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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lanion Mauricio (ranked 2346 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 287 p4p, 219 weight class). Janowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauricio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janowski cracks Mauricio with a good jab.
We've been informed that Janowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Janowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Janowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Janowski jabs Mauricio right on the nose. Mauricio blinks but takes it well.
Janowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mauricio with a body shot.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mauricio tries to clinch but Janowski moves out of range.
Janowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mauricio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Lanion Mauricio has been cut.
A jab lands there for Mauricio.
Mauricio moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janowski lands an elbow just above Mauricio 's eye.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauricio takes a shot to the head.
Janowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauricio stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Mauricio is working for takedown but Janowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Janowski tries to work over Mauricio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski lands a nice elbow.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Mauricio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Janowski regains guard immediately.
Mauricio is fighting to break Janowski's control of his arms but Janowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mauricio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mauricio lands a couple of digs.
Mauricio connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauricio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski keeping moving, preventing Mauricio from controlling successfully.
Janowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mauricio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mauricio is one step ahead there.
Mauricio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Janowski trying to keep a closed guard but Mauricio is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mauricio is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Janowski wants to sweep here but Mauricio controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mauricio closes the distance but Janowski moves to the side
and Janowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janowski misses with a double jab.
Mauricio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mauricio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Janowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Janowski looks to land a body kick but Mauricio moved away.
Mauricio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Janowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mauricio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio is trying to drag Janowski to the mat but Janowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Janowski lands a shot to the body.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski pushes Mauricio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janowski lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janowski.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mauricio avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauricio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janowski to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanion Mauricio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mauricio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lanion Mauricio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Janowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lanion Mauricio's cut is getting worse.
Mauricio wants to clinch
and Janowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauricio is rocked!
Janowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch but Janowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Janowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio throws a hook but Janowski blocks it.
Janowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Mauricio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janowski with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Janowski.
Mauricio closes the distance but Janowski moves to the side
and Janowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mauricio's knee momentarily.
Janowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mauricio in his tracks.
Oh Mauricio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauricio misses with a hook.
Mauricio seems to have got his legs back now.
Janowski slips under a jab from Mauricio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janowski.
Mauricio tries to clinch up.
Janowski keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauricio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janowski closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski is leaning against Mauricio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Janowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauricio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janowski is defending well.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Mauricio jumps guard but Janowski stands there with Mauricio around his waist. Mauricio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Janowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mauricio backwards.
Mauricio avoiding damage.
Janowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
Janowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski lands an elbow just above Mauricio 's eye.
Janowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mauricio takes an elbow to the temple.
Lanion Mauricio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mauricio trying to stall but Janowski improves his position.
A short left from Janowski.
Jeez, Lanion Mauricio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Janowski.
Janowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Mauricio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Janowski uses from the top position.
Mauricio wants to control the position but Janowski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mauricio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski stopping the sweep attempt from Mauricio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauricio keeping moving, preventing Janowski from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mauricio holds on and takes a little breather.
Janowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Janowski tries to land a front kick but Mauricio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch but Janowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
That's four 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.
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
Mauricio tries to clinch up but Janowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Janowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janowski lands a jab to the nose.
Janowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Janowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauricio closes the distance and clinches.
Janowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Janowski tries a body shot but Mauricio blocks it.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mauricio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Janowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanion Mauricio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janowski lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lanion Mauricio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mauricio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauricios head.
Janowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janowski lands a damaging elbow.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janowski to keep the fight standing.
Janowski lands a body shot.
Janowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mauricio takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lanion Mauricio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stevie Janowski!
Stevie Janowski made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.
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hype
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