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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ska Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Katona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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189 cm
25
169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ska Asap! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leo Katona! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Katona shoots in for a double leg but Asap sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Asap 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. Katona looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Katona looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Asap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Katona is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Asap is aware though and is defending well. Asap controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Katona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ska Asap just wasn't active enough. Asap manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Katona on his heels. He'll look to pass Katona's guard now, I'm sure. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Asap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Asap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asap has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Katona is looking for a triangle but Asap pushes his legs off easily.
Asap engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Asap has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ska Asap just wasn't active enough. Asap looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Katona trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asap sitting and controlling from the half guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Ska Asap wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Asap shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Katona is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asap performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Katona trying to control but Asap postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Asap in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ska Asap wasn't doing enough on the ground. Asap closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Asap trying to pass the guard but Katona defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Asap performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Asap seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Katona is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ska Asap!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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