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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ekipa- BGD Syndicate. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Uriel Black was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasa Gusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Black!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusi misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gusi misses the shot to the body.
Gusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gusi connects with the punch.
Gusi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Black is trying to defend but Gusi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Gusi.
Gusi prevents Black from improving his position.
Gusi wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Gusi is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gusi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Gusi has passed into side control.
Black tries to hold on but Gusi postures up.
Gusi dominating with strikes here.
Black in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gusi unloads with some shots from mount but Black bucks and avoids them well.
Gusi lands a nice shot to the head.
Black tries to lock up and control but Gusi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gusi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Black wants to control but Gusi is having none of it.
Gusi scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Gusi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gusi.
Gusi looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black is looking to improve his position but Gusi isn't that keen on the idea.
Black reaches up and holds on to Gusi to control the position.
Gusi scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Gusi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gusi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Gusi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusi working the ground and pound effectively.
Gusi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gusi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gusi trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Gusi avoids the attempt from Black to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gusi.
Gusi fails to land the takedown.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Gusi throws a sloppy body shot
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a jab when Gusi was well out of range.
Uriel Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Gusi avoids it.
Gusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gusi.
Gusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Gusi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gusi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black working a defensive guard but Gusi passes into half guard.
Gusi tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Black moves into full guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working a defensive guard but Gusi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gusi tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gusi working away.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gusi trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gusi tries to buck Black off but Black is having none of it.
Gusi wants to control but Black postures up.
Black controls the position.
Black working away.
Gusi tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Gusi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gusi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Black 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. This is the final round!
Gusi shoots and misses
and Black counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gusi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Gusi is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gusi misses the target.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Gusi slips the punch.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Gusi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gusi works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gusi is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to keep Gusi in close.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gusi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is trying to keep Gusi in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black looks to land a combination. Gusi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gusi ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Gusi misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Gusi fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gusi throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Gusi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Gusi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Gusi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gusi postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Black trying to control the position.
Gusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is trying to keep Gusi in close.
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.
Gusi trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Gusi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Gusi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Black jabs at Gusi's body.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusi was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black misses with a straight right.
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 Sasa Gusi.
I think Gusi 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasa Gusi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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