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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Llorando se Fue. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prophecy by Six Feet Under kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khal Stark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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148 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sepulveda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stark's guard.
Stark is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sepulveda presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Sepulveda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark won't allow Sepulveda to pass to mount.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sepulveda tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sepulveda manages to get himself to full guard.
Sepulveda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stark uses it to pass to side control.
Sepulveda is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sepulveda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark wants to take a breather but Sepulveda is having none of it.
Sepulveda is pressing down on Stark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sepulveda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark stands up over Sepulveda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark is in close to Sepulveda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stark preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark lands a couple of digs.
Sepulveda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stark stacks Sepulveda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stark!
Sepulveda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sepulveda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sepulveda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sepulveda is looking to reverse the position.
Stark is putting a hurting on Sepulveda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sepulveda sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark works his way into side control.
Stark works to advance to full mount. Sepulveda defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sepulveda regains half guard.
Sepulveda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sepulveda gets full guard.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to Sepulveda's brow.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sepulveda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sepulveda 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.
Stark is stalling in the full guard.
Sepulveda has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark trying to control but Sepulveda is working from the bottom.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sepulveda is looking to cinch up a triangle. Stark throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sepulveda's body to avoid the submission. Sepulveda has instead reached around Stark's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sepulveda arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alejandro Sepulveda!
Alejandro Sepulveda retains his bantamweight title!
Alejandro Sepulveda decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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