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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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174 cm
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154 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kores Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joshua James!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Sierra persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Sierra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James shoots in for a double leg but Sierra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sierra tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Sierra drops back down to his feet.
James pulls guard successfully.
James working for a triangle but Sierra defends it easily.
Sierra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra throwing strikes but missing.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Sierra is proving a slippery customer.
Sierra postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sierra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sierra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sierra connects with a couple of short punches.
Sierra distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sierra lands a couple of digs.
Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sierra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sierra connects with a couple of short punches.
James has a closed guard, preventing Sierra from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Sierra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sierra manages to get himself to full guard.
Sierra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. James stacks Sierra on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by James!
James passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sierra!
Sierra wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
James has control of Sierra's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sierra regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sierra tries to buck James off but he can't manage it.
Sierra tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James tries to control but Sierra wriggling away.
James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sierra haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sierra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sierra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sierra is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Sierra is looking to get to half guard.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sierra holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sierra is trying to escape the mount.
James is looking to work his way around to Sierra's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James stuffs the takedown.
Sierra with a lazy takedown attempt
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kores Sierra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sierra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
James is looking to reverse the position.
Sierra working away.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
James on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James is trying to get back to half guard.
James is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sierra has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Sierra keeps moving and retains side control.
James is breathing heavily.
Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Sierra lands a few punches from side control.
Sierra lands an elbow.
James is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sierra is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
Kores Sierra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sierra scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sierra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
James takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sierra is chipping away with strikes.
Sierra wants to stand but James is controlling his arm.
James is trying to control Sierra's posture but Sierra avoids it.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James wants to control but Sierra postures up.
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra lands a nice forearm strike.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sierra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
James tries to buck Sierra off but Sierra is having none of it.
Sierra grinds an elbow into James's temple.
James taking a bit of punishment here - Sierra scoring with strikes.
Sierra working the ground and pound.
Sierra is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sierra scores with punches from side control.
Sierra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused James some visible discomfort.
Sierra scores with punches from side control.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sierra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Sierra's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scoring with punches from side control.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sierra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sierra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sierra connects with a decent elbow.
Sierra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sierra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused James some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sierra lands a few punches from side control.
Sierra landing a few strikes.
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sierra is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sierra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sierra has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, James works to full guard.
Sierra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James is trying to control the position but Sierra postures up.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sierra pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Sierra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sierra lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
James trying to hold on to Sierra's head to control him but Sierra postures up.
Sierra winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sierra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sierra tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
Sierra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra tries to stand and escape but James is controlling the position.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sierra with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sierra works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sierra throws a big right hand that misses.
Sierra lands a couple of digs.
Sierra working some strikes from top position.
Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sierra connects with a couple of short punches.
Sierra works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
James controls Sierra momentarily but Sierra frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra cracks James with a solid left hand.
Sierra landing with the ground and pound.
Sierra lands a couple of digs.
Sierra is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sierra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sierra stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sierra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sierra distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sierra wants to get up but he can't break James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Sierra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sierra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sierra looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
Joshua James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kores Sierra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kores Sierra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sierra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Kores Sierra!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kores Sierra!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kores Sierra!
Kores Sierra wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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