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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borracho The Mastodon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosi Sayas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayas has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borracho The Mastodon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yosi Sayas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mastodon wants to clinch up but Sayas keeps it at a distance.
Sayas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Mastodon darts in and clinches Sayas up against the cage.
Sayas prevents the takedown attempt.
The Mastodon stalls.
The Mastodon pushes Sayas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Mastodon breaks the clinch.
The Mastodon circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sayas drops to the canvas, hurt badly! The Mastodon follows Sayas to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borracho The Mastodon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maggan Sors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Foka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miroslav Foka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maggan Sors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Foka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sors.
Sors throws a series of punches but Foka avoids them all with ease.
Foka slips a jab and a cross from Sors.
Sors misses with a double jab.
Foka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Foka prevents Sors from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sors is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foka is controlling him well.
Sors tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Foka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sors trying desperately to get to his feet.
Foka controlling the position easily from mount.
Sors keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foka looking to control but Sors is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Foka landing punches.
Sors is desperately trying to improve his position but Foka has a good base and remains in mount.
Sors trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sors is breathing heavily.
Foka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foka prevents Sors from getting the reversal.
Foka working the ground and pound effectively.
Foka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foka with shots to the head and body - Sors looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sors wants to get back to his feet.
Foka is landing with some decent strikes but Sors is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foka landing shots from mount.
Foka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sors takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sors tries to reverse the position but Foka maintains control.
Sors takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foka is landing with some decent strikes but Sors is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sors really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sors is trying to stand.
Sors is working to get back to half guard.
Sors is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sors tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foka dominating with strikes here.
Foka trying to control but Sors is having none of it.
Sors in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sors's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Foka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sors is trying to stand up.
Foka wants to control the pace but Sors is squirming around nicely.
Sors is trying to stand up.
Foka controlling from mount.
Foka looking to finish Sors with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sors!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foka controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Foka.
Foka trying to control but Sors is having none of it.
Sors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sors is working to get back to half guard.
Sors trying desperately to get to his feet.
Foka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sors wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Foka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left and a right from Sors both land. Nice combination.
Foka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sors. Sors gets slowly back to his feet.
Sors lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sors is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sors 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.
Foka working the ground and pound.
Foka advances nicely into full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sors taking shots to the head.
Foka controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foka looking to finish Sors with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sors!
Foka landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foka controlling the position easily from mount.
Foka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sors is rocked!
Foka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Foka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sors can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foka breaks from Sors's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Sors is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sors seems to have got his legs back now.
Sors is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foka working Sors over with strikes here.
Sors is working to get back to half guard.
Sors wants to control but Foka is having none of it.
Sors is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foka lands a big elbow.
Sors is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foka lands a heavy elbow.
Foka won't let Sors get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sors is looking to get to half guard.
Miroslav Foka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sors is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Foka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sors is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Foka lands a big shot there that rocks Sors but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foka working the ground and pound effectively.
Sors keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sors is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Foka controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foka lands a heavy elbow.
Foka content just to control the position here.
Sors taking shots to the head.
Sors tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sors is desperately trying to improve his position but Foka has a good base and remains in mount.
Foka raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Maggan Sors has been cut.
Sors's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Foka working the ground and pound effectively.
Maggan Sors's cut is getting worse.
Sors is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foka with a couple of short strikes.
Maggan Sors's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Foka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Foka breaks from Sors's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Maggan Sors's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maggan Sors's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miroslav Foka!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle KIckers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Blozhenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grisha Blozhenko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 St Petersburg, Kalle KIckers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grisha Blozhenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - KIckers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blozhenko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blozhenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
KIckers instigates a clinch.
KIckers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for KIckers.
KIckers lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Grisha Blozhenko has been cut.
Blozhenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. KIckers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blozhenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
KIckers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KIckers scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from KIckers.
Knees in the clinch landing for KIckers.
KIckers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
KIckers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
KIckers lands a knee to the body.
Blozhenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
KIckers landing knees to the head.
Blozhenko is rocked!
KIckers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blozhenko is still on wobbly legs! Can KIckers finish him?
