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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Lenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horgorth Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whoa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by emsiferum-token of time. Horgorth Whoa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 cm
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178 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Lenzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horgorth Whoa! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Whoa looks to land a combination but Lenzo avoids it well. Whoa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Whoa stuffs the takedown. Whoa misses with a takedown and Lenzo counters by clinching up. Lenzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whoa's defenses. Lenzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Lenzo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Whoa can't get the takedown.
Whoa being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saul Lenzo. Lenzo with a lazy takedown attempt and Whoa counters with a good, hard body kick but Lenzo shrugs it off. Lenzo shoots in and bounces Whoa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Lenzo tries to stand but Whoa is controlling from the bottom. Lenzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lenzo wanted to stand there but Whoa had control of the position. Whoa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lenzo stands up and waves to Whoa to follow him. Horgorth Whoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Whoa throws a head kick that misses. Lenzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Lenzo stands up and we're back to a striking position. Whoa leaves Lenzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Lenzo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Whoa has Lenzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lenzo stops a takedown attempt from Whoa.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lenzo leaning his opponent against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Lenzo.
Whoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whoa tries to stall but Lenzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lenzo slows down the pace here.
Lenzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lenzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four 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. Lenzo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Lenzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Lenzo, not yet. Lenzo pulls Whoa in close to his closed guard and prevents Whoa from doing any damage or advancing position. Lenzo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Whoa rolls with it to try and escape but Lenzo cranks on the arm and Whoa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saul Lenzo!
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C
A |
G |
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B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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