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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Hammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammar's choice of entrance music: Matti ja Teppo - Näitä Polkuja Tallaan. Akseli Hammar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Link Gatez's chin.
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Link Gatez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akseli Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammar misses with a looping left.
Hammar tries to clinch up.
Gatez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hammar.
A left and a right from Gatez both land. Nice combination.
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatez as he avoids it easily.
Gatez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gatez was covering up waiting for the punch and Hammar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammar trying to control but Gatez is working from the bottom.
Gatez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatez trying to control the position here.
Gatez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammar!
The referee warns Hammar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hammar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gatez.
Gatez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gatez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatez looking to ground and pound but Hammar is blocking nicely.
Gatez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammar tries to hold on but Gatez pushes him away.
Gatez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammar is trying to escape the mount.
Gatez lands a heavy elbow.
Hammar wants to control but Gatez is having none of it.
Hammar is looking to get to half guard.
Hammar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gatez prevents Hammar from getting the reversal.
Gatez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gatez unloading with bombs!
Hammar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatez avoids the attempt from Hammar to control.
Gatez landing strikes from the mount.
Hammar is still in real trouble! Can Gatez finish him?
The referee warns Hammar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gatez with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammar's face.
Hammar is desperately trying to improve his position but Gatez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gatez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gatez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hammar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gatez off and cradles Hammar's limp body as Gatez celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Link Gatez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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