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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Run On Sentence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sentence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keep Your Head- Jon Connor. Run On Sentence has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Run On Sentence ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Vasconcelos! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sentence shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasconcelos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sentence 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Vasconcelos has his takedown stuffed and Sentence counters with a series of strikes. Vasconcelos will be more careful next time no doubt. Vasconcelos fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Vasconcelos looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Vasconcelos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Vasconcelos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sentence has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasconcelos has managed to get both his arms back between Sentence 's legs - danger averted. Vasconcelos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Vasconcelosis looking to pass into half guard but Sentence pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sentence is in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sentence stops Vasconcelos from standing up. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sentence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sentence wants to control from the top but Vasconcelos keeps moving. Vasconcelos wants to stand up but Sentence is controlling him. Sentence postures up in Vasconcelos's guard and throws a big left but Vasconcelos blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasconcelos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Vasconcelos wants to sweep here but Sentence controlling him for the moment. Vasconcelos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sentence won't allow Vasconcelos to get back to his feet. Vasconcelos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Vasconcelos wants to stand but Sentence is controlling the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sentence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasconcelos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sentence is controlling him. Vasconcelos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sentence dives into side control.
Sentence misses with the ground and pound. Vasconcelos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sentence asserts his dominance and retains side control. Sentence working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sentence tries to score with some ground and pound. Vasconcelos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Sentence content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Vasconcelos is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. Vasconcelos is looking to reverse the position. Sentence wants to control but Vasconcelos is keeping him busy. Vasconcelos struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sentence wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasconcelos, who protects the arm well. Vasconcelos is trying to buck Sentence off. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sentence postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Vasconcelos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Vasconcelos will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Sentence coming out on top. Vasconcelos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. No joy there for Sentence , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasconcelos fails with the takedown and Sentence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Vasconcelos shoots in but Sentence avoids the takedown attempt easily. Run On Sentence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos fails with a takedown attempt. Vasconcelos shoots for a takedown but Sentence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sentence fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Vasconcelos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sentence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Vasconcelos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sentence trying to control from the bottom.
Sentence has hold of Vasconcelos's hands but Vasconcelos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Vasconcelos throwing shots but Sentence is blocking nicely. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vasconcelos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Vasconcelos working over Sentence with some ground and pound. Sentence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sentence trying to control here.
Vasconcelos winds up and cracks Sentence with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Vasconcelos lands strikes from half guard. Vasconcelos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Sentence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vasconcelos is working away from the top position though. Vasconcelos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sentence 's head. Vasconcelos misses with a head shot. Sentence uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sentence keeping full guard, as Vasconcelos tries to pass. Sentence is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vasconcelos is aware though and is defending well. Vasconcelos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sentence swivels though and keeps the full guard. Vasconcelos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Vasconcelos postures up in Sentence 's guard and throws a big left but Sentence blocks it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vasconcelos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sentence swivels though and keeps the full guard. Vasconcelos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Vasconcelos throwing strikes from guard but Sentence blocks nicely. Vasconcelos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasconcelos throwing strikes from guard but Sentence blocks nicely. Vasconcelos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Vasconcelos scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Vasconcelos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Vasconcelos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Vasconcelos stands up over Sentence , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Vasconcelos throws a big elbow that misses. Vasconcelos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Vasconcelos scoring with some ground and pound. Vasconcelos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Vasconcelos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Vasconcelos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Vasconcelos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sentence has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasconcelos has managed to get both his arms back between Sentence 's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sentence looking for a guillotine here but Vasconcelos defends easily.
Vasconcelos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Vasconcelos is working Sentence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Vasconcelos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vasconcelos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Vasconcelos works over Sentence with some ground and pound from guard. Vasconcelos works over Sentence with some ground and pound from guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sentence has momentary wrist control but Vasconcelos slips an elbow through the middle. Sentence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Vasconcelos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sentence swivels though and keeps the full guard. Sentence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Vasconcelos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasconcelos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Vasconcelos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Vasconcelos with a poor takedown and Sentence counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Vasconcelos tries to roll over but Sentence keeps him under control. Sentence looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasconcelos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Vasconcelos wants to control but Sentence is keeping busy and won't allow it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sentence is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasconcelos has managed to free his arm - good work. Vasconcelos manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasconcelos wants to stand up but Sentence is controlling him. Vasconcelos wriggles free and stands up. Sentence shoots for a takedown but Vasconcelos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Horrible takedown by Vasconcelos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sentence which made him look bad. Run On Sentence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos misses with a takedown attempt and Sentence counters with a left to the body. Vasconcelos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sentence defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasconcelos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sentence tries to avoid it but Vasconcelos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sentence to the ground. Sentence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Run On Sentence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vasconcelos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sentence circles away. Sentence stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos gets slowly back to his feet. Vasconcelos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sentence is fending him off so far but Vasconcelos persists. Nope, Sentence circles away and we're back to standing. Vasconcelos with a poor takedown and Sentence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasconcelos won't be happy with that. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sentence misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sentence looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasconcelos is avoiding damage well.
Sentence looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasconcelos is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sentence is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasconcelos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Sentence creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vasconcelos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Sentence trying to control the position but Vasconcelos is working away. Vasconcelos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vasconcelos wants to get back to his feet but Sentence drags him back down. Sentence is trying to ground and pound but Vasconcelos uses the momentary lack of control by Sentence to regain half guard. Vasconcelos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sentence . Vasconcelos pushes Sentence off looking to stand but Sentence dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasconcelos can do anything to dispel that myth. Sentence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sentence throwing shots but Vasconcelos is blocking nicely. Run On Sentence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lucas Vasconcelos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Sentence prevents Vasconcelos from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight! Run On Sentence showed his dominance in that final round. I think Vasconcelos 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Vasconcelos!
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