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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Apolinario (ranked 3551 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Apolinario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolinario doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sadler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sadler jabs Apolinario right on the nose. Apolinario blinks but takes it well.
Sadler lands a nice shot to the body.
Sadler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sadler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Apolinario's hands.
Sadler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sadler connects with a looping right hand.
Sadler thuds his right hand into Apolinario's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadler connects with a looping right hand.
Apolinario has his takedown stuffed
and Sadler counters with a straight right hand.
Apolinario walks into a jab.
Apolinario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sadler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Apolinario.
Sadler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Apolinario. Apolinario circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Apolinario is rocked!
Sadler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sadler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Apolinario had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sadler tests Apolinario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Apolinario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apolinario closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Apolinario seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Apolinario has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sadler is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Apolinario yanks on the arm and Sadler is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Apolinario.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Apolinario!
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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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