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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 7251 p4p, 447 weight class) and Donatello Giovanni (ranked 23795 p4p, 453 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
27
150 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donatello Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Potter wants to clinch up but Giovanni keeps it at a distance.
Potter drives through with a takedown into Giovanni's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Potter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potter has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Potter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Potter takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Potter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni wants to stand up but Potter is controlling him.
Potter passes Giovanni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giovanni has hold of Potter's hands but Potter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter content to control rather than advance.
Giovanni has hold of Potter's hands but Potter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Potter in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giovanni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Giovanni is trying to stand up here but Potter is controlling him well.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giovanni keeps working.
Giovanni is looking to improve his position.
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.
Giovanni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Potter connects with a nice short shot to Giovanni's temple.
Potter lands strikes from half guard.
Potter not doing much here.
Giovanni strikes from the bottom but Potter passes into mount!
Potter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Giovanni is surviving well by controlling Potter's body position as best he can.
Potter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter controlling his opponent.
Potter with good strikes from the mount here!
Giovanni can't escape the position.
Potter has isolated one of Giovanni's arms. Giovanni looking to fight him off but Potter twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Potter!
A relieved looking Harry Potter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Donatello Giovanni stepped up to the mic, saying 'Really?'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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