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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Squirtle Blastoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blastoise might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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192 cm
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200 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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192 cm
34
192 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squirtle Blastoise! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two. Lee throws a hook to the side of Blastoise's head but Blastoise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Blastoise misses with a low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lee enables Blastoise to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Blastoise controls from within his opponent's guard. Blastoise throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blastoise. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Blastoise postures up.
Blastoise has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Blastoise postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lee wants to sweep here but Blastoise controlling him for the moment. Blastoise wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blastoise controls the pace. Blastoise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Lee pulls Blastoise in close to his closed guard and prevents Blastoise from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Both fighters circling a little - Blastoise finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Blastoise shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blastoise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee wants to control but Blastoise is keeping busy.
Blastoise missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Blastoise missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blastoise. Lee wants to control but Blastoise is keeping busy and won't allow it. Blastoise is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Blastoise is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blastoise is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Blastoise throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Blastoise wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blastoise. Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blastoise trying to control the pace. Blastoise is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Blastoise moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that! Blastoise thowing shots but they're missing. Blastoise wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blastoise is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squirtle Blastoise dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Blastoise. Lee lands with a straight right. Blastoise didn't see that one coming. A decent looking cross lands there for Lee. Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Blastoise's shoulder, as Blastoise tries to avoid the shot. Blastoise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Blastoise avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a series of punches but Blastoise avoids them all with ease. Lee checks a leg kick. Lee thows a body shot but no joy. Blastoise takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Blastoise shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard. Blastoise tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard. Lee keeping moving, preventing Blastoise from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Lee has his hands on Blastoise's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Squirtle Blastoise just wasn't active enough. Blastoise closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard. Blastoise is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Blastoise wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blastoise advances position into side control! Blastoise tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Blastoise is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Blastoise misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Blastoise working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes. Blastoise trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blastoise fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blastoise misses with the ground and pound. Blastoise postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blastoise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working. Blastoise tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Blastoise creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Sloppy strikes there by Blastoise. Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blastoise off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blastoise turns into Lee and is now in his guard.
Blastoise trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Blastoise content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Blastoise working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Blastoise looking to pass the guard. Blastoise throws a big elbow that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blastoise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squirtle Blastoise dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blastoise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Blastoise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lee throws a hook to the side of Blastoise's head but Blastoise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Blastoise on the wrong end of a nice jab. Blastoise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body and Blastoise counters with an outside leg kick.
Blastoise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Blastoise misses with a low kick. Lee scores with a jab to the body. Blastoise throws a low kick but Lee avoids it. Lee blocks a low kick nicely. Lee cracks Blastoise with an open hand slap. Lee loads up on a big right hand but Blastoise slips the punch. Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blastoise circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee swings for the body but Blastoise moves out of range.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily. A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Blastoise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blastoise off to one side. Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blastoise gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blastoise closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Blastoise pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Blastoise tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it. Blastoise closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blastoise lands in his opponent's guard. Squirtle Blastoise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Blastoise is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blastoise looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Blastoise is looking to sinch up a triangle. Lee throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Blastoise's body to avoid the submission. Blastoise has instead reached around Lee's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Blastoise arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Squirtle Blastoise! Squirtle Blastoise decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
59% |
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