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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iti Malia (ranked 1237 p4p, 170 weight class) and Carl Sweetchuck (ranked 2128 p4p, 272 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Iti Malia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Iti Malia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 cm
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175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iti Malia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Sweetchuck! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Malia gets tackled into the cage by Sweetchuck. Sweetchuck maintains the clinch. Sweetchuck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Sweetchuck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malia's guard. Malia is trying to control the position but Sweetchuck postures up. Sweetchuck forces his way into half guard. Malia tries to roll over but Sweetchuck keeps him under control. Sweetchuck works his way into full mount! A nice elbow there by Sweetchuck. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sweetchuck prevents Malia from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sweetchuck wants to control the pace but Malia is squirming around nicely. Sweetchuck with the ground and pound from mount. Sweetchuck misses with a head shot. Malia is trying desperately to improve position. Sweetchuck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Malia because Sweetchuck loaded up on that one. Sweetchuck lands a couple of good shots and Malia has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Sweetchuck misses with punches from the back. Malia avoids the strikes from Sweetchuck. Sweetchuck thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Sweetchuck is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Malia up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sweetchuck has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Malia. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Even with his hooks in, Sweetchuck manages to miss with strikes from the back. Malia covering up well under a barage of strikes. Malia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sweetchuck on the ground. Sweetchuck throwing sloppy strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sweetchuck has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Sweetchuck is looking for the choke from the back position but Malia is controlling his hands well. Malia is really stuck here.
Malia is working hard here to advance position. Sweetchuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Malia is covering up but some of the strikes from Sweetchuck are getting through and doing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sweetchuck is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Malia has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Sweetchuck has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Malia taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Sweetchuck doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carl Sweetchuck! After winning the bout, Carl Sweetchuck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
45% |
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