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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Isarno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Isarno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Isarno!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isarno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Isarno throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior trying to control but Isarno is working from the bottom.
Isarno wants to stand but Junior is controlling the position.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Junior wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown attempt by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Isarno, which made it look bad.
Isarno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Isarno sprawls well. Isarno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Isarno wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isarno dives in for a single leg takedown but Junior sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Junior is looking to control Isarno's arms but Isarno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Junior has his back to the cage.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Isarno avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Isarno jumps guard but Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Isarno smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Isarno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Isarno is trying to defend but Junior finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Isarno is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Junior shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isarno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Isarno checks a low kick from Junior.
Isarno has closed the distance and engaged Junior in a clinch.
Isarno is trying to pull guard but Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Isarno is struggling to control the position.
Junior really is a fat lump.
Isarno lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isarno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Isarno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Junior is looking to clinch but Isarno is avoiding it.
Junior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Isarno to the mat! Isarno manages to get full guard.
Junior stands and throws Isarno's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Junior stands up.
Isarno feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Isarno looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isarno tries to free his leg and advance position but Junior is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isarno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Isarno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junior is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Junior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Isarno wants to get back to full guard.
Junior is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Isarno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Junior will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Isarno tries to sprawl but Junior drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Isarno keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Junior is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Isarno is defending well.
Isarno has hold of Junior's hands but Junior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Isarno wants to control but Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Isarno won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Isarno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior slips a nice elbow through Isarno's hands, connecting with Isarno's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isarno trying to control from the bottom.
Junior trying to control from half guard but Isarno is working away.
Junior lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Isarno is trying to maintain the position but Junior is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Junior in particular looking to stall.
Isarno is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior working the head and body with strikes.
Junior decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Junior shoots in but Isarno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Isarno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Isarno is breathing heavily.
Junior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Isarno to the mat! Isarno manages to get full guard.
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!
Junior content to stall in guard here.
Junior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior advances position into side control!
Isarno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior is putting a hurting on Isarno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Junior has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Isarno is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Junior yanks on the arm and Isarno is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Junior.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Junior!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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