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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Izecson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giraldo Esparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Giraldo Esparza was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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255 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Izecson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giraldo Esparza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izecson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Esparza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Izecson postures up.
Izecson wants to control from the top but Esparza keeps moving.
Esparza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Izecson is one step ahead there.
Esparza is trying to control the position but Izecson postures up.
Esparza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Izecson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Esparza.
Izecson controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izecson stands up.
Izecson doesn't manage to clinch there - Esparza circles away.
Izecson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Izecson breaks the clinch.
Izecson 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.
Esparza looking to control.
Izecson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Esparza is proving hard to escape from.
Esparza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Esparza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izecson keeps working.
Esparza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Esparza looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esparza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Izecson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Esparza on the ground.
Izecson wants to improve his position but Esparza is controlling well.
Esparza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Izecson sees it coming and defends easily.
Izecson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Izecson is trying to get back to full guard.
Izecson is staying active underneath Esparza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Izecson has Esparza up against the cage in a clinch.
Izecson leaning against his opponent.
Esparza wants to get back to striking at distance but Izecson won't allow it.
Izecson manages to break the clinch.
Izecson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esparza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Izecson.
Izecson controlling the pace for now.
Izecson avoids the attempt from Esparza to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izecson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Izecson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Izecson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Izecson closes the distance and pushes Esparza back into the cage.
Izecson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esparza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Izecson manages to pull guard.
Esparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Izecson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esparza looking to pass the guard.
Izecson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Izecson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Izecson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Izecson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esparza looking for submissions off his back.
Izecson trying to control the pace.
Esparza is breathing heavily.
Esparza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Izecson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esparza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Izecson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izecson trying to control the action but Esparza is working from the bottom.
Esparza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Izecson throwing strikes from guard but Esparza blocks nicely.
Izecson stands up over Esparza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Esparza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Izecson tries to free his leg and advance position but Esparza is retaining full guard.
Izecson trying to control the position from guard on top but Esparza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Esparza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Izecson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Esparza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Izecson tries to free his leg and advance position but Esparza is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izecson lands a nice looking body kick.
Izecson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Esparza to the mat! Esparza manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esparza wants to sweep but no luck.
Izecson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Esparza is looking for a triangle but Izecson pushes his legs off easily.
Izecson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Esparza's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Esparza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esparza wants to control but Izecson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Izecson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, 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.
Izecson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Esparza is just riding it out for now. Izecson eventually gives up the hold.
Esparza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Izecson controlling the pace.
Esparza tries to roll over but Izecson keeps him under control.
Izecson wants to pass to mount but Esparza is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Izecson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Izecson feints and then cracks Esparza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esparza down.
Esparza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Izecson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Esparza's guard now.
Izecson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esparza is keeping the position for now.
Izecson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Izecson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esparza is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izecson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izecson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esparza is keeping the position for now.
Izecson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Izecson trying to control but Esparza is working from the bottom.
Esparza keeping full guard, as Izecson tries to pass.
Izecson trying to control but Esparza is working from the bottom.
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.
Esparza has his foot on Izecson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Izecson works his way back into a safe position though.
Esparza is trying to keep Izecson in close.
Izecson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Esparza working for submissions but it's allowed Izecson to get to half guard.
Izecson prevents Esparza from standing back up.
Izecson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Luiz Izecson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Luiz Izecson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Izecson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Esparza tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Izecson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Izecson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Esparza's face.
Esparza taking shots to the head.
Esparza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Esparza wants to hold on but Izecson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izecson is working for a guillotine from mount but Esparza frees his head quite easily.
Izecson looking to control but Esparza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esparza is looking to improve his position but Izecson isn't that keen on the idea.
Izecson controlling from mount.
Izecson looking to control but Esparza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Izecson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Izecson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Izecson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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