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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelling displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luiz.
Luiz tests Stelling 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luiz.
Luiz clinches up with Stelling and pushes him back against the cage.
Luiz has Stelling pressed against the cage, preventing Stelling from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stelling will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luiz up against the cage.
Stelling is trying to push Luiz away but Luiz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stelling tries to bum rush Luiz with a series of wild strikes but Luiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Luiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stelling doesn't seem phased though.
Stelling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Luiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stelling is looking to take a break and control but Luiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luiz wants to improve his position but Stelling is controlling well.
Luiz is looking to escape.
Stelling is trying to control the action in half guard but Luiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stelling gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Luiz misses with a double jab
and Stelling counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luiz!
Luiz is trying to control Stelling 's posture but Stelling avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelling throws an elbow but Luiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Luiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stelling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Luiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stelling in the domination position with Luiz hanging on.
Luiz is looking to regain half guard here but Stelling keeps moving and retains side control.
Luiz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stelling lands a left and a right that send Luiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Stelling thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Luiz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz throws a jab when Stelling was well out of range.
Stelling lands a hook that stumbles Luiz back into the cage. Stelling follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Luiz to the canvas! Stelling pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Luiz has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Stelling !
A very excited looking Jack Stelling made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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