KIckers has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Blozhenko - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from KIckers, and another! Blozhenko is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kalle KIckers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajun Cajun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rajun Cajun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cajun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Power is kicking away at Cajun from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Cajun grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Power trying to push Cajun off... Power taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Rajun Cajun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sallah Alcoubra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edge Yota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sallah Alcoubra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edge Yota!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcoubra throws a head kick that Yota semi-blocks.
Yota looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alcoubra lands with a hook. Yota tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yota is rocked!
Alcoubra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yota is still on wobbly legs! Can Alcoubra finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcoubra moves in close and cracks Yota with a massive right hand! Yota, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the cavas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Alcoubra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sallah Alcoubra!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hoogachunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Hoogachunga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evgeni Novikov's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Novikov!
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, Fred Hoogachunga!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoogachunga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Novikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Novikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Novikov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Novikov throws a low kick, looking for Hoogachunga's leg but Hoogachunga calmly moves out of range.
Novikov throws a leg kick but Hoogachunga checks it.
Novikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoogachunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Novikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoogachunga tries to clinch there but Novikov circles away.
Novikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Novikov.
Nice takedown defense from Novikov. No joy for Hoogachunga on that attempt.
Fred Hoogachunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoogachunga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Novikov managing to block the knees to the body from Hoogachunga.
Hoogachunga misses with a knee to the head.
Hoogachunga tries to pull guard but Novikov won't allow it.
Evgeni Novikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Hoogachunga.
Hoogachunga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoogachunga has clasped his hands together around Novikov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Novikov regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoogachunga tries to pass to full mount but Novikov defends it.
Novikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoogachunga trying to pass the guard but Novikov defending well.
Novikov is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hoogachunga pulls his head out easily.
Hoogachunga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Novikov tries to get to full guard but Hoogachunga has control of the leg.
Novikov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Novikov working for a triangle but Hoogachunga defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoogachunga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Novikov keeping moving, preventing Hoogachunga from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoogachunga looks gassed!
Novikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoogachunga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Novikov pushes a forearm under Hoogachunga's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hoogachunga is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeni Novikov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frbleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Frbleson's choice of entrance music: Ualuealuealeuale. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Granite 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasa Gusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Frbleson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusi shoots in looking for a takedown. Frbleson tries to sprawl out of it but Gusi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frbleson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gusi fails with a takedown attempt.
Frbleson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gusi backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Frbleson. No joy for Gusi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gusi shoots in for a double leg but Frbleson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gusi is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Gusi or perhaps it was just good defense by Frbleson which made him look bad.
Frbleson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gusi shoots in for a double leg but Frbleson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frbleson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusi.
Gusi takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut.
Frbleson lands a left and a right that sends Gusi crashing to the canvas! Frbleson dives into mount looking to finish!
Gusi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frbleson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gusi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oh Gusi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frbleson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gusi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gusi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi stops Frbleson from passing to mount.
Gusi is trying to get back to half guard.
Frbleson working away.
Frbleson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gusi some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frbleson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gusi to his feet.
Frbleson misses with a body kick.
Frbleson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gusi shoots in but no luck this time.
Frbleson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frbleson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Frbleson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi is looking to break free of the clinch but Frbleson has double underhooks.
Frbleson is working Gusi over against the cage.
Gusi jumps guard but Frbleson stands there with Gusi around his waist. Gusi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frbleson manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Frbleson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frbleson throws a series of strikes that have Gusi backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frbleson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gusi tries to clinch up
and Frbleson counters with a nice body kick.
Frbleson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gusi sprawling to the canvas. Frbleson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gusi hang on?
Frbleson is working for a kimura but Gusi is defending it quite comfortably.
Frbleson prevents Gusi from improving his position.
Frbleson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gusi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frbleson thows a huge punch but Gusi dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frbleson is tying to control. Gusi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gusi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frbleson is working away from the top position though.
Gusi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Frbleson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gusi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frbleson postures up.
Frbleson wants to pass the guard but Gusi is keeping the position.
Frbleson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gusi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frbleson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gusi controlling the position.
Frbleson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gusi has locked up a guillotine! Gusi's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Frbleson is holding on here and Gusi must be using up a lot of energy. Frbleson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gusi gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sasa Gusi!
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