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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zz Geto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Nazarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Andrey Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zz Geto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Geto shows good takedown defense.
Nazarov throws a series of punches but Geto avoids them all with ease.
Nazarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geto manages to avoid it.
Geto scores with a kick to the body.
Nazarov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Geto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nazarov throws a jab when Geto was well out of range.
Nazarov throws a shot from downtown. Geto moves away and avoids it.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geto.
Geto takes one to the chin there.
Geto misses with a straight right.
Geto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geto throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarov moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Geto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Nazarov or perhaps it was just good defense by Geto which made him look bad.
Nazarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geto.
Nazarov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Geto. Geto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Geto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nazarov misses with a body punch
and Geto counters with an inside leg kick.
Nazarov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geto but Geto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Geto catches Nazarov right on the button with a cross.
Geto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nazarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nazarov is trying to get an arm triangle but Geto is defending well.
Nazarov is breathing heavily.
Geto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Nazarov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Geto tries to buck Nazarov off but Nazarov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Geto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Geto is looking for a sweep.
Geto manages to get back to half guard.
Nazarov is stalling here. Geto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nazarov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Geto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Geto wants to control but Nazarov is keeping him busy.
Geto in side control, throwing shots but Nazarov defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nazarov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Geto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geto wants to stand but Nazarov has his arm trapped.
Geto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nazarov keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nazarov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazarov somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zz Geto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Geto thows a body shot but no joy.
Geto doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazarov circles away.
Geto connects with the punch.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Geto.
Nazarov throws the kick towards the body but Geto avoids it.
Nazarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Geto. No joy for Nazarov on that attempt.
Geto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nazarov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geto.
Nazarov misses with a body kick.
Zz Geto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarov shoots in but Geto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Geto.
Nazarov misses with a body kick.
Andrey Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Geto misses.
A slow jab from Nazarov misses its intended target.
Geto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zz Geto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geto misses the jab.
Nazarov misses with a hook. Geto ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Geto misses with a straight left.
Geto swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Geto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geto is fending him off so far but Nazarov persists. Nope, Geto circles away and we're back to standing.
Geto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Geto misses the body punch
and Nazarov counters with a nice body shot.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Geto.
Nazarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geto.
Nazarov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Geto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazarov.
Geto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarov moves away.
Nazarov misses with a hook. Geto ducked under it nicely.
Nazarov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geto defends it nicely.
Geto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazarov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazarov shoots and misses
and Geto counters with a two punch combo.
Geto throws a body punch but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Geto was covering up waiting for the punch and Nazarov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nazarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nazarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geto is keeping the position for now.
Geto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nazarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Geto wriggles free and stands up.
Nazarov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Geto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geto is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zz Geto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Geto avoids it really well and circles away.
Geto looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazarov is just out of range.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geto.
Geto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov ducks under a wild hook from Geto.
Geto misses with a body punch
and Nazarov counters with a single leg into guard. Geto didn't expect that.
Geto working a defensive guard here.
Geto is pulling down on Nazarov's head to control his posture.
Nazarov thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Geto can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov scoring with some ground and pound.
Geto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nazarov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Geto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Geto has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geto looking to sit in guard and control but Nazarov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Geto 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nazarov wants to pass the guard but Geto is keeping the position.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Geto keeps moving.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Geto has wrist control.
Nazarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Geto pushes Nazarov off and gets back to his feet.
Geto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nazarov fails with the takedown.
Geto lands a nice shot to the body.
Geto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geto.
Geto stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarov moves out of range as Geto strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geto misses with a two punch combination.
Zz Geto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Geto slips a jab from Nazarov.
Geto defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Geto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Geto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Geto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Geto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Geto misses with a double jab.
Andrey Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geto lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zz Geto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zz Geto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker clobbers Landstrimma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Landstrimma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landstrimma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker throws a strike but Landstrimma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Landstrimma defends it easily.
Landstrimma controlling from the top position.
