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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hesutu Nayati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Evangelista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayati comes to the cage accompanied by Eric Burdon Delares WAR - Mother Earth. Saulo Evangelista is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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189 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hesutu Nayati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saulo Evangelista!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayati throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Evangelista counter with a right hand.
Evangelista with a poor takedown
and Nayati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evangelista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nayati working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nayati seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nayati's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nayati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evangelista works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nayati sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nayati seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evangelista for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Hesutu Nayati wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nayati has closed the distance and engaged Evangelista in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evangelista tries to break the clinch but Nayati is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati jumps guard.
Evangelista drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evangelista jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evangelista looking to sit in guard and control but Nayati gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nayati is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Evangelista has his foot on Nayati's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nayati works his way back into a safe position though.
Evangelista escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nayati gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nayati advances position into side control!
Nayati lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evangelista down.
Nayati working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista is looking to reverse the position.
Nayati trying to control the action but Evangelista is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evangelista is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nayati off and has taken his back!
Nayati manages to reverse the position and now he's in Evangelista's guard. Nice work there by Nayati.
Nayati's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nayati cracks Evangelista with a solid left hand.
Nayati sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Evangelista looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evangelista can't keep his opponent in guard - Nayati advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Evangelista trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nayati is nestled in close to Evangelista, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evangelista looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nayati controlling the action here.
Evangelista is refusing to be controlled, as Nayati sits in half guard.
Nayati performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Evangelista is trying to maintain the position but Nayati is very close to passing his half guard.
Nayati passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati landing a few strikes.
Nayati working the head with strikes.
Nayati lands a nice forearm strike.
Nayati lands a few punches from side control.
Nayati cracks Evangelista with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nayati landing strikes.
Nayati taking a breather here.
Nayati lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evangelista down.
Evangelista sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayati controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nayati looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evangelista with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evangelista is staying active underneath Nayati, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hesutu Nayati dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nayati slips under a jab.
Nayati shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nayati seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evangelista does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Evangelista moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evangelista is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evangelista has his foot on Nayati's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nayati works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayati trying to control the position from guard on top but Evangelista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evangelista has his foot on Nayati's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nayati works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayati trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nayati content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hesutu Nayati wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Evangelista with a poor takedown
and Nayati decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evangelista's guard.
Evangelista looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evangelista is breathing heavily.
Nayati sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Nayati's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nayati landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Evangelista trying to pass the guard but Nayati defending well.
Nayati is concentrating on defense, preventing Evangelista from advancing position.
Evangelista frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nayati tries to hold on but Evangelista postures up.
Evangelista swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nayati is now in Evangelista's guard. A big mistake from Evangelista there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista keeping full guard, as Nayati tries to pass.
Nayati stands up over Evangelista, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nayati makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evangelista is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nayati is aware though and is defending well.
Nayati sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evangelista's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nayati in particular looking to stall.
Nayati is looking to take a break and control but Evangelista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evangelista tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Evangelista is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nayati pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nayati not doing much here.
Nayati lands strikes from half guard.
Nayati is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Evangelista blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nayati.
Nayati works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nayati is staying tight to Evangelista's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nayati landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hesutu Nayati dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Evangelista looks to clinch
and Nayati counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evangelista!
Nayati raining down hammerfists from mount.
Evangelista tries to reverse the position but Nayati maintains control.
Nayati lands a big shot there that rocks Evangelista but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nayati connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Evangelista is rocked!
Nayati prevents Evangelista from getting the reversal.
Nayati pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Evangelista is still in real trouble! Can Nayati finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayati lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nayati cracks Evangelista with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nayati postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Evangelista badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Nayati around the waist but Nayati pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Nayati is the winner by TKO! Nayati jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hesutu Nayati!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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