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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allie Potratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Allie Potratz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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158 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allie Potratz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Potratz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potratz misses with a looping left.
Justice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Potratz.
Potratz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Potratz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Potratz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Potratz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potratz breaks from the clinch.
Potratz is looking to clinch.
Potratz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potratz is looking to land body kicks.
Potratz feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
A big left from Potratz misses.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice shoots in but Potratz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allie Potratz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Justice.
Justice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Justice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Potratz is trying to get back to half guard.
Justice throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Potratz to see if he's OK.
Potratz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potratz tries to bench press Justice off him but Justice keeps the position.
Potratz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Potratz tries to bench press Justice off him but Justice keeps the position.
Potratz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Justice presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Potratz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Justice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Potratz is looking to escape.
Potratz tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Potratz is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a heavy elbow.
Potratz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.
Justice controlling from the full mount.
Potratz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Potratz is squirming around, avoiding Justice's attempts to control the action.
Justice wants to finish this one by submission but Potratz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Justice.
Potratz really wants to buck Justice off and get back to his feet.
Potratz is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Justice.
Justice lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Justice.
Justice breaks from Potratz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Justice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Justice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potratz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Justice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Potratz is working to get back to half guard.
Potratz is breathing heavily.
Justice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Potratz is rocked!
Justice controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice lands with some strikes.
Oh Potratz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justice raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Potratz tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potratz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Potratz seems to have got his legs back now.
Potratz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Potratz swinging wilding here.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Potratz's shoulder, as Potratz tries to avoid the shot.
Potratz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justice backs up against the cage.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Potratz slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potratz moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Potratz wants to clinch.
Potratz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Allie Potratz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Justice.
Potratz is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potratz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Potratz misses with a knee to the head.
Potratz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potratz manages to break the clinch.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Potratz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potratz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Potratz.
Justice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Justice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potratz is trying to get back to full guard.
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Potratz wants to get back to full guard.
Potratz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Potratz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Justice!
Justice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potratz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Justice turns into him and now he's in Potratz's guard.
Potratz keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Potratz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Potratz controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself.
Potratz has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.
Justice prevents Potratz from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allie Potratz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Justice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Potratz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Justice seems to be looking for submissions.
Justice throwing shots but Potratz is blocking nicely.
Potratz is looking for a sweep. Justice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justice throwing shots but Potratz is blocking nicely.
Potratz tries to roll over but Justice keeps him under control.
Justice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justice thows a huge punch but Potratz dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice prevents Potratz from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potratz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Potratz sprawls well initially but Justice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Justice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potratz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potratz actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justice seems to be looking for submissions.
Justice is trying to control the action in half guard but Potratz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Potratz wants to control but Justice is keeping busy.
Justice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice stops Potratz from getting back to his feet.
Justice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potratz's head.
Justice is trying to control the action in half guard but Potratz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Potratz is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well.
Potratz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Justice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Potratz!
Potratz is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Justice extends the arm and Potratz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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