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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serrano has chosen ACCEPT - Teutonic Terror as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demarcus Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demarcus Potts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Serrano. That's going to slow Potts down.
Potts wants to clinch up but Serrano keeps it at a distance.
Serrano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potts looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Serrano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Potts shoots in looking for a takedown but Serrano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Serrano feints the counter takedown.
Serrano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Potts.
Serrano throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potts moves out of range of the body kick.
Potts clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potts pushes Serrano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Serrano tries to circle away but Potts has him pinned against the cage.
Potts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potts closes the distance and clinches.
Serrano managing to block the knees to the body from Potts.
Potts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Serrano just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarcus Potts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serrano tries to break free but Potts pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano tries to break free but Potts pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano avoiding damage as Potts throws knees to the body.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch but Potts keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serrano's efforts to push away.
Potts has Serrano pressed against the cage, preventing Serrano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serrano.
Potts taking a breather.
Serrano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Potts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Potts taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch but Potts keeps him there for the moment.
Potts gets control of Serrano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Potts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Serrano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Serrano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Potts's guard.
Potts will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potts controlling the position.
Serrano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Potts's guard.
Potts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Potts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Potts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Potts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Potts 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.
Potts goes for a double leg but Serrano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Serrano continues to drive forward.
Potts pushes Serrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Serrano working hard to break the clinch.
Serrano is trying to push Potts away but Potts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potts has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Serrano uses from the top position.
Serrano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Serrano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Potts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Serrano has managed to get both his arms back between Potts's legs - danger averted.
Potts has his feet on Serrano's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potts blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potts forces Serrano back against the cage and clinches.
Potts tries to pull guard but Serrano won't allow it.
Potts slows down the pace here.
Serrano tries to break the clinch but Potts is controlling the position.
Potts landing knees to the body.
Potts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Potts is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Serrano is looking to break free of the clinch but Potts has double underhooks.
Potts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serrano can do to turn this around?
Serrano is trying to force a seperation but Potts has the dominant position.
Potts missing with knees to the body.
Potts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potts swings wildly with an uppercut but Serrano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potts effectively controlling the action here.
Serrano is trying to break the clinch but Potts has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potts pulls guard successfully.
Potts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard.
Potts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potts 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.
Serrano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potts is controlling him.
Potts drops back looking for a leg! Serrano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serrano manages to kick Potts off! Potts jumps back into Serrano's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potts drops back looking for a leg! Serrano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serrano manages to kick Potts off! Potts jumps back into Serrano's guard.
Potts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potts drops back looking for a leg! Serrano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serrano manages to kick Potts off! Potts jumps back into Serrano's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Potts dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Potts instigates a clinch.
Serrano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potts fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potts pulls guard.
Potts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Serrano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Potts looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Serrano is defending well. Potts quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Serrano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Potts celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demarcus Potts!
The defeated Clovis Serrano had this to say: '“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
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hype
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mgr
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