Walker keeping full guard, as Landstrimma tries to pass.
Landstrimma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Landstrimma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Landstrimma drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Landstrimma off! Landstrimma jumps back into Walker's guard.
Landstrimma preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landstrimma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landstrimma pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Landstrimma is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Walker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Landstrimma defends easily.
Landstrimma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Walker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Landstrimma, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker postures up in Landstrimma's guard and throws a big left but Landstrimma blocks it.
Landstrimma looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Walker is defending well. Landstrimma quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Walker has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Landstrimma celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eriku Landstrimma!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Dobromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Laboy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarek Dobromir's chin.
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134 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Laboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarek Dobromir!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobromir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dobromir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dobromir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laboy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dobromir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laboy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Laboy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dobromir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laboy manages to get back to half guard.
Laboy is looking to control Dobromir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laboy avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Dobromir there.
Laboy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dobromir throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dobromir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dobromir won't allow Laboy to pass to mount.
Laboy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dobromir defends it well.
Laboy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dobromir has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dobromir wants to get back to full guard.
Dobromir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laboy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dobromir won't allow Laboy to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laboy is thwarting Dobromir's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Laboy leaves Dobromir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Laboy as Dobromir shoots in.
Damian Laboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarek Dobromir.
Nice sprawl there from Laboy as Dobromir shoots in.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Dobromir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laboy!
Dobromir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Laboy is surviving well by controlling Dobromir's body position as best he can.
Laboy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laboy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dobromir is looking to work some ground and pound but Laboy has wrist control.
Laboy keeping moving, preventing Dobromir from controlling successfully.
Dobromir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy looking to control.
Dobromir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dobromir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dobromir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laboy wants to sweep but no luck.
Dobromir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laboy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dobromir, into his guard.
Laboy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laboy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobromir pushes Laboy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Laboy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Laboy is trying to get an arm triangle but Dobromir is defending well.
Dobromir manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobromir wants to get back to full guard.
Dobromir wants to control but Laboy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dobromir actively working from the bottom here.
Dobromir looks gassed!
Laboy 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. Dobromir tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Laboy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Laboy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Bakharev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. Bakharev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatebreed - Live For This. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Bakharev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis drops Bakharev with a beautiful combination! Bakharev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Elvis is looking for the KO!
Bakharev is rocked!
It looks like Alexey Bakharev has been cut.
Diego Elvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakharev checks a leg kick nicely.
Bakharev is still on wobbly legs! Can Elvis finish him?
Elvis slaps away a takedown attempt from Bakharev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bakharev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bakharev slips a straight right by Elvis.
Elvis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bakharev.
Bakharev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elvis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to the body from Bakharev misses
and Elvis counters with a single leg into guard. Bakharev didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elvis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Elvis postures up and lands a big shot to Bakharev's brow.
Elvis throws a big right hand that misses.
Bakharev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis connects with a couple of short punches.
Bakharev keeping moving, preventing Elvis from controlling successfully.
Elvis throws a strike but Bakharev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bakharev being controlled here momentarily.
Bakharev looking to sit in guard and control but Elvis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elvis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Elvis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Elvis avoids the body shot from Bakharev.
Bakharev avoids the body shot from Elvis.
Elvis drops Bakharev with a beautiful combination! Bakharev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Elvis is looking for the KO!
Elvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakharev moves away.
Elvis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Elvis does it's job there.
That has opened up Alexey Bakharev's cut even more.
Elvis throws a body punch but Bakharev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakharev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Elvis counters with a huge left! Bakharev is in big trouble! He's backing up but Elvis isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bakharev from any more damage. A dominating finish by Elvis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Elvis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aladin Carpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Carpet has chosen Requiem for a Dream Remix - Clint Mansell as his entrance music. Mike Cope had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aladin Carpet!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick from Cope misses.
Cope is looking to score with low kicks.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Carpet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cope finds it's way round the side to connect with Carpet's head.
