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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasos comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . Ebanij Nasos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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255 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasos swings for the body but Schwartz moves out of range.
A big head kick from Nasos and Schwartz is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Johann Schwartz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwartz wants to sweep here but Nasos controlling him for the moment.
Nasos wants to pass the guard but Schwartz is keeping the position.
Schwartz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nasos thows a big elbow that misses.
Nasos looking to sit in guard and control but Schwartz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nasos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwartz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nasos pushes Schwartz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz 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.
Nasos is looking to stand up but Schwartz isn't so interested in that idea.
Schwartz forces his way into half guard.
Nasos is trying to maintain the position but Schwartz is very close to passing his half guard.
Nasos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schwartz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Schwartz controlling from mount.
Nasos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schwartz content just to control the position here.
Schwartz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nasos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nasos and Schwartz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Schwartz looks gassed!
Nasos can't do much from the bottom here.
Nasos tries to buck Schwartz off but Schwartz is having none of it.
Nasos wants to control but Schwartz postures up.
Nasos tries to improve position but can't.
Nasos gets back to half guard.
Nasos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nasos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwartz is looking to advance position but Nasos won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwartz ducks under a wild hook from Nasos.
Schwartz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schwartz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nasos's legs.
Schwartz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nasos wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwartz's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebanij Nasos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nasos misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Nasos as Schwartz shoots in.
Nasos misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwartz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nasos to the mat! Nasos manages to get full guard.
Nasos wants to get back to his feet but Schwartz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schwartz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nasos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nasos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Schwartz is now in half guard.
Schwartz passes to full mount!
Nasos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schwartz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to pass to full mount but Nasos defends it.
Nasos is in trouble now - Schwartz has advanced to mount!
Schwartz has hold of Nasos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nasos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Schwartz avoids the attempt from Nasos to control.
Nasos is working to get back to half guard.
Schwartz looking to control but Nasos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nasos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasos is looking to escape.
Nasos tries to reverse the position but Schwartz maintains control.
Schwartz looking to control but Nasos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nasos looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasos is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwartz works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nasos can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schwartz trying to control but Nasos is having none of it.
Nasos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nasos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasos is looking to escape.
Nasos is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
Schwartz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Nasos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nasos shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nasos lands a high kick!
Nasos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwartz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nasos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nasos keeping moving, preventing Schwartz from controlling successfully.
Nasos wants to stand up but Schwartz is controlling him.
Nasos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schwartz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schwartz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasos is trying to control but Schwartz passes into side control!
Schwartz works to advance to full mount. Nasos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schwartz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nasos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nasos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nasos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nasos trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
Johann Schwartz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nasos passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nasos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schwartz has worked his arm free - good work by Schwartz!
Schwartz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schwartz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nasos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nasos's back!
Nasos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schwartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasos is trying to get back to his feet but Schwartz has full control of the position and if anything, Nasos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schwartz is cranking Nasos's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Nasos! He's tightened the choke and Nasos is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johann Schwartz!
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hype
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