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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Envy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista has chosen Beat it! as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 cm
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149 lbs
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168 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Envy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Bautista! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Bautista looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice sprawl there from Envy as Bautista shoots in. Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Envy as he jumps to the side. Envy shoots in and bounces Bautista off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Envy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Envy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bautista dives on top into guard. Bautista wants to stand but Envy is controlling his posture from full guard. Bautista won't allow Envy to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Envy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bautista stacks Envy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bautista! Envy is trying to get back to half guard. Envy is breathing heavily. Bautista tries to stand but Envy controls the position and pulls Bautista into his guard. Envy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Envy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bautista has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bautista wants to stand up but Envy has a hold of him and won't allow it. Bautista prevents Envy from improving his position. Bautista tries to stand but can't do so whilst Envy controls his leg. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Envy trying to get back to full guard but Bautista takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Envy is desperately trying to improve his position but Bautista has a good base and remains in mount. Envy tries to improve his position but instead Bautista has taken his back! Envy prevents Bautista from getting a body triangle. Envy is in bad spot here.
Envy is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Bautista trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Envy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Envy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Envy actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Excellent takedown into side control there by Envy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bautista is trying to buck Envy off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Envy dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bautista gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Envy to score an easy takedown into full guard. Envy with a nice head shot there. Envy throws a big right hand that misses. Bautista manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Envy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Envy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Bautista is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Envy wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Bautista wants to try and get back to his feet. Envy dominating with strikes here. Bautista wants to try and get back to his feet. Envy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bautista is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Envy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bautista has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Bautista wants to try and get back to his feet. Envy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bautista manages to avoid the submission attempt. Bautista is trying to buck Envy off. Envy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bautista knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Envy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Envy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Envy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bautista has escaped the position, nice work there. Envy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bautista has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Envy but great work by Bautista. Bautista decides to stand back up. Envy gets a takedown into half guard. Envy stops Bautista from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Envy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bautista has one foot on Envy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Bautista tries to clinch but Envy is having none of it. Envy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Envy showed some decent athleticism there. Envy drops an elbow to the side of Bautista's head. Envy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Envy is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Envy dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bautista tries for a takedown but Envy circles away easily and Envy counters with a single leg into guard. Bautista didn't expect that. Bautista is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Envy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Envy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Envy looking to pass the guard. Bautista is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Envy drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Envy seems to have locked his on tight now - Bautista screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Envy, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). King Envy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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