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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 2879 p4p, 4518 weight class) and Lars Phantom (ranked 0 p4p, 504 weight class). Lars Phantom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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13 - 12 - 1 |
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5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Basic striking
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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 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fochi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phantom wants to counter the offense by Fochi and move into the clinch position.
Phantom tries to clinch but Fochi moves out of range.
Fochi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phantom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Phantom misses.
Phantom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fochi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phantom looks to score with a jab to the body but Fochi is just out of range.
Phantom has Fochi up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fochi presses Phantom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Fochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fochi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fochi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Phantom can't fight it off and eventually Fochi manages to take the fight to the floor. Phantom looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phantom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fochi is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom being controlled here, momentarily.
Phantom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phantom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fochi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fochi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fochi slips nicely into half guard.
Phantom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fochi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Fochi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phantom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fochi.
Fochi trying to mount his opponent but Phantom defends it.
Fochi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fochi is keen to just control but Phantom is a slippery customer.
Fochi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phantom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fochi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fochi is keen to just control but Phantom is a slippery customer.
Phantom won't allow Fochi to pass to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phantom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fochi.
Phantom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fochi.
Fochi tries to pass to full mount but Phantom defends it.
Fochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fochi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fochi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phantom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phantom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fochi.
Fochi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phantom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fochi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Phantom won't allow Fochi to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fochi throws a head kick but Phantom moves out of range.
Phantom swings for the body but Fochi moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fochi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fochi misses with a series of wild punches.
Fochi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phantom can do to turn this around?
Phantom checks a low kick from Fochi.
Fochi lands a jab to the nose.
Michael Fochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phantom avoids the head kick by Fochi.
Phantom is looking to clinch but Fochi is avoiding it.
Fochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fochi misses with a head kick.
Fochi tries a head kick but it misses.
Fochi cracks Phantom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom avoids the head kick by Fochi.
Phantom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fochi.
Phantom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phantom is looking to clinch.
Fochi gets a double leg takedown into Phantom's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fochi wants to control from the top but Phantom keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fochi 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.
Fochi advances to half guard.
Michael Fochi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phantom wants to improve his position but Fochi is controlling well.
Fochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phantom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fochi wants to take a breather but Phantom is having none of it.
Fochi slows the pace down in half guard.
Fochi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phantom defends it well.
Fochi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fochi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fochi punching from mount but Phantom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fochi throws some wild stikes that Phantom manages to avoid easily.
Fochi looking to finish with strikes here!
Fochi misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fochi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fochi wants to control the pace but Phantom is squirming around nicely.
Fochi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fochi unloads with some shots from mount but Phantom bucks and avoids them well.
Fochi punching from mount but Phantom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fochi throws some wild stikes that Phantom manages to avoid easily.
Fochi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fochi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phantom because Fochi loaded up on that one.
Phantom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fochi punching from mount but Phantom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Phantom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fochi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fochi looking to ground and pound but Phantom is blocking nicely.
Fochi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phantom avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fochi.
Phantom is squirming around, avoiding Fochi's attempts to control the action.
Phantom manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Fochi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fochi dominated that second 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!
Fochi throws a sloppy head kick and Phantom moves out of range easily.
Fochi misses with a low kick.
Phantom moves out of range of the body kick from Fochi.
Phantom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fochi lands a body shot.
Phantom fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phantom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fochi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fochi throws a head kick but Phantom moves out of range.
Fochi throws a sloppy head kick and Phantom moves out of range easily.
Fochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fochi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi looks to throw a body kick
and Phantom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fochi won't be happy with that.
Fochi gets back to half guard.
Phantom trying to control the action but Fochi is working from the bottom.
Phantom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Phantom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phantom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phantom lands with a punch from half guard.
Phantom misses with a head shot. Fochi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fochi has momentary wrist control but Phantom slips an elbow through the middle.
Phantom trying to control but Fochi is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fochi holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Phantom has his hands clasped together but Fochi extends and breaks Phantom's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fochi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Fochi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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