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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Rotoure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigyu Solih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotoure comes to the cage accompanied by you can hate me now-Nas. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandy Rotoure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigyu Solih!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Rotoure blocks the low kick.
Rotoure misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotoure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solih dodges the punch combination from Rotoure.
Solih scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rotoure kicks Solih off and gets back to his feet.
Rotoure tries to clinch there but Solih circles away.
Solih feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Solih chips away with some ground and pound.
Solih throws and elbow that misses. Rotoure uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Solih's guard. Nice move by Rotoure!
Rotoure trying to control the position from guard on top but Solih is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solih looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rotoure trying to control but Solih is working from the bottom.
Rotoure is really struggling to control Solih but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Solih has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rotoure has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solih is looking to reverse the position.
Rotoure trying to control the position but Solih is working away.
Solih is trying to work for a sweep but Rotoure has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotoure unloads with some shots from mount but Solih bucks and avoids them well.
Solih wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rotoure avoids the attempt from Solih to control.
Rotoure is working for a guillotine from mount but Solih frees his head quite easily.
Solih keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Solih looks gassed!
Rotoure wants to finish this one by submission but Solih is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rotoure.
That's two 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rotoure thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solih can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solih tries to reverse the position but Rotoure maintains control.
Solih is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Solih wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rotoure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solih is trying to reverse the position but instead Rotoure has taken his back - oops!
Rotoure missing with strikes from the back.
Solih tries to escape but Rotoure has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Solih wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Rotoure has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Solih is defending well but eventually Rotoure manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Solih has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sandy Rotoure!
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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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