Cope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carpet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cope, as that shot connected.
Cope throws a right hand that Carpet ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpet also avoids with ease.
Carpet throws a right hand that Cope ducks under and follows up with a left that Cope also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carpet. Cope does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cope.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carpet misses with a hook to the body
and Cope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Cope as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope leaves Carpet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpet. That did some damage!
Carpet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carpet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carpet blocks a leg kick.
Cope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cope.
Carpet misses with a wild body shot.
Carpet throws a jab when Cope was well out of range.
Cope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carpet missing with a left hand there. Cope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carpet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carpet looks gassed!
Cope lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carpet's sensitive parts.
Carpet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to de liver by Cope. Beautiful body shot.
Carpet misses with the combination.
Cope lands with a straight right. Carpet didn't see that one coming.
Cope lands a jab.
Carpet throws a sloppy head kick and Cope moves out of range easily.
Cope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Cope both land. Nice combination.
Carpet is rocked!
Cope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carpet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope connects with a nice looking jab.
Carpet is still on wobbly legs! Can Cope finish him?
Carpet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carpet seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Cope. That snapped Carpet's head back.
Carpet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cope scores with a decent looking hook.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cope is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cope lunges at Carpet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carpet's hand.
Cope lands a hook that stumbles Carpet back into the cage. Cope follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Carpet to the canvas! Cope pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Carpet has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Cope!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chiba Yoshihiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiba Yoshihiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshihiko takes a swing at DeVito's ribcage but misses.
DeVito connects with a right hand. Yoshihiko shakes it off.
DeVito shoots in but Yoshihiko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshihiko misses the shot to the body.
Yoshihiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeVito.
A big right from Yoshihiko misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshihiko. DeVito does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeVito gets the takedown into side control.
DeVito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshihiko can't do much from the bottom here.
DeVito trying to control the position but Yoshihiko is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
DeVito wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yoshihiko, who protects the arm well.
Yoshihiko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
DeVito tries to score with some ground and pound. Yoshihiko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshihiko is looking for a sweep.
DeVito passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yoshihiko!
DeVito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yoshihiko is looking to escape.
DeVito landing shots from mount.
DeVito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito tries to control but Yoshihiko wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeVito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DeVito is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Yoshihiko is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Yoshihiko flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. DeVito anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Yoshihiko and secures both hooks! This could be bad! DeVito slips an arm under Yoshihiko chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. DeVito has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. DeVito is squeezing on Yoshihiko like an anaconda would it's prey. Yoshihiko fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny DeVito!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Wegesin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower. Wegesin has chosen The four tops - It's the same old song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yoshihiro Takaya had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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22
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Wegesin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wegesin throws a jab but it's blocked by Takaya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wegesin. Takaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Takaya as Wegesin shoots in.
A slow jab from Wegesin misses its intended target.
Takaya scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Takaya.
Takaya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wegesin.
Wegesin thows a body shot but no joy.
Wegesin tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Wegesin coming out on top.
A slow jab from Takaya misses its intended target.
Wegesin misses with a head kick.
Takaya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wegesin defends it nicely.
Takaya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
DJ Wegesin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegesin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takaya's head backwards.
Wegesin thows a body shot but no joy.
Wegesin misses the shot to the body.
Takaya looks to land a combination but Wegesin avoids it well.
Takaya connects with a right hand. Wegesin shakes it off.
Takaya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takaya is thwarting Wegesin's attempts to control the position.
Takaya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wegesin defending well though.
Wegesin has his hands clasped together around Takaya's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegesin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takaya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wegesin tries to get to full guard but Takaya has control of the leg.
Takaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wegesin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takaya pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wegesin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Takaya wants to control from the top but Wegesin keeps moving.
Takaya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wegesin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takaya fails to land the takedown.
Wegesin cracks Takaya with an open hand slap.
Takaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takaya throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Wegesin.
Takaya works over Wegesin's head and body with a nice combination.
