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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Resendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Resendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Blevins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Resendez to the mat! Resendez manages to get full guard.
Blevins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blevins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Resendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Resendez being controlled here, momentarily.
Resendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blevins looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Resendez swings for the body but Blevins moves out of range.
Resendez throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resendez fails with the takedown
and Blevins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blevins.
Blevins thows a big elbow that misses.
Blevins controlling from the top position.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blevins advances to half guard.
Resendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Resendez.
Resendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blevins is one step ahead there.
Blevins postures up.
Blevins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Blevins thows a big elbow that misses.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blevins shoots in but Resendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Resendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resendez as he avoids it easily.
Resendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blevins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Resendez.
Blevins misses with a takedown
and Resendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blevins won't be happy with that.
Emilio Resendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Blevins.
Blevins looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blevins keeps working.
Resendez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blevins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Resendez's guard! Nice work there by Blevins!
Resendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Resendez looking to control but Blevins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blevins taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blevins taking shots to the head.
Blevins is just holding on here. Resendez manages to take his back.
Resendez tightening his grip on Blevins, looking for the choke.
Blevins defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Blevins is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blevins wants to control his opponent's hands but Resendez gets his hands free.
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 Emilio Resendez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown but Resendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Resendez throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Resendez.
Blevins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Resendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resendez looks to land a combination. Blevins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Resendez closes the distance but Blevins moves to the side
and Blevins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Resendez wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Resendez is working hard here to advance position.
Blevins cracks Resendez with a solid left hand.
Blevins content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins tries to free his leg and advance position but Resendez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blevins is breathing heavily.
Resendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Blevins passes into half guard.
Resendez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blevins is working away from the top position though.
Blevins slips a nice elbow through Resendez's hands, connecting with Resendez's forehead.
Resendez wants to control but Blevins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Resendez tries to roll over but Blevins keeps him under control.
Blevins throwing shots but Resendez is blocking nicely.
Blevins wants to pass to mount but Resendez is defending the position.
Resendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blevins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Resendez is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Resendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Resendez wants to control from the top but Blevins keeps moving.
Blevins keeping full guard, as Resendez tries to pass.
Resendez landing with the ground and pound.
Blevins has a closed guard, preventing Resendez from standing up.
Resendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blevins is keeping the position for now.
Resendez wants to stand and escape but instead Blevins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blevins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Resendez is keeping the position for now.
Resendez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blevins defends well.
Resendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Resendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blevins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blevins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blevins trying to control but Resendez is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Resendez is on top in guard.
Resendez slips nicely into half guard.
Resendez trying to control from half guard but Blevins is working away.
Blevins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Resendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Blevins is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Blevins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Resendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Resendez throws a series of strikes that have Blevins backpedaling.
Nice body kick there by Resendez.
A big left from Resendez misses.
Emilio Resendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blevins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Resendez gets back to full guard.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blevins won't allow Resendez to sweep him here.
Blevins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Resendez is trying to keep Blevins in close.
Blevins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Resendez keeping moving, preventing Blevins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Resendez looks to land a right hand but Blevins moved out of range.
Resendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blevins as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Resendez manages to pull guard.
Resendez controls Blevins momentarily but Blevins frees himself.
Resendez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blevins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Resendez is pulling down on Blevins's head. It's preventing any offense from Blevins, at least for the moment.
Blevins looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Resendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blevins trying to control the position from guard on top but Resendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Resendez trying to keep a closed guard but Blevins is proving a slippery customer.
Blevins is standing up over Resendez. Resendez looks to escape but Blevins dives into side control.
Resendez taking a bit of punishment here - Blevins scoring with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Resendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Resendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resendez is looking to clinch.
Resendez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Resendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resendez throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resendez throws a head kick that misses.
Blevins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Resendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Resendez is trying to get back to half guard.
Blevins controls the position.
Resendez is not content to let Blevins control the position.
Blevins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Resendez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Resendez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blevins off and has taken his back!
Blevins can't escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Resendez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resendez is hanging on to Blevins's back as he tries to escape.
Blevins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Resendez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Resendez looking to break Blevins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blevins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Resendez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Blevins tries to escape but Resendez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Resendez wants to control but Blevins is keeping busy.
Resendez looking to break Blevins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blevins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Resendez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Resendez not allowing Blevins to control his hands.
Resendez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emilio Resendez.
I think Resendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emilio Resendez!
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