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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Cristos (ranked 1222 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Yero Bassole (ranked 152 p4p, 257 weight class). Yero Bassole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yero Bassole!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bassole.
Bassole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bassole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cristos.
Bassole works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Cristos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bassole.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristos misses the target.
Bassole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bassole moves away.
Bassole scores with a shot to the body.
Cristos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bassole counters with a nice uppercut.
Bassole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cristos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cristos moves into range and clinches up with Bassole.
Cristos pulls Bassole into guard.
Cristos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cristos tries to get out of the position.
Bassole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bassole is fighting to break Cristos's control of his arms but Cristos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cristos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bassole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cristos managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bassole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cristos holds on and takes a little breather.
Bassole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cristos is keeping the position for now.
Bassole keeps trying to improve his position.
Cristos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cristos is looking for a triangle but Bassole pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bassole wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.
Bassole wants to pass the guard but Cristos is keeping the position.
Cristos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cristos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cristos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bassole wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.
Bassole is pushing down on Cristos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cristos is fighting to maintain full guard but Bassole has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassole prevents Cristos from improving his position.
Bassole lands strikes from half guard.
Bassole is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cristos sees it coming and defends easily.
Cristos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cristos manages to get to full guard.
Bassole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos looking to control.
Bassole preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristos keeping moving, preventing Bassole from controlling successfully.
Bassole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bassole is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cristos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cristos has escaped and now he's on top!
Bassole has his foot on Cristos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cristos works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yero Bassole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bassole just misses with a punch to the body.
Bassole moves away from the strike by Cristos.
Bassole tries to clinch but Cristos moves out of range.
Bassole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Bassole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cristos tries to clinch but Bassole is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bassole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cristos lands with a right hand.
Cristos takes a swing at Bassole's ribcage but misses.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Bassole defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Bassole tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bassole has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bassole clinches.
Cristos decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cristos wants to control the position but Bassole says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cristos trying to control but Bassole postures up.
Bassole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassole is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bassole trying to pass the guard but Cristos defending well.
Cristos controlling the position for now.
Manuel Cristos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bassole with the ground and pound but Cristos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bassole is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristos has wrist control.
Cristos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bassole is fighting to break Cristos's control of his arms but Cristos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bassole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bassole trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristos working a defensive guard here.
Bassole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bassole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cristos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bassole is aware though and is defending well.
Bassole throws a strike but Cristos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cristos wants to control from the top but Bassole keeps moving.
Cristos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bassole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cristos has managed to get both his arms back between Bassole's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassole working for a triangle but Cristos defends it easily.
Cristos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cristos pushing down on Bassole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cristos trying to work for an americana but Bassole has managed to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bassole has his foot on Cristos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cristos works his way back into a safe position though.
Cristos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cristos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bassole is retaining full guard.
Bassole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cristos defends well.
Bassole wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bassole looking for a guillotine here but Cristos defends easily.
Cristos wants to pass the guard but Bassole is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel Cristos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bassole.
Bassole connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bassole.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Yero Bassole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bassole wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Bassole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bassole lands with a hook. Cristos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bassole works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Bassole defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Bassole scores with a jab.
Bassole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bassole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bassole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cristos walks into a straight right hand from Bassole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bassole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bassole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bassole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bassole throws a sloppy head kick and Cristos moves out of range easily.
Bassole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassole catches Cristos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bassole slips under a jab from Cristos.
Bassole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cristos throws a lazy right hand but Bassole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cristos throws a big shot that misses.
Bassole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bassole tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Bassole scoring well with a low kick there.
Bassole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cristos.
Bassole is looking to slow Cristos down with leg kicks.
Bassole scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bassole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cristos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bassole feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Bassole tries to clinch up but Cristos circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Bassole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bassole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristos just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristos throws a looping overhand right but Bassole ducks down to avoid it.
Manuel Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bassole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cristos tries to keep at a distance but Bassole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cristos misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bassole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bassole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cristos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bassole blocks a body shot from Cristos.
Cristos successfully pulls guard.
Cristos keeping moving, preventing Bassole from controlling successfully.
Cristos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cristos working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassole postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cristos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bassole, into his guard.
Bassole is looking for a triangle but Cristos pushes his legs off easily.
Cristos trying to control but Bassole is working from the bottom.
Cristos stopping the sweep attempt from Bassole.
Cristos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassole working a defensive guard here.
Bassole keeping moving, preventing Cristos from controlling successfully.
Bassole keeping full guard, as Cristos tries to pass.
Bassole is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cristos has his hands clasped together but Bassole extends and breaks Cristos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bassole.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yero Bassole!
Yero Bassole is the new featherweight champion!
Yero Bassole decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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