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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Savio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caique Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mafra has chosen Sail - Awolnation as his entrance music. Alex Savio Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caique Mafra's chin.
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168 lbs
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170 cm
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167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Savio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caique Mafra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savio Sanchez circles away.
Mafra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mafra tries for a takedown but Savio Sanchez circles away easily
and Savio Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Savio Sanchez.
Alex Savio Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caique Mafra.
Savio Sanchez wants to stand but Mafra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Savio Sanchez distracts Mafra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savio Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mafra looking for subs off his back but Savio Sanchez has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savio Sanchez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Savio Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Savio Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mafra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Savio Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Savio Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Savio Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mafra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savio Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Mafra's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mafra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savio Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mafra looks winded!
Mafra throws his legs up looking for a submission but Savio Sanchez uses it to pass to side control.
Savio Sanchez advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savio Sanchez landing shots from mount.
Savio Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mafra is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez is trying to take his opponent's back.
Savio Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Mafra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savio Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savio Sanchez prevents Mafra from getting the reversal.
Savio Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savio Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Savio Sanchez scoring with strikes but Mafra is staying in there.
Mafra can't escape the position.
Mafra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Savio Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Savio Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savio Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Mafra is having none of it.
Mafra working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savio Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Savio Sanchez scoring with strikes but Mafra is staying in there.
Mafra is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mafra tries to buck Savio Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Savio Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savio Sanchez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Savio Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mafra with a poor takedown
and Savio Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Savio Sanchez.
Mafra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mafra being controlled here, momentarily.
Mafra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Savio Sanchez stacks Mafra 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 Savio Sanchez!
Savio Sanchez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Savio Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
Mafra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mafra is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafra looks to move to half guard but instead Savio Sanchez has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mafra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've been informed that Mafra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Savio Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mafra?
Mafra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Savio Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mafra taking shots to the head.
Mafra is rocked!
Alex Savio Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mafra is working to get back to half guard.
Savio Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Mafra is still in real trouble! Can Savio Sanchez finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mafra wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mafra seems to have recovered his senses.
Mafra grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Mafra right now.
Mafra wants to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Mafra as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Savio Sanchez!
What can Mafra do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mafra tries to break free.
Savio Sanchez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Savio Sanchez sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mafra taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Savio Sanchez!
In defeat, Caique Mafra stepped up to the mic, saying 'Infelizmente não consegui obter o resultado que gostaria e agora rever, ajustar no treinamento junto com a minha equipe e os meus parceiros de sparring o que tem de errado para melhorar e evoluir, pensar na próxima luta e bola pra frente.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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