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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaz Rosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pov Mattu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pov Mattu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yaz Rosha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pov Mattu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mattu misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Mattu.
Mattu stalks Rosha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rosha's face. Rosha staggers backwards, shaken.
Rosha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rosha just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pov Mattu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosha has a couple of punches blocked by Mattu.
Mattu managing to block the knees to the body from Rosha.
Rosha can't find room to land a body shot as Mattu controls the action.
Rosha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosha just leaning against Mattu, taking a breather.
Mattu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosha backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rosha has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mattu regains guard immediately.
Rosha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rosha 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.
Rosha trying to control but Mattu is working from the bottom.
Rosha throws a big elbow that misses.
Mattu keeping moving, preventing Rosha from controlling successfully.
Yaz Rosha has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rosha gets a double leg takedown into Mattu's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosha passes Mattu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mattu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rosha seems to be looking for submissions.
Rosha is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mattu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yaz Rosha!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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