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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Balduino (ranked 4651 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Fotis Vassilakos (ranked 453 p4p, 439 weight class). Balduino comes to the cage accompanied by Heaven Sent - John Digweed. Vassilakos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zorba's Dance. This should be a great matchup!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patricio Balduino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fotis Vassilakos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vassilakos lands a slapping body shot.
Vassilakos moves into the clinch.
Vassilakos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Balduino manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vassilakos pushing down on Balduino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vassilakos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vassilakos is working for a kimura but Balduino is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vassilakos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Balduino is trying to maintain the position but Vassilakos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vassilakos wants to work for an arm triangle but Balduino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Balduino moves into full guard.
Vassilakos passes Balduino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balduino is trying to get back to full guard.
Balduino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vassilakos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balduino looking for submissions off his back.
Vassilakos is trying to control the action in half guard but Balduino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vassilakos passes into side control, despite Balduino's attempt to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Balduino's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Balduino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balduino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vassilakos off and has taken his back!
Balduino is persistently looking for the submission but Vassilakos is defending it well.
Vassilakos wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassilakos breaks Balduino's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vassilakos wants to control from the top but Balduino keeps moving.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Vassilakos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vassilakos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Balduino tries to bench press Vassilakos off him but Vassilakos keeps the position.
Balduino is not content to let Vassilakos control the position.
Vassilakos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balduino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vassilakos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balduino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Balduino is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vassilakos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vassilakos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balduino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vassilakos tries for a kimura but Balduino is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balduino is looking to regain half guard here but Vassilakos keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balduino is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vassilakos's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Vassilakos! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Balduino has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fotis Vassilakos!
Fotis Vassilakos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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