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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayero Sankuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Flashpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashpants has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ayero Sankuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddy Flashpants!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankuno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flashpants circles away.
Flashpants throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sankuno.
Flashpants keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flashpants scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flashpants misses with a wild body shot.
Flashpants looks gassed!
No joy there for Flashpants, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flashpants takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sankuno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flashpants swivels and escapes.
Flashpants misses with a body shot.
Eddy Flashpants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Flashpants.
Flashpants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Sankuno or perhaps it was just good defense by Flashpants which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayero Sankuno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sankuno throws a nice looking combination but Flashpants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flashpants cracks Sankuno with an open hand slap.
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!
Sankuno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashpants tries to clinch but Sankuno is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashpants will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sankuno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sankuno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sankuno slows the pace down in half guard.
Sankuno looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flashpants wants to get back to his feet.
Sankuno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sankuno is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankuno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flashpants's head.
Sankuno is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sankuno not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankuno is trying to control the action in half guard but Flashpants is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sankuno slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ayero Sankuno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sankuno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sankuno controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankuno slips a nice elbow through Flashpants's hands, connecting with Flashpants's forehead.
Sankuno slows the pace down in half guard.
Sankuno throwing shots but Flashpants is blocking nicely.
Sankuno is taking a breather. Flashpants says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sankuno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayero Sankuno dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flashpants misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Flashpants misses.
Sankuno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flashpants's sensitive parts.
Flashpants misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sankuno counters with a good low kick that Flashpants was not able to check.
Sankuno scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sankuno content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sankuno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flashpants defending well though.
Sankuno is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flashpants defends it well.
Sankuno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankuno is looking to take a break and control but Flashpants is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ayero Sankuno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Flashpants tries to bum rush Sankuno with a series of wild strikes but Sankuno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flashpants misses with a combination
and Sankuno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sankuno controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankuno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sankuno passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Flashpants is trying to get back to his feet.
Sankuno taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ayero Sankuno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Flashpants throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sankuno.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sankuno.
Sankuno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sankuno showed some decent athleticism there.
Sankuno thows a huge punch but Flashpants dodges it nicely.
Ayero Sankuno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashpants is staying active underneath Sankuno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flashpants wants to get back to his feet.
Flashpants is not content to let Sankuno control the position.
Sankuno works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sankuno controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayero Sankuno 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!
Sankuno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankuno shoots in and bounces Flashpants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sankuno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sankuno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sankuno 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sankuno wants to pass the guard but Flashpants is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sankuno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sankuno advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sankuno seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Flashpants for as long as he can get away with.
Sankuno working the ground and pound.
Flashpants wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Flashpants is not content to let Sankuno control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sankuno staying calm.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ayero Sankuno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Flashpants swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sankuno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flashpants's guard.
Sankuno pushing down on Flashpants's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sankuno stalling.
Flashpants looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankuno is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flashpants doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sankuno.
Sankuno wants to take a breather but Flashpants is having none of it.
Flashpants tries to roll over but Sankuno keeps him under control.
Flashpants has hold of Sankuno's hands but Sankuno slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sankuno perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Flashpants avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sankuno.
Sankuno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sankuno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flashpants can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sankuno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flashpants's head.
Eddy Flashpants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sankuno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sankuno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Sankuno is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ayero Sankuno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sankuno 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayero Sankuno!
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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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