but Khalfa avoids it well.
Khalfa moves to clinch but Thiago breaks away
and Thiago counters with an outside leg kick.
Khalfa is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalfa.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalfa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Khalfa stalling in the clinch but Thiago improves position.
Khalfa tries to circle away but Thiago has him pinned against the cage.
Thiago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalfa backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thiago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is trying to push Khalfa away but Khalfa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thiago tries to break free but Khalfa pushes him back against the cage.
Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thiago is trying to push Khalfa away but Khalfa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thiago cracks Khalfa with a nice body shot.
Khalfa wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Thiago.
Thiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khalfa up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Khalfa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalfa moves out of range of the leg kick from Thiago.
Khalfa moves into the clinch successfully.
Thiago breaks from the clinch.
Khalfa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalfa.
Thiago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalfa clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago is trying to break the clinch but Khalfa has him pressed against the cage.
Thiago tries a body shot but Khalfa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Thiago dominated that round.
That's time! Thiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalfa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalfa looks to clinch
and Thiago counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalfa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalfa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago throws a nice looking combination but Khalfa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalfa is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Khalfa is looking to clinch.
Luiz Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalfa is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalfa tries to clinch but Thiago moves out of range.
Khalfa looks to clinch
and Thiago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalfa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Khalfa moves out of range.
Khalfa moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Khalfa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalfa wants to clinch.
Khalfa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalfa.
Khalfa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalfa wants to clinch but Thiago slips to the side
and Thiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Thiago.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khalfa tries to break the clinch but Thiago is controlling the position.
Khalfa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scores with a shot to the side of Khalfa's head.
Khalfa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thiago wants to break free but Khalfa has control.
Thiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalfa takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thiago.
Khalfa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thiago is looking to break free of the clinch but Khalfa has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thiago.
Thiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khalfa smiles and moves away.
Thiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khalfa is out of range.
Thiago misses with a double jab.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Khalfa moves out of range.
Khalfa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalfa tries to clinch up
and Thiago counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalfa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalfa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thiago counters with a two punch combo.
Rex Khalfa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago misses with a double jab.
Khalfa tries to clinch but Thiago moves out of range.
Khalfa tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Khalfa is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalfa dodges the punch combination from Thiago.
Thiago looks to land a combination but Khalfa avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalfa.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalfa.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago misses with the combination.
Khalfa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalfa wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luiz Thiago will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khalfa wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Khalfa looks to clinch
and Thiago moves into the clinch.
Thiago lands a nice uppercut.
Thiago is trying to force a seperation but Khalfa has the dominant position.
Thiago ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thiago no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khalfa wants to stand but Thiago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thiago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khalfa wants to stand but Thiago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thiago is trying to control the position but Khalfa postures up.
Khalfa wanted to stand there but Thiago had control of the position.
Thiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khalfa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thiago pushes a forearm under Khalfa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Khalfa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Thiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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