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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 479 p4p, 1497 weight class) and Nou Hematopoye (ranked 59 p4p, 175 weight class). 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 Nou Hematopoye was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nou Hematopoye!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch Wrestler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hematopoye is not content to let Catch Wrestler control the position.
Check out the look on Catch Wrestler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hematopoye is looking to reverse the position.
Catch Wrestler throws an elbow but Hematopoye slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hematopoye gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Catch Wrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hematopoye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Catch Wrestler is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler looks to land a strike but Hematopoye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hematopoye wants to sweep here but Catch Wrestler controlling him for the moment.
Catch Wrestler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Catch Wrestler defends it easily.
Hematopoye keeping moving, preventing Catch Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Hematopoye keeping full guard, as Catch Wrestler tries to pass.
Catch Wrestler lands a couple of elbows.
Catch Wrestler lands a couple of digs.
Catch Wrestler wants to pass the guard but Hematopoye is keeping the position.
Catch Wrestler postures up.
Hematopoye has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Catch Wrestler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hematopoye manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Catch Wrestler manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye throwing strikes from guard but Catch Wrestler blocks nicely.
Hematopoye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Catch Wrestler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hematopoye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hematopoye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Catch Wrestler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Catch Wrestler has his foot on Hematopoye's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hematopoye works his way back into a safe position though.
Catch Wrestler has control of Hematopoye's left arm, preventing Hematopoye from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hematopoye defends it easily.
Catch Wrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hematopoye tries to free his leg and advance position but Catch Wrestler is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch Wrestler looking to control.
Catch Wrestler has control of Hematopoye's left arm, preventing Hematopoye from doing any damage.
Catch Wrestler is trying to hold Hematopoye in close to prevent damage but Hematopoye has managed to pass into half guard.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Hematopoye postures up.
Catch Wrestler is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shut Up & Train! {$1000}, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hematopoye throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hematopoye tries to pass to full mount but Catch Wrestler defends it.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a sweep. Hematopoye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Catch Wrestler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler controlling Hematopoye's posture.
Hematopoye lands a couple of digs.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Catch Wrestler trying to keep a closed guard but Hematopoye is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catch Wrestler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Catch Wrestler isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hematopoye stacks Catch Wrestler 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 Hematopoye!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bjj Catch Wrestler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Catch Wrestler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Catch Wrestler lands a nice hook to Hematopoye's body. Hematopoye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Catch Wrestler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hematopoye throws a lazy uppercut
and Catch Wrestler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hematopoye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catch Wrestler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hematopoye sprawls and moves away.
Catch Wrestler scores with a jab. Hematopoye acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Catch Wrestler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hematopoye tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Catch Wrestler is in Hematopoye's guard.
Hematopoye keeping moving, preventing Catch Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Catch Wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
Catch Wrestler landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye has his foot on Catch Wrestler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Catch Wrestler works his way back into a safe position though.
Catch Wrestler is working Hematopoye over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hematopoye is looking for a triangle but Catch Wrestler pushes his legs off easily.
Catch Wrestler passes into half guard.
Catch Wrestler is trying to work for a kimura but Hematopoye is defending well.
Hematopoye trying to control here.
Catch Wrestler slips a nice elbow through Hematopoye's hands, connecting with Hematopoye's forehead.
Hematopoye felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Catch Wrestler is thwarting Hematopoye's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler is nestled in close to Hematopoye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Catch Wrestler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Catch Wrestler lands a big elbow.
Catch Wrestler with the ground and pound from mount.
Catch Wrestler tries to control but Hematopoye wriggling away.
Catch Wrestler is landing with some decent strikes but Hematopoye is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catch Wrestler moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hematopoye has worked his arm free - good work by Hematopoye!
Hematopoye is looking to regain half guard here but Catch Wrestler keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler wants to control but Hematopoye is keeping him busy.
Catch Wrestler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Catch Wrestler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hematopoye regains half guard.
Catch Wrestler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hematopoye gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler working some strikes from top position.
