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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis The Rock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tantric Yogi! The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Rock dodges the punch combination from Yogi.
Yogi drives through with a takedown into guard. Yogi stays in close to The Rock's body and controls the position. Yogi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yogi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Yogi content to stall in guard here. Yogi is looking to advance position but The Rock has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Yogi is trying to escape the mount.
Yogi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Yogi trying to control but The Rock postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yogi missing with punches from the bottom.
The Rock works his way into full mount! The Rock avoids the attempt from Yogi to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Rock looking to control but Yogi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The Rock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yogi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. The Rock misses with a head shot. The Rock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yogi on the ground. Yogi is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Rock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yogi because The Rock loaded up on that one. Yogi wants to hold on but The Rock pushes him away. The Rock wants to control the pace but Yogi is squirming around nicely. The Rock is really struggling to control Yogi but he's trying to hold on to the position. Yogi tries to hold on but The Rock postures up. Yogi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Yogi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Yogi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. The Rock working a defensive guard here.
The Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy. Yogi won't allow The Rock to get back to his feet. Yogi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard. The Rock is breathing heavily. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Yogi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Yogi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tantric Yogi dominated that round. That's time! The Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Rock throws a big shot that misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yogi, right into the meat.
Yogi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yogi misses with a low kick. Yogi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Yogi controls the position. The Rock pushes Yogi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yogi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Yogi scoring with punches from side control. Yogi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The Rock is looking for a sweep. Yogi throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Rock pushes Yogi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yogi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yogi trying to control the position but The Rock is working away. Yogi advances to mount. Yogi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The Rock tries to reverse the position but Yogi maintains control. Yogi won't let The Rock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Yogi controlling the position easily from mount. Yogi breaks from The Rock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Yogi lands a big elbow. Yogi working the ground and pound effectively.
The Rock taking shots to the head. Yogi content just to control the position here. The Rock wants to get back to his feet.
The Rock wants to hold on but Yogi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yogi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Rock hang on? Yogi moves to take his opponent's back. Yogi controlling the position well here. The Rock rolled but Yogi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Yogi has managed to slip his arm under The Rock's chin. This could be all over... yep, The Rock is tapping out! Submission win for Yogi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tantric Yogi!
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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
25% |
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