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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson has chosen Laurent Wolf - No Stress as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
14 - 8 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Lakovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakovic throws a right hand that misses
and Emerson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lakovic throws a looping overhand right but Emerson ducks down to avoid it.
Lakovic throws a looping overhand right but Emerson ducks down to avoid it.
Lakovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lakovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lakovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Emerson is pushing down on Lakovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lakovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Emerson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emerson is working away from the top position though.
Emerson wants to pass the guard but Lakovic is defending well.
Lakovic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lakovic is squirming around, avoiding Emerson's attempts to control the action.
Lakovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emerson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lakovic is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lakovic wants to hold on but Emerson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emerson prevents Lakovic from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lakovic misses with a hook to the body
and Emerson counters with a straight right hand.
Emerson throws the left hand but Lakovic avoids the punch easily.
Lakovic feints and then cracks Emerson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emerson down.
Lakovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emerson is out of range and Lakovic settles back down.
Emerson shoots in but Lakovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lakovic throws out a leg kick but Emerson moves out of range and Lakovic only half commits.
Emerson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Lakovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emerson doesn't seem phased though.
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 Sasha Lakovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lakovic throws a low kick, looking for Emerson's leg but Emerson calmly moves out of range.
Emerson ducks under a wild hook from Lakovic.
Emerson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emerson lands with a shot to the body.
Lakovic keeps Emerson at a distance using the push kick.
Lakovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emerson looks to land a combination but Lakovic avoids it well.
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emerson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lakovic staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakovic. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Lakovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lakovic throws a wild body kick that Emerson sees coming a mile off.
Emerson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lakovic. Lakovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Lakovic lands a nice hook to Emerson's body. Emerson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lakovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lakovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Emerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lakovic lands with a straight right. Emerson didn't see that one coming.
Lakovic sizes up Emerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lakovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lakovic.
Emerson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Gabriel Emerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakovic misses the shot to the body.
Emerson loads up on a big right hand but Lakovic slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic staying out of range there.
Lakovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emerson throws out the jab.
Lakovic throws a low kick but Emerson avoids it.
Sasha Lakovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emerson misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lakovic throws out a loose jab but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasha Lakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emerson throws an off balance right hand
and Lakovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emerson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lakovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emerson is breathing heavily.
Lakovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakovic looking to control but Emerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lakovic controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson tries to lock up and control but Lakovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lakovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lakovic swings for the body but Emerson moves out of range.
Lakovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emerson counters with a straight right hand.
Lakovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emerson's calf.
Sasha Lakovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Emerson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emerson ducks right into an uppercut from Lakovic.
Emerson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lakovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Emerson shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Lakovic.
Emerson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic misses with an uppercut.
Lakovic throws a leg kick but Emerson checks it.
Lakovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emerson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakovic. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakovic throws a right hand that misses
and Emerson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lakovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lakovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lakovic thuds his shin into the meat of Emerson's side.
Lakovic thuds his right hand into Emerson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic throws a looping overhand right but Emerson ducks down to avoid it.
Emerson throws a right and a left that Lakovic avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lakovic. That's going to slow Emerson down.
Emerson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lakovic.
Lakovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lakovic misses with a straight left.
Emerson misses the shot to the body.
Emerson moves out of range of the leg kick from Lakovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emerson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lakovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lakovic throws a head kick that misses.
Emerson looks for a takedown but Lakovic sprawls well.
Lakovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lakovic misses the target.
Lakovic throws a low kick but Emerson avoids it.
Lakovic cracks Emerson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emerson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lakovic can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emerson.
Lakovic misses with a body shot.
Emerson checks a leg kick nicely.
Lakovic misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lakovic.
Emerson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emerson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lakovic misses with a hook
and Emerson counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Lakovic misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lakovic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lakovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lakovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Emerson.
Emerson looks to land a right hand but Lakovic moved out of range.
Emerson moves out of range of the body kick.
Lakovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emerson on the side of the head.
Lakovic staying out of range there.
Emerson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emerson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic tries to work over Emerson's front leg with a kick but Emerson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson moves out of range as Lakovic throws a body kick.
Emerson fails to land the takedown.
Lakovic lands a nice hook to Emerson's body. Emerson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lakovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lakovic slips a straight right by Emerson.
Lakovic scores with a nice head shot.
Emerson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lakovic's hands.
Lakovic misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson slips a straight right by Lakovic.
Lakovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lakovic throws a head kick but Emerson moves out of range.
Lakovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lakovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emerson moves away.
Emerson dives in and grabs Lakovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lakovic pushes down on Emerson's head and hops out.
Lakovic misses the jab.
Lakovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emerson.
Lakovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic thuds a left hand into Emerson's body.
Lakovic swings widly with a right hand
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emerson misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Emerson blocks the leg kick.
Lakovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lakovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakovic throws a wild body kick that Emerson sees coming a mile off.
Emerson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lakovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emerson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lakovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lakovic trying to keep a closed guard but Emerson is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sasha Lakovic.
Lakovic lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lakovic had his way with Gabriel Emerson in that round.
That's time! Lakovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Emerson throws a hook but Lakovic blocks it.
Emerson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lakovic slips under a jab from Emerson.
Lakovic cracks Emerson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lakovic, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Emerson.
Lakovic misses with a body shot.
Lakovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lakovic throws out the jab.
Lakovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emerson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson blocks a head kick by Lakovic.
Emerson throws a big shot that misses.
Lakovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emerson loads up on a big right hand but Lakovic slips the punch.
Emerson ducks under a wild hook from Lakovic.
Lakovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emerson can do to turn this around?
Emerson defending well as Lakovic loads up on a big left hand.
Lakovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakovic misses with a body kick.
Emerson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lakovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses the jab.
Lakovic tries to land a leg kick but Emerson saw it coming and moves away.
Lakovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Emerson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lakovic - the referee stops the clock and Emerson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lakovic. Emerson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lakovic connects with the punch.
Lakovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Sasha Lakovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lakovic takes a swing at Emerson's ribcage but misses.
Lakovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Lakovic there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lakovic misses.
Emerson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lakovic.
Lakovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lakovic with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Emerson.
Emerson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lakovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lakovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Emerson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lakovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emerson is out of range.
Emerson throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic connects with a leg kick. Emerson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lakovic.
Emerson checks a leg kick.
Emerson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lakovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lakovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Lakovic swings widly with a right hand
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lakovic.
Gabriel Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lakovic lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Lakovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lakovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Sasha Lakovic!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Sasha Lakovic!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Sasha Lakovic!
Sasha Lakovic wins by unanimous decision!
Sasha Lakovic retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sasha Lakovic thanked [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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