Bjj Catch Wrestler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Catch Wrestler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hematopoye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
Catch Wrestler lands a couple of elbows.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Hematopoye is working from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler won't allow Hematopoye to sweep him here.
Catch Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Hematopoye is retaining full guard.
Catch Wrestler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hematopoye can do to turn this around?
Hematopoye controls Catch Wrestler momentarily but Catch Wrestler frees himself.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Hematopoye is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Catch Wrestler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Catch Wrestler scores with a takedown into Hematopoye's guard.
Catch Wrestler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hematopoye has momentary wrist control but Catch Wrestler slips an elbow through the middle.
Catch Wrestler works over Hematopoye with some ground and pound from guard.
Catch Wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Hematopoye from controlling successfully.
Hematopoye stopping the sweep attempt from Catch Wrestler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hematopoye uses it to pass to side control.
Catch Wrestler sneaks back into half guard.
Catch Wrestler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a triangle but Hematopoye pushes his legs off easily.
Hematopoye looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Catch Wrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hematopoye's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Catch Wrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Hematopoye from controlling successfully.
Catch Wrestler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hematopoye manages to get himself to full guard.
Hematopoye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catch Wrestler's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hematopoye escapes and throws Catch Wrestler's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Catch Wrestler is looking for a sweep.
Hematopoye cracks Catch Wrestler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Catch Wrestler taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Catch Wrestler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hematopoye working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Catch Wrestler is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler looking for a sweep but Hematopoye has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Catch Wrestler tries to lock up and control but Hematopoye gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hematopoye lands a big elbow.
Hematopoye lands with some strikes.
Catch Wrestler is trying desperately to improve position.
Catch Wrestler wants to control but Hematopoye is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Catch Wrestler can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catch Wrestler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nou Hematopoye really dominated that round.
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.
Hematopoye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Catch Wrestler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hematopoye is fending him off so far but Catch Wrestler persists. Nope, Hematopoye circles away and we're back to standing.
Catch Wrestler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hematopoye back to the cage. Catch Wrestler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hematopoye's half guard.
Hematopoye tries to roll over but Catch Wrestler keeps him under control.
Catch Wrestler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hematopoye actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Catch Wrestler is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler seems to be working for a kimura but Hematopoye defends the submission attempt.
Catch Wrestler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hematopoye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Catch Wrestler throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catch Wrestler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hematopoye is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hematopoye has escaped and now he's on top!
Catch Wrestler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Catch Wrestler trying to pass the guard but Hematopoye defending well.
Hematopoye is looking to improve his position.
Catch Wrestler trying to control from half guard but Hematopoye is working away.
Catch Wrestler prevents Hematopoye from improving his position.
Catch Wrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hematopoye defends it well.
Catch Wrestler trying to pass the guard but Hematopoye defending well.
Catch Wrestler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hematopoye is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Catch Wrestler pulls his head out easily.
Hematopoye trying to control here.
Hematopoye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Hematopoye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four 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.
Catch Wrestler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Catch Wrestler is nestled in close to Hematopoye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hematopoye tries to roll over but Catch Wrestler keeps him under control.
Catch Wrestler wants to pass the guard but Hematopoye is defending well.
Hematopoye is refusing to be controlled, as Catch Wrestler sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hematopoye makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hematopoye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Catch Wrestler had his way with Nou Hematopoye in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Catch Wrestler dives in for a single leg takedown but Hematopoye sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hematopoye is trying to push Catch Wrestler away but Catch Wrestler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Catch Wrestler swings wildly with an uppercut but Hematopoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hematopoye prevents a body shot from Catch Wrestler.
Hematopoye lands a body punch.
Hematopoye jumps guard and drags Catch Wrestler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Catch Wrestler lands a couple of elbows.
Catch Wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
Catch Wrestler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hematopoye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler is posturing up here but Hematopoye has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Catch Wrestler tries to roll out but it's too tight and Catch Wrestler has to tap! Slick submission there by Hematopoye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nou Hematopoye!
Nou Hematopoye is the new featherweight champion!
Nou Hematopoye decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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