Macaco beats Celsinho Venicius and wins Thunder Fight belt

A historic rivalry had its main chapter written on the night of this Saturday, June 20th, with all the elements of the great show expected. At the Pacaembú gym, Jorge Patino “Macaco” defeated Celsinho Venicius in the main fight of Thunder Fight 4, by unanimous decision from the side judges (49-48/49-48 /48-47), after five rounds of an intense and bloody battle , won the organization's lightweight belt (up to 70,3kg), and gave Chute Boxe Gold Team victory in the duel against Ryan Gracie.

Crowded gym, standing audience and two troops of fans and students passionate and loyal to their gyms encouraging their leaders from the first to the last second, dueling in a healthy way and with shouts of support. The energy and tension outside the cage reflected what was seen inside it, with Macaco and Celsinho starring in a remarkable, bloody fight, with frank striking and alternating good moments. Three-time jiu-jitsu world champion, Celsinho Venicius had great opportunities to finish the fight, one of them in the first round, when he took down Macaco, threw him on top and opened a deep cut on his opponent's right eyebrow, who in turn did not allow himself to stay. on the floor for a long time.

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Bathed in blood, Macaco, as usual, ignored the fact that he was 42 years old and almost 11 years older than Celsinho, and in his style he started striking openly, connecting good blows in the second round, many in counterattacks. The third was very balanced, maintaining the tone of Celsinho trying to take the fight to the ground and finishing, while the Chute Boxe Gold Team veteran tried to control on the feet with low kicks, flurries of punches, and takedowns to land on top. In the fourth round, Macaco moved further forward, and in some moments on the fence it seemed that at any moment one of the two would fall, given the intensity of the exchange of punches, which made both of them wobble on some occasions.

In the last round, Jorge Macaco's white shorts were already red with blood, and Celsinho Venicius took advantage of a frustrated attempt by the São Paulo native to grab his legs to land a standing guillotine choke. For more than ten seconds, the blow was tight and anyone would have hit, but not Macaco, who walked forward again trying to combine kicks and punches. Despite having suffered some blitzes from his opponent, Celsinho, Ryan Gracie's main pupil, still finished the fight with a sequence of blows and dominating his position on the fence.

In the judges' decision, a unanimous victory for Jorge Patino “Macaco”, celebrated by the Chute Boxe Gold Team, unquestionable for some, and contested and booed by the Ryan Gracie Team. “It was a very difficult fight, I already knew that Celsinho would be a very tough opponent, and we gave the public what they expected. The victory came with the support of the team, the wonderful fans who came to support me. I managed to put it down, stabilize it and withstand the blows. Several times I reeled from his hard blows, but I wasn't going to give up, I bled a lot, but I like blood, and the result is here with the belt", declared the new Thunder Fight champion after the fight, showing off his fifth title belt. MMA.