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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall comes to the cage accompanied by Stairway to Heaven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson Recall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chem Spaletti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall throws a head kick that misses.
And Spaletti tries to counter it with a takedown but Recall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spaletti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall misses with a low kick.
Recall throws a head kick but Spaletti moves out of range.
Spaletti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Recall throws a sloppy head kick
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Spaletti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Recall wants to stand and escape but Spaletti is having none of it.
Recall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaletti is staying active underneath Recall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spaletti taking some punishment here, with Recall in his half guard.
Spaletti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Recall controlling the action here.
Recall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spaletti is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spaletti defending well though.
Recall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Recall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Recall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Spaletti is pressing down on Recall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've been hearing that Recall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Recall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Spaletti is proving hard to escape from.
Recall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Recall throws a strike but Spaletti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spaletti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recall is keeping the position for now.
Recall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spaletti on the ground.
Spaletti trying to move into half guard but instead Recall has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Recall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Recall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spaletti, up you get!
Recall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Recall misses with a double jab
and Spaletti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Recall pushes Spaletti off and gets back to his feet.
Recall tries to score with a low kick but Spaletti moves his leg out of the way.
Recall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spaletti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Recall misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Spaletti tries to counter it with a takedown but Recall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Recall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recall catches Spaletti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Recall throws a head kick that misses.
Spaletti feints the counter takedown.
Recall throws a lazy uppercut
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
Recall pushes Spaletti off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Recall is predictable there
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
Spaletti trying to control but Recall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson Recall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Recall misses
and Spaletti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Recall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Recall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spaletti is one step ahead there.
Spaletti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Recall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Recall has escaped and now he's on top!
Spaletti looking for a sweep. Not yet Spaletti, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall wants to stand but Spaletti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spaletti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spaletti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Recall's guard.
Recall wants to stand but Spaletti is controlling the position.
Recall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spaletti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Recall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Recall has escaped and now he's on top!
Recall stands up over Spaletti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanson Recall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti keeping full guard, as Recall tries to pass.
Spaletti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Recall manages to get himself to full guard.
Spaletti looking to pass the guard.
Recall keeping moving, preventing Spaletti from controlling successfully.
Spaletti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spaletti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Recall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti 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.
Recall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spaletti can do to turn this around?
Recall keeping moving, preventing Spaletti from controlling successfully.
Recall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spaletti's guard.
Recall stopping the sweep attempt from Spaletti.
Spaletti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Recall's guard.
Spaletti wants to control from the top but Recall keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti looking to sit in guard and control but Recall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Recall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Recall stands up over Spaletti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spaletti looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Recall is defending well. Spaletti quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Recall has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Spaletti celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chem Spaletti!
In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.
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RATING
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