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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Sayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Sayce looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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155 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathew Sayce! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sayce swats away the attempt to clinch by Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Sayce is having none of it. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Sayce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sayce keeps working. Sayce trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Sayce is refusing to be controlled, as Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew sits in half guard. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stops Sayce from getting back to his feet.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is tying to control. Sayce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sayce shoots in but no luck this time. Sayce looks to clinch and Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew counters with a one-two to the body. Sayce looks gassed! 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! Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails in his attempt to clinch. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew moves into the clinch. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sayce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a nice cross. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably and Sayce counters with a two punch combo. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is looking to clinch. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. No joy there for Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Sayce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sayce. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sayce tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sayce uses the opportunity to regain full guard. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sayce is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew showed some decent athleticism there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sayce defending well though. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sayce on the ground. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Sayce trying to hold on to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's head to control him but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew postures up.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to stand up but Sayce is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sayce looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sayce wants to improve his position but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. It looks like Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is going to stand back up.
Sayce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Sayce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Sayce moves out of range.
That's four 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. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Sayce both land. Nice combination. Sayce fails with the takedown. Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Sayce. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails in his attempt to clinch. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew dodges the punch combination from Sayce.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stuffs the takedown. Sayce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayce has his takedown stuffed and Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sayce's guard. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew drops back looking for a leg! Sayce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sayce manages to kick Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew off! Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew jumps back into Sayce's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sayce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayce swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails to land the takedown. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayce swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Sayce moves out of range. Sayce connects with a body shot. Sayce tries to clinch but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is having none of it. Sayce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew counters with a shoot takedown. Sayce fights it but they end up in guard. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Sayce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Sayce prevents Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew trying to control from the bottom.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew strikes from the bottom but Sayce uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to bench press Sayce off him but Sayce keeps the position. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to get back to his feet but Sayce is dominant here and he's now got Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's back! Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew holding both Sayce 's hands and preventing any damage. Sayce throwing wild punches that miss their target. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is in bad spot here.
Sayce lands shots from the back. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sayce.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is in bad spot here.
Sayce has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is in real trouble here. Sayce gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is tapping out! Sayce wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mathew Sayce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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