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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 3159 p4p, 1771 weight class) and Emilio Morterero (ranked 352 p4p, 227 weight class). Morterero has chosen Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morterero gets tackled into the cage by Lesage. Lesage maintains the clinch.
Lesage jumps guard but Morterero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Morterero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lesage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lesage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morterero to keep the fight standing.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Morterero won't allow it.
I was talking to Lesage's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morterero working hard to break the clinch.
Lesage jumps guard but Morterero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lesage pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morterero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesage forces Morterero back against the cage and clinches.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Morterero won't allow it.
Morterero is trying to force a seperation but Lesage has the dominant position.
Lesage pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage trying to control the position.
Morterero tries to stand but Lesage is controlling from the bottom.
Lesage trying to keep a closed guard but Morterero is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero wanted to stand there but Lesage had control of the position.
Lesage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morterero wants to stand but Lesage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morterero has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lesage looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morterero has picked Lesage up and slammed him! Lesage can't keep hold of the triangle and Morterero manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesage tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Morterero wants to stand but Lesage is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Lesage tries to hold on but Morterero postures up.
Morterero stands up from mount. Strange move.
A jab from Morterero misses.
Lesage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesage darts in trying to clinch
and Morterero counters with a left to the body.
Lesage tries to clinch but Morterero moves away
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Robbie Lesage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesage moves out of range as Morterero throws a body kick.
Lesage closes the distance and clinches.
Lesage prevents Morterero from breaking the clinch.
Lesage jumps into guard, dragging Morterero to the mat.
Morterero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesage's guard.
Morterero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lesage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morterero is looking to stand up but Lesage won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Morterero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morterero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesage has Morterero pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emilio Morterero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Morterero throws a good cross that connects.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Morterero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morterero to keep the fight standing.
Morterero is trying to force a seperation but Lesage has the dominant position.
Lesage jumps guard and drags Morterero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lesage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesage working for a triangle but Morterero defends it easily.
Lesage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morterero wants to stand but Lesage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesage is looking for a triangle but Morterero pushes his legs off easily.
Morterero gets to his feet. Lesage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lesage tries to clinch up.
Morterero throws a hook but Lesage avoids it easily.
Morterero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesage tries to clinch up.
Morterero throws an overhand right that lands on Lesage's shoulder, as Lesage tries to avoid the shot.
Morterero misses with a straight right.
Lesage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morterero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesage tries to clinch there but Morterero circles away.
Lesage darts in trying to clinch
and Morterero counters with a body kick that stops Lesage in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Morterero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morterero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesage tries to clinch up but Morterero circles away and keeps his distance.
Morterero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morterero scores with a decent looking hook.
Morterero throws a jab when Lesage was well out of range.
Lesage is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morterero.
Emilio Morterero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesage tries to clinch but Morterero moves out of range.
Morterero throws a counter combo.
Lesage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morterero throws the kick towards the body but Lesage avoids it.
Morterero keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesage moves to clinch but Morterero breaks away
and Morterero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero misses with a hook.
Lesage wants to clinch
and Morterero counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesage tries to clinch up but Morterero circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesage tries to clinch but Morterero moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesage.
Morterero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lesage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morterero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morterero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Morterero misses.
Lesage wants to clinch.
Morterero swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesage.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Morterero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morterero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage looks to clinch
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Lesage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morterero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morterero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesage.
Lesage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morterero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Morterero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesage walks into a straight right hand from Morterero.
Lesage wants to clinch.
A big right from Morterero misses.
Morterero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morterero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage tries to clinch up
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesage moves to clinch but Morterero breaks away
and Lesage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesage is rocked!
Robbie Lesage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesage tries to clinch
and Morterero scores with a counter punch that sends Lesage to the canvas! Morterero smells blood - he's punishing Lesage with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lesage has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Morterero!
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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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