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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Giovinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovinco comes to the cage accompanied by Lift me up. Jason Mato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sebastian Giovinco's chin.
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Giovinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mato!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovinco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mato to the mat! Mato manages to get full guard.
Mato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Giovinco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Giovinco lands a nice forearm strike.
Mato regains half guard.
Mato is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mato looking for submissions off his back.
Mato tries to roll over but Giovinco keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Giovinco seems content to control.
Mato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mato looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovinco is looking to take a break and control but Mato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giovinco passes to side control.
Giovinco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sebastian Giovinco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mato!
Horrible takedown by Giovinco or perhaps it was just good defense by Mato which made him look bad.
Mato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovinco misses with a takedown attempt
and Mato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mato throws a jab when Giovinco was well out of range.
Giovinco rushes Mato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giovinco is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Giovinco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giovinco jumps guard.
Mato drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Giovinco dives on top into guard.
Mato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giovinco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mato has his foot on Giovinco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Giovinco works his way back into a safe position though.
Mato has his foot on Giovinco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Giovinco works his way back into a safe position though.
Mato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mato throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Giovinco escapes and throws Mato's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mato is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mato's face as Giovinco controls the position.
Mato is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Giovinco off and has taken his back!
Giovinco trying to control the hands but Mato breaks the grip.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mato is looking for a rear naked choke here but Giovinco reverses the position brilliantly into Mato's guard!
Giovinco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giovinco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Giovinco is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovinco trying to control the position from guard on top but Mato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giovinco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mato is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Giovinco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Mato will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mato slips under a jab.
Giovinco shoots in but no luck this time.
Mato fails to land with a series of punches.
Mato dodges the punch combination from Giovinco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mato throws a right hand that Giovinco ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovinco also avoids with ease.
Giovinco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mato's waist but Mato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giovinco off to one side.
Mato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovinco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mato swats away the attempt to clinch by Giovinco.
Mato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mato wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Giovinco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giovinco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mato's guard.
Mato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mato looking for a guillotine here but Giovinco defends easily.
Sebastian Giovinco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giovinco slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovinco is trying to control the action in half guard but Mato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mato actively working from the bottom here.
Mato looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Giovinco pushes past his half guard into mount!
Mato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovinco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mato is looking to improve his position but Giovinco isn't that keen on the idea.
Mato tries to improve his position but Giovinco has taken his back! Giovinco has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Mato tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Giovinco pushes Mato away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sebastian Giovinco!
Sebastian Giovinco gave a mention to SAVE A FIGHTER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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