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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tsuyoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjay Dutt (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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135 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Nick Tsuyoi!
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, Sanjay Dutt!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuyoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutt.
Dutt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Dutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dutt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuyoi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuyoi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dutt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dutt throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuyoi moves out of range easily.
Dutt tries to land a front kick but Tsuyoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsuyoi stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dutt stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsuyoi. Tsuyoi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutt fails to land the takedown.
Nick Tsuyoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanjay Dutt.
Dutt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tsuyoi.
Tsuyoi scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuyoi rushes Dutt and presses him up against the cage.
Dutt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dutt tries to pull guard but Tsuyoi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tsuyoi is struggling to control the position.
Tsuyoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutt swinging wildly here.
Dutt darts in and clinches Tsuyoi up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tsuyoi wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsuyoi as Dutt tries to tie him up.
Dutt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dutt has had enough of the clinch but Tsuyoi keeps him there for the moment.
Tsuyoi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tsuyoi is working for takedown but Dutt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tsuyoi pulls guard effortlessly.
Dutt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dutt is aware though and is defending well.
Tsuyoi looking for a guillotine here but Dutt defends easily.
Tsuyoi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tsuyoi is breathing heavily.
Dutt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dutt pulls Tsuyoi in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuyoi stopping the sweep attempt from Dutt.
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.
Dutt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tsuyoi forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tsuyoi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Tsuyoi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tsuyoi slaps away a takedown attempt from Dutt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dutt shoots in looking for a takedown. Tsuyoi tries to sprawl out of it but Dutt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tsuyoi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsuyoi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dutt's waist but Dutt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsuyoi off to one side.
Tsuyoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dutt. That did some damage!
Dutt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Tsuyoi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuyoi fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsuyoi defends it nicely.
Nick Tsuyoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanjay Dutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsuyoi misses with a takedown attempt - Dutt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dutt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dutt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tsuyoi sneaks out the side door and pushes Dutt away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Tsuyoi darts in looking for a takedown but Dutt gets double underhooks and turns Tsuyoi into the cage.
Dutt gets tackled into the cage by Tsuyoi. Tsuyoi maintains the clinch.
Tsuyoi breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutt darts in looking for a takedown but Tsuyoi gets double underhooks and turns Dutt into the cage.
Tsuyoi fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsuyoi shoots in for a takedown but Dutt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dutt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tsuyoi as he jumps to the side.
Nick Tsuyoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutt closes the distance and pushes Tsuyoi back into the cage.
Dutt manages to break the clinch.
Tsuyoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutt wants to clinch up but Tsuyoi keeps it at a distance.
Tsuyoi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dutt manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoi has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dutt.
Tsuyoi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dutt pinned against the cage. Dutt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dutt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsuyoi swivels and escapes.
Dutt instigates a clinch.
Dutt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dutt lands a takedown into guard.
Tsuyoi wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tsuyoi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsuyoi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dutt, which made it look bad.
Tsuyoi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tsuyoi pushes Dutt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tsuyoi connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tsuyoi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Tsuyoi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuyoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dutt tries to clinch up.
Tsuyoi tries to counter with a takedown but Dutt is quick to defend against it.
Tsuyoi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dutt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dutt looking to sit in guard and control but Tsuyoi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dutt seems keen to control Tsuyoi's posture.
Nick Tsuyoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoi 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.
Dutt is looking for a triangle but Tsuyoi pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tsuyoi is controlling him.
Tsuyoi throwing strikes but missing.
Tsuyoi stands up from Dutt's guard - Tsuyoi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dutt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tsuyoi shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Dutt.
Tsuyoi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutt circles away.
Dutt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Tsuyoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuyoi has managed to clinch.
Tsuyoi wants a takedown.
Tsuyoi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dutt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tsuyoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsuyoi avoids it really well and circles away.
Dutt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsuyoi swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoi instigates a clinch.
Tsuyoi fails to pull guard.
Tsuyoi pulls guard successfully.
Tsuyoi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dutt manages to get himself to full guard.
Tsuyoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dutt can do to turn this around?
Dutt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tsuyoi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tsuyoi is looking to clinch.
Tsuyoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dutt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dutt is fending him off so far but Tsuyoi persists. Nope, Dutt circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsuyoi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Dutt does no damage.
Dutt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsuyoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuyoi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuyoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanjay Dutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Tsuyoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Tsuyoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsuyoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Nick Tsuyoi!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Nick Tsuyoi!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Nick Tsuyoi!
Nick Tsuyoi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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