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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eatsa Pasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasta has chosen Kids by MGMT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eatsa Pasta!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Pasta's guard.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pasta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pasta avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez really is a fat lump.
Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez showed some decent athleticism there.
Pasta is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Pasta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez decides to stand and escape the position.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Pasta circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Pasta is having none of it.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasta misses with a looping right.
Pasta doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Pasta circles away and keeps his distance.
Pasta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eatsa Pasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasta is retaining full guard.
Pasta working a defensive guard here.
Pasta wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasta is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez trying to control but Pasta is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pasta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Pasta keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Pasta keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Pasta keeps moving.
Pasta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzalez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pasta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pasta has escaped and now he's on top!
Pasta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzalez is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Pasta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pasta passes into half guard.
Gonzalez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pasta has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gonzalez works to full guard.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasta is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pasta postures up.
Gonzalez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Pasta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Pasta is proving a slippery customer.
Pasta looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Pasta defends easily.
Pasta wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Pasta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Pasta keeps moving.
Pasta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasta is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzalez gets to his feet. Pasta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pasta tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pasta is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pasta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gonzalez, into his guard.
Pasta prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Pasta postures up.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing Pasta from standing up.
Gonzalez working for submissions but it's allowed Pasta to get to half guard.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasta.
Gonzalez gets back to full guard.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pasta!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Pasta turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gonzalez off and cradles Pasta's limp body as Gonzalez celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Joel Gonzalez!
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hype
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