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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pet willans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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235 lbs
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194 cm
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237 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Handle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, pet willans! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. willans wants to get back to his feet but Handle is dominant here and he's now got willans's back! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Handle avoiding willans 's attempts to control his hands. Handle scores with strikes from the back.
Handle is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. willans is defending well though. Handle let's go of the attempt for now. Handle trying to control momentarily.
willans trying to control the hands but Handle won't let him. Handle softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on willans's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
willans has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Handle.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. willans manages to reverse the position and now he's in Handle's guard. Nice work there by willans.
willans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Handle is proving hard to escape from. Handle looking to hit a scissor sweep but willans is one step ahead there. willans being controlled here momentarily.
Handle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Handle is breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Handle looking for a sweep. Not yet Handle, not yet. willans wants to stand but Handle has a closed guard, so he can't escape. willans postures up.
willans stands up from Handle's guard - willans perhaps looking for a knockout.
willans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. willans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Handle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. willans tries to stand and escape but Handle is controlling the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but willans pulls his head out easily. willans tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Handle manages to get to full guard.
willans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. willans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handle swats him away and circles back towards the center. Handle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Handle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with willans but willans pushes him off and we're back to square one. willans wants to clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. willans tries to clinch but Handle moves out of range. willans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
willans looks for a takedown but Handle sprawls well. Handle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. willans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
willans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handle counters with a shoot takedown. willans fights it but they end up in guard.
Handle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Handle stops willans from standing up. Handle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. willans swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Handle 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.
willans tries to clinch up. Horrible takedown by Handle or perhaps it was just good defense by willans which made him look bad. Handle tries to clinch but willans moves out of range. Handle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before willans has time to react. willans wants to clinch but Handle slips to the side
and Handle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Don Handle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Handle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Handle stands and steps away. willans gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
willans moves into range and clinches up with Handle. A head punch on the inside from willans fails to land. willans goes for a takedown attempt but Handle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
willans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Handle's calf.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. willans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Handle counters with a takedown into side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. willans wants to control but Handle postures up. Handle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Handle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but willans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. willans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Handle tries for a kimura but willans is defending well.
Handle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. willans is looking to regain half guard here but Handle keeps moving and retains side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. willans gets back to half guard. willans is trying to stand.
Handle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
willans kicks off Handle and gets to his feet. willans tries to clinch up
and Handle counters with a takedown into side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! willans misses with a strike from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Handle is trying to get an arm triangle but willans is defending well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. willans gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Handle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing willans to regain full guard. Handle trying to control but willans is working from the bottom.
willans is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Handle has his hands clasped together but willans extends an breaks Handle's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by willans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). pet willans!
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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
43% |
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