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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kazimierczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Mentagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Kazimierczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Mentagawa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierczak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kazimierczak really is a fat lump.
Kazimierczak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kazimierczak forces his way into half guard.
Mentagawa manages to get to full guard.
Mentagawa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mentagawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mentagawa trying to keep a closed guard but Kazimierczak is proving a slippery customer.
Kazimierczak with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierczak pushing down on Mentagawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kazimierczak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazimierczak throwing shots but Mentagawa is blocking nicely.
Kazimierczak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazimierczak 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.
Kazimierczak trying to pass the guard but Mentagawa defending well.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mentagawa defends it well.
Mentagawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kazimierczak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak trying to control from half guard but Mentagawa is working away.
Kazimierczak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kazimierczak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kazimierczak wants to work for an arm triangle but Mentagawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mentagawa defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazimierczak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak trying to pass the guard but Mentagawa defending well.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mentagawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mentagawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kazimierczak pulls his head out easily.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura here.
Kazimierczak trying to control from half guard but Mentagawa is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentagawa tries to get to full guard but Kazimierczak has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazimierczak seems to be working for a kimura but Mentagawa defends the submission attempt.
Mentagawa is looking to improve his position.
Kazimierczak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mentagawa is looking to control Kazimierczak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mentagawa avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kazimierczak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mentagawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazimierczak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mentagawa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mentagawa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kazimierczak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kazimierczak is working for a kimura but Mentagawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Kazimierczak seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazimierczak uses his free foot to push down on Mentagawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mentagawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentagawa punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Kazimierczak with good strikes from the mount here!
Kazimierczak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mentagawa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kazimierczak seems to be looking for submissions.
Kazimierczak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazimierczak wants to take a breather but Mentagawa is having none of it.
Kazimierczak works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak throws a strike aimed at the side of Mentagawa's head but Mentagawa avoids it well.
Kazimierczak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mentagawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kazimierczak tries for a kimura but Mentagawa is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mentagawa tries to bench press Kazimierczak off him but Kazimierczak keeps the position.
Kazimierczak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mentagawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kazimierczak throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentagawa is looking to reverse the position.
Kazimierczak working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Kazimierczak are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kazimierczak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mentagawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kazimierczak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kazimierczak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Kazimierczak.
Mentagawa striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kazimierczak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak landing a few strikes.
Kazimierczak cracks Mentagawa with a big right hand but Mentagawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Kazimierczak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mentagawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mentagawa can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mentagawa is looking for a sweep.
Kazimierczak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kazimierczak cracks Mentagawa with a big right hand but Mentagawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kazimierczak 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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazimierczak.
Mentagawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazimierczak is fending him off so far but Mentagawa persists. Nope, Kazimierczak circles away and we're back to standing.
Damian Kazimierczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mentagawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazimierczak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kazimierczak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazimierczak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kazimierczak goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mentagawa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kazimierczak but great work by Mentagawa.
Kazimierczak is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazimierczak tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mentagawa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierczak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazimierczak manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kazimierczak manages to get to full guard.
Kazimierczak looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazimierczak, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazimierczak is on top in guard.
Mentagawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak trying to control the position from guard on top but Mentagawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazimierczak is in close to Mentagawa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kazimierczak pushing down on Mentagawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mentagawa manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazimierczak won't allow Mentagawa to sweep him here.
Mentagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mentagawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazimierczak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazimierczak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazimierczak cracks Mentagawa with a solid left hand.
Kazimierczak is pushing down on Mentagawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mentagawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kazimierczak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kazimierczak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mentagawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazimierczak moves nicely into side control.
Kazimierczak controlling the position.
Kazimierczak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierczak has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mentagawa is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kazimierczak yanks on the arm and Mentagawa is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kazimierczak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Kazimierczak!
A relieved looking Damian Kazimierczak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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