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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Espresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espresso has chosen Puttin' it down like its 1987! as his entrance music. Double Espresso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yago Maia's chin.
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yago Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Double Espresso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espresso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Espresso slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.
Espresso slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.
Espresso is taking a breather. Maia 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.
Espresso is looking to advance position but Maia won't allow it.
Espresso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Espresso prevents Maia from improving his position.
Maia trying to control but Espresso postures up.
Espresso drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Espresso lands with a punch from half guard.
Espresso perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Espresso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Espresso.
Espresso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Maia taking some punishment here, with Espresso in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espresso scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maia is rocked!
Espresso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh Maia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Espresso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Espresso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Espresso is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
Maia seems to have got his legs back now.
Maia actively working from the bottom here.
Espresso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Espresso working the head and body with strikes.
Espresso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Espresso seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Espresso.
Espresso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espresso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Espresso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Espresso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Espresso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maia taking some punishment here, with Espresso in his half guard.
Espresso controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia is refusing to be controlled, as Espresso sits in half guard.
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Espresso is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
Espresso is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maia!
Espresso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Espresso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Espresso raining down shots from the mount!
Espresso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maia?
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Espresso controlling from the full mount.
Espresso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Espresso raining down shots from the mount!
Maia is bucking up trying to escape but Espresso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maia is bucking up trying to escape but Espresso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espresso loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Maia scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Espresso land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Espresso stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Double Espresso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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