Wegesin is rocked!
Takaya drops Wegesin with a naaaaasty hook - Wegesin is in real trouble here! Takaya dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Takaya!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meriu Crinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meriu Crinichi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meriu Crinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Crinichi tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Crinichi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crinichi is rocked!
It looks like Meriu Crinichi has been cut.
Crinichi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. ORourke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Crinichi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crinichi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! ORourke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crinichi, into his guard.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crinichi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
ORourke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crinichi, up you get!
Crinichi seems to have got his legs back now.
Crinichi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke lands a nice looking body kick.
ORourke slaps away a takedown attempt from Crinichi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crinichi walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORourke.
Crinichi is breathing heavily.
ORourke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from ORourke. No joy for Crinichi on that attempt.
ORourke cracks Crinichi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. ORourke has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crinichi to stand back up!
ORourke drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Crinichi's head, knocking him out cold! ORourke is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan ORourke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stahl comes to the cage accompanied by 'Return to Jericho' by Asian Dub Foundation. Henrik Stahl had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Stahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stahl.
Jonsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stahl.
Jonsson tries to move into range but Stahl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jonsson slips a straight right by Stahl.
Stahl misses with a double jab.
Jonsson throws a body punch but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl avoids the body shot from Jonsson.
Stahl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonsson.
Stahl takes a swing at Jonsson's ribcage but misses.
Stahl throws a series of punches but Jonsson avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Jonsson.
Jonsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stahl doesn't seem bothered though.
Stahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl digs a good body shot into Jonsson's ribs.
Stahl misses with a hook to the body
and Jonsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jonsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stahl throws a hook to the side of Jonsson's head but Jonsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stahl throws out a loose jab but Jonsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stahl throws a right and a left that Jonsson avoids nicely.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonsson.
Jonsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jonsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Jonsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stahl misses the target.
Jonsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrik Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahl missing with a left hand there. Jonsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonsson misses with an uppercut.
Stahl slips under a jab.
Stahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonsson is just out of range.
Jonsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stahl rather than just go for the knockout.
Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stahl.
Stahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonsson.
Jonsson slips a straight right by Stahl.
Stahl checks a low kick from Jonsson.
Jonsson slips a straight right by Stahl.
Stahl connects with a crisp jab.
Stahl looks to land a right hand but Jonsson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jonsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonsson slips under a jab from Stahl.
Stahl avoids the body shot from Jonsson.
Jonsson takes a swing at Stahl's ribcage but misses.
Jonsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stahl scores with a nice strike.
Stahl misses the shot to the body.
Stahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stahl throws a hook to the side of Jonsson's head but Jonsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stahl misses with a body shot
and Jonsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Henrik Stahl has been cut.
Jonsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonsson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson misses with a two punch combination.
Stahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonsson.
Stahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Stahl misses
and Jonsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stahl thinking.
Stahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonsson.
Stahl swings for the body but Jonsson moves out of range.
Stahl connects with a single shot there.
Stahl scores with a shot to the body.
Jonsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice combination there by Stahl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stahl is breathing heavily.
Stahl misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jonsson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Stahl's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stahl looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stahl takes one to the chin there.
Stahl missing with a left hand there. Jonsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jonsson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stahl to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stahl looks to clinch but Jonsson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stahl taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Jonsson!
Jon Jonsson is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes into the arena with Prince Ali - Reprise blaring out of the sound system. Ben Farro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali connects with a right hand. Farro shakes it off.
Ali tries to bum rush Farro with a series of wild strikes but Farro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farro slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farro tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Farro lands a right hook to the body.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Farro content to stall in guard here.
Farro throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ali tries to get out of the position.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro thows a big elbow that misses.
Farro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ali manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Farro has Ali in his guard.
Ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farro is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro throws a strike but Ali rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking for a sweep. Not yet Farro, not yet.
Farro looking for a triangle here. Ali is fighting it but it looks tight! Farro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ali is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ben Farro!
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pop
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