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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexington comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. Denis Freire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Sexington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Freire!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire tries to keep at a distance but Sexington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freire looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Freire keeps control of Sexington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freire is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sexington is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Freire to the mat. Freire regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sexington stands up over Freire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sexington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Freire is controlling Sexington's posture.
Sexington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sexington trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
Sexington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sexington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freire manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sexington has Freire in his guard.
Freire stopping the sweep attempt from Sexington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexington has control of Freire's left arm, preventing Freire from doing any damage.
Sexington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freire manages to get himself to full guard.
Sexington wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Sexington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sexington passes Freire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sexington trying to control from half guard but Freire is working away.
Sexington stalling.
Freire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sexington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Chad Sexington just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sexington 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.
Sexington wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Sexington is really struggling to control Freire but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sexington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sexington passes Freire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexington in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Freire tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sexington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Sexington!
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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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RATING
33% |
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