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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Emilaninako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puiu Micu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilaninako's entrance music is Highway to Hell by AC/DC. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Emilaninako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puiu Micu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emilaninako checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emilaninako tries to close the distance and clinch but Micu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emilaninako throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emilaninako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emilaninako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micu tries to keep at a distance but Emilaninako has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emilaninako landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emilaninako prevents the takedown attempt.
Emilaninako pulls guard effortlessly.
Emilaninako manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Micu manages to get himself to full guard.
Micu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emilaninako is controlling him.
Emilaninako decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Micu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emilaninako paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emilaninako tries for a takedown but Micu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilaninako dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Micu. That did some damage!
Emilaninako fails with the takedown.
Emilaninako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micu gets a takedown into half guard.
Emilaninako looking for submissions off his back.
Emilaninako preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Emilaninako missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micu working over Emilaninako with some ground and pound. Emilaninako looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emilaninako gets back to full guard.
Emilaninako trying to keep a closed guard but Micu is proving a slippery customer.
Emilaninako looking for a sweep. Not yet Emilaninako, not yet.
Emilaninako controls Micu momentarily but Micu frees himself.
Micu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Micu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emilaninako. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Micu wants to stand but Emilaninako has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Micu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emilaninako trying to keep a closed guard but Micu is proving a slippery customer.
Micu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Micu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Micu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emilaninako is looking for a triangle but Micu pushes his legs off easily.
Emilaninako is breathing heavily.
Emilaninako is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Micu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Emilaninako is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Micu, into his guard.
Emilaninako trying to control but Micu is working from the bottom.
Micu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emilaninako distracts Micu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Micu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emilaninako's guard.
Micu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Micu scoring with some ground and pound.
Emilaninako is trying to keep Micu in close.
Micu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emilaninako is really struggling to control Micu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Emilaninako avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emilaninako is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Micu is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Emilaninako will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emilaninako lands a head kick!
Emilaninako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emilaninako throws a head kick that Micu semi-blocks.
Derek Emilaninako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Emilaninako.
Micu misses with a takedown attempt
and Emilaninako counters with a good low kick that Micu was not able to check.
Emilaninako lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emilaninako moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micu is breathing heavily.
Emilaninako wants to clinch.
Micu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Derek Emilaninako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilaninako lets loose with a powerful body kick. Micu will feel that in the morning.
Micu tries to clinch up but Emilaninako circles away and keeps his distance.
Micu darts in trying to clinch
and Emilaninako counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Emilaninako.
Micu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Emilaninako prevents it.
Emilaninako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Micu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emilaninako looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Emilaninako manages to work his way to half guard, despite Micu's best efforts.
Emilaninako wants to get back to his feet.
Emilaninako has one foot on Micu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilaninako forces Micu back against the cage and clinches.
Emilaninako manages to break the clinch.
Emilaninako throws a front kick that sends Micu stumbling back into the cage.
Emilaninako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micu swinging wildly here.
Emilaninako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emilaninako closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emilaninako taking a breather.
Emilaninako manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micu with a lazy takedown attempt
so Emilaninako counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Derek Emilaninako has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puiu Micu.
Emilaninako passes Micu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Micu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Emilaninako stops Micu from getting back to his feet.
Emilaninako working the head and body with strikes.
Emilaninako works his way into full mount!
Emilaninako with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Micu regains half guard.
Emilaninako works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Micu is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Micu throws a strike off his back but Emilaninako has locked in an arm triangle as a counter!! Micu gives up his back to escape but now Emilaninako has transitioned to a rear naked choke! That looks tight - Micu has tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Derek Emilaninako!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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