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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giant Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Kazashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter The Ninja kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Giant Wang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giant Wang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Kazashi! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kazashi! Kazashi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! A nice elbow there by Wang. Wang controlling the position easily from mount. Wang stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Kazashi slaps away a takedown attempt from Wang, before circling back to the center of the mat. Wang dives in and grabs Kazashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazashi pushes down on Wang's head and hops out. Kazashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wang looks for a takedown but Kazashi sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land. Wang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazashi won't allow it.
Wang tries to pull guard but Kazashi won't allow it.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang with a hook. Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kazashi.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kazashi regains guard.
Wang stands and steps away. Kazashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Wang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kazashi to the ground. Wang is now in Kazashi's guard. Wang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Wang trying to control but Kazashi is working from the bottom. Wang stands up and waves to Kazashi to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang drives through and clinches with Kazashi against the cage.
Wang gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Wang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kazashi, up you get! Wang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Well, if Wang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wang wants to take a breather but Kazashi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wang is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action! Wang trying to mount his opponent but Kazashi defends it. Kazashi wants to get back to his feet.
Wang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazashi on the ground. Still in half guard, Wang seems content to control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Ground and pound from Wang. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Wang dominated that round. That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kazashi, pushing him back against the cage. Wang tries for a takedown but Kazashi manages to get underhooks.
Wang pulls guard effortlessly. Wang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wang tries to get out of the position. Wang pulls Kazashi in close to his closed guard and prevents Kazashi from doing any damage or advancing position. Kazashi preventing the sweep. Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazashi is aware though and is defending well. Kazashi is breathing heavily. Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazashi defends well. Wang wants to stand up but Kazashi is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wang controlling the position. Wang is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazashi sprawls well. Kazashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wang gets slowly back to his feet. Giant Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kazashi to the mat! Kazashi manages to get full guard. Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wang stands up from guard. Let's bang! Wang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Wang closes the distance and clinches up with Kazashi, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes Kazashi against the cage but Kazashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kazashi eats them both and turns towards Wang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Kazashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang gets a takedown into half guard. Wang is looking for a kimura but Kazashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage. Wang postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kazashi to stand up. Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. A lull in the action here as Wang stalls from top position. Wang has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kazashi tries to sprawl but Wang drives through with a takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Kazashi taking some punishment here, with Wang in his half guard. Kazashi is trying to stand back up but Wang is controlling him
Wang trying to control from half guard but Kazashi is working away. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wang connects with a nice short shot to Kazashi's temple. Wang slips a nice elbow through Kazashi's hands, connecting with Kazashi's forehead. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wang sitting and controlling from the half guard. Wang postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kazashi to stand up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Wang dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazashi can do to turn this around? Wang happy to just control the position for now. Wang works to advance to full mount. Kazashi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Wang controlling his opponent. Wang looking to secure an arm triangle but Kazashi defends it well. Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wang lands a heavy elbow. Kazashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wang controlling from the full mount. Wang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kazashi is rocked! Wang has isolated one of Kazashi's arms. Kazashi looking to fight him off but Wang twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giant Wang!
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