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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allie Potratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allie Potratz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potratz moves into the clinch.
Jankovic is trying to break free.
Jankovic stalling in the clinch but Potratz improves position.
Jankovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Potratz won't allow it.
Jankovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potratz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Potratz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jankovic shoots in and drives through. Potratz sprawls well.
Potratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Jankovic fails with the takedown.
Potratz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jankovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Potratz lands a knee to the head.
Potratz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jankovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allie Potratz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jankovic.
Potratz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jankovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jankovic looks gassed!
Potratz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Potratz landing knees to the head.
Potratz tries to land a knee to the head but Jankovic blocks with his arms.
Potratz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jankovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jankovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Potratz smiles and moves away.
Potratz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allie Potratz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Potratz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Potratz clinches.
Potratz manages to break the clinch.
Potratz forces Jankovic back against the cage and clinches.
Potratz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potratz takes the fight into the clinch.
Jankovic can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Potratz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Potratz.
Nice elbow from Potratz.
Jankovic fails to pull guard.
Potratz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potratz lands an elbow inside that Jankovic shrugs off.
Jankovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potratz gets through Jankovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potratz lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potratz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jankovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potratz has him pressed against the cage.
Potratz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jankovic goes for a takedown attempt but Potratz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Potratz wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
Potratz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Potratz throws a head kick that misses.
Jankovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Potratz wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potratz missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potratz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jankovic.
Potratz closes the distance and clinches.
Potratz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potratz looking to slow down the pace here.
Potratz tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Potratz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jankovic's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
Jankovic gets through Potratz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Potratz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jankovic blocks an elbow strike.
Jankovic lands a takedown into guard.
Jankovic gets to his feet - Potratz follows without any prompting.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz gets caught flat footed, as Jankovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potratz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potratz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankovic chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jankovic postures up.
Jankovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potratz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jankovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Jankovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Potratz has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potratz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jankovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Potratz, up you get!
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potratz tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potratz moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jankovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Potratz has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allie Potratz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jankovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potratz. Potratz obviously looking to wear him down.
Jankovic shoots in but Potratz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Potratz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potratz tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Potratz moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jankovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jankovic closes the distance and clinches up with Potratz, looking for a takedown. Jankovic pushes Potratz against the cage but Potratz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allie Potratz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jankovic.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz tries to clinch up.
Potratz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jankovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jankovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Potratz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Allie Potratz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic is breathing heavily.
Potratz tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Jankovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Potratz.
Potratz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Jankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Potratz.
Potratz is looking to clinch.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potratz wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
Jankovic has a takedown stuffed.
Jankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jankovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jankovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Jankovic throws a strike but Potratz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Potratz wants to stand but Jankovic is controlling the position.
Jankovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potratz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jankovic!
Potratz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jankovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jankovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic wants to improve his position but Potratz is controlling well.
Jankovic missing with punches from the bottom.
Jankovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jankovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jankovic is looking to escape.
Jankovic is trying to escape back to his feet but Potratz uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jankovic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Jankovic explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Potratz tries to clinch there but Jankovic circles away.
Potratz is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Jankovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jankovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Jankovic is going to stand back up.
Jankovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potratz tries to get to full guard but Jankovic has control of the leg.
Jankovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jankovic slips a nice elbow through Potratz's hands, connecting with Potratz's forehead.
Jankovic wants to take a breather but Potratz is having none of it.
Potratz actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potratz wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic looks for a takedown but Potratz sprawls well.
Potratz darts in and clinches Jankovic up against the cage.
Jankovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potratz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Potratz tries to clinch there but Jankovic circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Jankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Potratz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Boris Jankovic has been cut.
Potratz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jankovic is rocked!
Jankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Potratz.
Jankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Potratz finish him?
Potratz rushes Jankovic and presses him up against the cage.
Jankovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Potratz breaks from the clinch.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jankovic's head.
Potratz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jankovic. Jankovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Potratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Potratz tries to clinch there but Jankovic circles away.
Allie Potratz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potratz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potratz lands a head kick. Jankovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potratz pinned against the cage. Potratz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jankovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jankovic shoots for a takedown but Potratz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allie Potratz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jankovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potratz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Jankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jankovic misses with a wild combination.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potratz stuffs the takedown.
Jankovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jankovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potratz tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Jankovic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Potratz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potratz gets full guard.
Potratz keeping full guard, as Jankovic tries to pass.
Jankovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jankovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Allie Potratz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jankovic looking to control but instead Potratz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Potratz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jankovic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potratz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Potratz keeping moving, preventing Jankovic from controlling successfully.
Potratz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potratz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jankovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Potratz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potratz trying to control the position.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Potratz keeps moving.
Potratz pulls Jankovic in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jankovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potratz.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Potratz lands a head kick!
Potratz throws a head kick that misses.
Potratz is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Jankovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potratz tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Potratz tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potratz throws a head kick that Jankovic semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Potratz tries to sprawl out of it but Jankovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potratz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jankovic scores with a takedown into Potratz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allie Potratz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Potratz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allie Potratz!
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hype
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RATING
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