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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
19 - 10 - 0 |
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28
183 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Lakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erico Plaza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plaza tries to work over Lakovic's front leg with a kick but Lakovic checks it.
Plaza is looking to land body kicks.
Plaza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lakovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Plaza's head.
Lakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plaza misses with a wild body shot.
Erico Plaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plaza.
Lakovic looks to land a body kick but Plaza moved away.
Lakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plaza tries to clinch there but Lakovic circles away.
Jab from Lakovic.
Lakovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Plaza scores with a jab to the body.
Lakovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Lakovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakovic throws out a leg kick but Plaza moves out of range and Lakovic only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic shoots in but Plaza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lakovic moves out of range as Plaza throws a body kick.
Lakovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Plaza.
Lakovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Plaza walks into a straight right hand from Lakovic.
Plaza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lakovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lakovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plaza.
Plaza misses with a straight right.
Lakovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plaza's waist but Plaza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lakovic off to one side.
Lakovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plaza manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plaza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lakovic!
Lakovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakovic is working hard here to advance position.
Lakovic blocking the ground and pound.
Lakovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Plaza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plaza looking for a guillotine from mount but Lakovic is having none of it.
Lakovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lakovic tries to lock up and control but Plaza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Plaza throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Plaza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lakovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lakovic is trying to reverse the position but instead Plaza has taken his back - oops!
Plaza looking to break Lakovic's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lakovic remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Plaza will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Plaza tightening his grip on Lakovic, looking for the choke.
Lakovic trying to control the position but Plaza manages to sink in the hooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic tries to escape but Plaza has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lakovic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Plaza's arms.
You can see the frustration on Lakovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Plaza punches Lakovic on the ear.
Lakovic is in bad spot here.
Plaza is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lakovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lakovic for a finish.
Plaza controlling well, preventing Lakovic from escaping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakovic wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Lakovic trying to control the hands but Plaza won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erico Plaza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Plaza.
Plaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lakovic.
Lakovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plaza misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lakovic does it's job there.
Plaza throws a jab but it's blocked by Lakovic.
Lakovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Plaza. Those never looked like landing.
Lakovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plaza is able to avoid easily.
Plaza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plaza throws a leg kick but Lakovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza throws a hook but Lakovic blocks it.
Plaza looks to score with a jab to the body but Lakovic is just out of range.
Plaza just misses with a punch to the body.
Lakovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Plaza keeps Lakovic at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lakovic.
Lakovic lands a jab to Plaza's midsection.
Lakovic throws a body kick the misses
and Plaza counters with a nice uppercut.
Lakovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lakovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plaza scores with a body shot.
Lakovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Plaza's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plaza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lakovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lakovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lakovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lakovic trying to control but Plaza is working from the bottom.
Plaza keeping full guard, as Lakovic tries to pass.
Lakovic wants to control from the top but Plaza keeps moving.
Lakovic scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic trying to control but Plaza is working from the bottom.
Lakovic wants to pass the guard but Plaza is keeping the position.
Lakovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lakovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Plaza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plaza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lakovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lakovic looking to sit in guard and control but Plaza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic wants to sweep here but Plaza controlling him for the moment.
Plaza postures up in Lakovic's guard and throws a big left but Lakovic blocks it.
Lakovic seems keen to control Plaza's posture.
Plaza throws a big right hand that misses.
Plaza preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plaza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erico Plaza has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plaza distracts Lakovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lakovic wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sasha Lakovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lakovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lakovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plaza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lakovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Plaza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plaza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Lakovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plaza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Plaza wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plaza. Lakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakovic throws a hook to the side of Plaza's head but Plaza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Plaza misses the target.
No joy there for Plaza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic pushes Plaza away with a front kick.
Lakovic misses with a head kick.
Lakovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Plaza misses its intended target.
Lakovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plaza.
Plaza takes a swing at Lakovic's ribcage but misses.
Lakovic lands the left hand.
Plaza takes one to the side of the head.
Plaza swinging wildly here.
Lakovic shoots in and bounces Plaza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lakovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plaza looking to control.
Lakovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plaza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plaza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lakovic stopping the sweep attempt from Plaza.
Plaza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lakovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lakovic is now in half guard.
Lakovic trying to control from half guard but Plaza is working away.
Lakovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lakovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakovic is keen to just control but Plaza is a slippery customer.
Plaza is looking to get back to full guard here but Lakovic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Plaza is looking for a sweep.
Plaza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lakovic is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Plaza looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lakovic gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Plaza is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lakovic lets go of the hold and Plaza can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sasha Lakovic!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sasha Lakovic waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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