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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Balanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Lao Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao Jr has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moshe Balanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliano Lao Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balanga 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.
Balanga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lao Jr looking to control.
Balanga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lao Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lao Jr trying to control the position.
Balanga trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao Jr is looking for a triangle but Balanga pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lao Jr is on top in guard.
Lao Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Balanga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balanga holds on to Lao Jr's head and controls the position momentarily.
Balanga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lao Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balanga tries to improve position but can't.
Balanga prevents Lao Jr from improving position.
Lao Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balanga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lao Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lao Jr wants to stand but Balanga is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao Jr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balanga is trying to escape and Lao Jr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balanga is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lao Jr! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliano Lao Jr!
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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
RATING
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