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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dama Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dama Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailo shoots in for a takedown but Messi shows good takedown defense.
Messi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sailo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Messi uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sailo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Messi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailo wants to sweep but no luck.
Messi wants to stand and escape but instead Sailo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Messi wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sailo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailo prevents Messi from getting back to his feet.
Sailo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Messi pushes Sailo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Messi enables Sailo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Messi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailo stands up and waves to Messi to follow him.
Messi gets caught flat footed, as Sailo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sailo throws a big right hand that misses.
Messi is looking to stand up but Sailo isn't so interested in that idea.
Sailo trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi wants to get back to his feet but Sailo passes into half guard.
Messi looks gassed!
Sailo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sailo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sailo but it's paid off an Messi is forced to tap! Nice work by Sailo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dama Sailo!
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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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