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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Martelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rafael sassaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sassaki has chosen forever as his entrance music. Martelli has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Martelli!
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, rafael sassaki!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sassaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Martelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Martelli looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
sassaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sassaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Martelli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as sassaki walks away with a smile on his face. Martelli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martelli closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sassaki did well to prevent Martelli getting side control.
sassaki is looking for a sweep. Martelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
sassaki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
sassaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martelli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martelli's back!
Can Martelli hold on?! sassaki is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sassaki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sassaki lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by sassaki.
sassaki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Martelli.
Martelli is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if sassaki gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martelli staying busy and making it hard for sassaki to control.
Martelli could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Can Martelli hold on?! sassaki is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sassaki lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Martelli holding both sassaki 's hands and preventing any damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
sassaki not allowing Martelli to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sassaki is landing with strikes. Martelli can't take much more of this.
Oooh a big shot gets through from sassaki. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
sassaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
sassaki controlling the position well here. Martelli rolled but sassaki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I looks like sassaki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
sassaki throwing damaging strikes from the back! Martelli could be in trouble here!
Good control from sassaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sassaki tries to get the hooks in deep but Martelli pushed the leg off.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
sassaki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
sassaki trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Martelli is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sassaki wants to control but Martelli is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rafael sassaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martelli scores with a takedown into sassaki's guard.
sassaki controlling the position.
sassaki controls Martelli momentarily but Martelli frees himself.
Martelli looking to pass the guard.
Martelli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
sassaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sassaki has his foot on Martelli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martelli works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sassaki looking for a sweep. Not yet sassaki, not yet.
sassaki is trying to control the position but Martelli postures up.
sassaki keeping moving, preventing Martelli from controlling successfully.
Martelli stopping the sweep attempt from sassaki.
sassaki keeping moving, preventing Martelli from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martelli passes sassaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
sassaki wants to get back to full guard.
sassaki wants to control but Martelli passes into side.
Martelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but sassaki keeps working.
sassaki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
sassaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
sassaki is pushing Martelli's head away, looking to escape. Martelli manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sassaki is trying to control Martelli's posture but Martelli avoids it.
Martelli tries for a kimura but sassaki is defending well.
sassaki is pushing Martelli's head away, looking to escape. Martelli manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
sassaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martelli wants to control but sassaki is keeping him busy.
Martelli is working for a kimura but sassaki is defending it quite comfortably.
sassaki gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martelli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martelli wants to control from the top but sassaki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Martelli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martelli misses with a takedown attempt
and sassaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sassaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
sassaki trying to control but Martelli is working from the bottom.
Martelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
rafael sassaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sassaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martelli takes one on the button.
sassaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sassaki throws a head kick that misses
so Martelli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martelli wants to pass the guard but sassaki is keeping the position.
sassaki looking to control.
sassaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martelli defends it easily.
Martelli looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sassaki trying to control the position.
Martelli stopping the sweep attempt from sassaki.
sassaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martelli is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sassaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martelli defends it easily.
Martelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on sassaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
sassaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Martelli decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sassaki tries a head kick but it misses.
sassaki throws a right and a left that Martelli avoids nicely.
sassaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sassaki tries to avoid it but Martelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sassaki to the ground. sassaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martelli tries to clinch but sassaki moves away
and sassaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martelli!
sassaki trying to control but Martelli is having none of it.
Martelli tries to hold on but sassaki pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
rafael sassaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think sassaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rafael sassaki!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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