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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Cant get the best of me. st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music. george st nkoi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Garza's chin.
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st nkoi tries for a takedown but Garza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
st nkoi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
st nkoi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garza pinned against the cage. Garza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dante Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st nkoi.
Garza fails with the takedown
and st nkoi counters with a single leg into guard. Garza didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
st nkoi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
st nkoi is looking to advance position but Garza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
st nkoi is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza trying to control but st nkoi is having none of it.
st nkoi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garza wants to control the pace but st nkoi is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
st nkoi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Garza is pressing down on st nkoi's thigh, looking to free his foot. st nkoi is holding on for now.
st nkoi tries to get to full guard but Garza has control of the leg.
st nkoi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
st nkoi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
st nkoi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garza trying to mount his opponent but st nkoi defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
st nkoi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
st nkoi trying to keep a closed guard but Garza is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
st nkoi clinches with his opponent.
st nkoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Garza takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by st nkoi.
Garza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from st nkoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
st nkoi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
st nkoi looks gassed!
Garza gets underhooks to prevent st nkoi's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Garza.
st nkoi looking for a takedown.
Garza lands a knee to the head.
Garza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garza working a defensive guard here.
st nkoi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
st nkoi throws a big right hand that misses.
st nkoi is working Garza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
st nkoi stands up over Garza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
st nkoi is looking to work some ground and pound but Garza has wrist control.
st nkoi throws and elbow that misses. Garza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in st nkoi's guard. Nice move by Garza!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george st nkoi dominated that round.
That's time! Garza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garza doesn't manage to clinch there - st nkoi circles away.
Garza swats away the attempt to clinch by st nkoi.
Garza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? st nkoi is fending him off so far but Garza persists. Nope, st nkoi circles away and we're back to standing.
st nkoi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than st nkoi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
st nkoi unloading with bombs!
st nkoi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
st nkoi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
st nkoi landing punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garza is bucking up trying to escape but st nkoi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
st nkoi lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi looking to finish Garza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garza!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st nkoi lands with some strikes.
st nkoi lands a heavy elbow.
st nkoi landing strikes from the mount.
st nkoi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
st nkoi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
st nkoi cracks Garza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
st nkoi has control of Garza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Garza regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by st nkoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi with shots to the head and body - Garza looks very uncomfortable down there.
st nkoi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
st nkoi unloading with bombs!
st nkoi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garza is surviving well by controlling st nkoi's body position as best he can.
st nkoi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Garza turns into him and now he's in st nkoi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is looking for a triangle but Garza pushes his legs off easily.
st nkoi wants to sweep but no luck.
st nkoi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
st nkoi thows a huge punch but Garza dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
st nkoi is keen to just control but Garza is a slippery customer.
st nkoi is looking for a kimura here.
st nkoi is looking for a kimura here.
st nkoi is nestled in close to Garza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george st nkoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
st nkoi looks to clinch
and Garza counters with a nice double leg into side control. st nkoi won't be happy with that.
st nkoi is looking for a sweep.
st nkoi wants to control but Garza postures up.
st nkoi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
st nkoi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
st nkoi is trying to control but Garza passes into side control!
st nkoi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
st nkoi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
st nkoi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garza is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of st nkoi, into his guard.
st nkoi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
st nkoi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garza's guard.
st nkoi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garza's head.
Garza keeping moving, preventing st nkoi from controlling successfully.
st nkoi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
st nkoi is looking to work some ground and pound but Garza has wrist control.
st nkoi has gone for a leg lock! Garza slips out almost immediately though and dives into st nkoi's guard.
Garza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
st nkoi wants to sweep but no luck.
st nkoi striking off his back, scoring a few points.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now st nkoi is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
st nkoi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
st nkoi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
st nkoi postures up in Garza's guard and throws a big left but Garza blocks it.
Garza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
st nkoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
st nkoi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
st nkoi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garza's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
st nkoi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garza is not content to let st nkoi control the position.
st nkoi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garza, who protects the arm well.
st nkoi landing strikes.
Dante Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
st nkoi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
george st nkoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got st nkoi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george st nkoi!
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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
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