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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angels-Dirty Money. 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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181 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Pagnotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharaoh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pharaoh misses with a hook. Pagnotto ducked under it nicely.
Pagnotto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pharaoh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pagnotto is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pagnotto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pharaoh is proving hard to escape from.
Pharaoh keeping full guard, as Pagnotto tries to pass.
Pharaoh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pagnotto is one step ahead there.
Pharaoh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh looking for a guillotine here but Pagnotto defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pagnotto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pagnotto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pharaoh keeping moving, preventing Pagnotto from controlling successfully.
Pharaoh wants to sweep here but Pagnotto controlling him for the moment.
Pharaoh working for a triangle but Pagnotto defends it easily.
Pagnotto throwing strikes from guard but Pharaoh blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pharaoh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pharaoh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pagnotto slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pharaoh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pagnotto pulls his head out easily.
Pharaoh is pressing down on Pagnotto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pharaoh keeping full guard, as Pagnotto tries to pass.
Pharaoh looking for a guillotine here but Pagnotto defends easily.
Pagnotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh 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.
Pharaoh is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pagnotto has his hands clasped together but Pharaoh extends an breaks Pagnotto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pharaoh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Pharaoh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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