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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zean Sandrof (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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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sidney Garcia!
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, Zean Sandrof!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandrof tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia darts in and clinches Sandrof up against the cage.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandrof ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Sandrof. Sandrof maintains the clinch.
Garcia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sandrof up against the cage.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandrof fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandrof 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.
Sandrof missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandrof stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Sandrof trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sandrof wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Sandrof seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia stalling.
Sandrof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandrof should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Sandrof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandrof closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Sandrof is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandrof is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sandrof trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Sandrof keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandrof thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandrof closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garcia did well to prevent Sandrof getting side control.
Sandrof lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandrof seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zean Sandrof dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sandrof drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sandrof trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Sandrof tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandrof's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandrof trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Sandrof throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandrof decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sandrof is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Sandrof is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia has a hand on Sandrof's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sandrof takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandrof working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Garcia is doing well to defend. Sandrof seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Garcia is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zean Sandrof!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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