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QFC Tournament 366 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rance Hunsicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axe MeatsFlesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunsicker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Inner Circle - Bad Boys. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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 Las Vegas, Rance Hunsicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axe MeatsFlesh!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MeatsFlesh tries to clinch
and Hunsicker counters with a single leg into guard. MeatsFlesh didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunsicker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunsicker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunsicker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MeatsFlesh keeping full guard, as Hunsicker tries to pass.
Hunsicker trying to control the position from guard on top but MeatsFlesh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunsicker looking to pass the guard.
Hunsicker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunsicker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunsicker trying to control the position from guard on top but MeatsFlesh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunsicker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunsicker lands a couple of digs.
Hunsicker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hunsicker 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.
The ground and pound from Hunsicker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hunsicker 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.
MeatsFlesh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunsicker is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. MeatsFlesh looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hunsicker gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. MeatsFlesh is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hunsicker lets go of the hold and MeatsFlesh can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rance Hunsicker!
After winning the bout, Rance Hunsicker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Axe MeatsFlesh was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the training operation,...you will deal with me again
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's entrance music is Call to Arms. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 Las Vegas, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Black!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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Hawk wants to control but Black postures up.
Black trying to control the position but Hawk is working away.
Hawk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hawk is controlling Black's trapped leg to prevent Black from advancing to side control.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black wants to stand up but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk is doing well to control the position and prevent Black from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Hawk gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Hawk lands a takedown into guard.
Hawk stays in close to Black's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Hawk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk 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.
Hawk is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.
Hawk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawk tries to get out of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Black wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hawk tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into the clinch.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black tries a knee to the head but Hawk blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Black jumps into guard, dragging Hawk to the mat.
Black looks winded!
Hawk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hawk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from.
Hawk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hawk stands and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hawk is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Black will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk has hold of Black's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Black seems comfortable defending it but Hawk has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Black is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Black is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hawk couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerlisson Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Sly Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerlisson Marques!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
Marques shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Marques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Stone is looking to clinch but Marques is avoiding it.
Marques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marques somewhat.
Sly Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerlisson Marques.
Marques clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Marques shrugs off.
Marques blocks an elbow strike.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marques looking to stall.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Marques is rocked!
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Marques leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Marques wants to break free but Stone has control.
Marques seems to have recovered his senses.
Marques tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Marques drops back down to his feet.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marques's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Marques blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Marques is working for takedown but Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Marques in his tracks for a moment.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marques blocks the elbow strike.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marques's defenses.
Marques takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Marques looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.
Sly Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stone is looking to clinch but Marques is avoiding it.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.
Marques moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone forces Marques back against the cage and clinches.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marques's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone lands an elbow just above Marques 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marques blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Marques takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marques's defenses.
Marques tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Marques pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stone wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
Marques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stone defends it easily.
Marques looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marques has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stone wants to stand but Marques is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marques is trying to keep Stone in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Stone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marques goes for a double leg but Stone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stone continues to drive forward.
Stone lands an elbow just above Marques 's eye.
Marques takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone gets a clinch.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Marques tries to pull guard but Stone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marques is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Sly Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerlisson Marques.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone clinches up with Marques and pushes him back against the cage.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone keeps control of Marques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Marques! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Stone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sly Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weiner Von Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weiner Von Trapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Trapp just misses with a punch to the body.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
Von Trapp darts in looking for a takedown but James gets double underhooks and turns Von Trapp into the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James is trying to trip Von Trapp. He has hold of a leg but Von Trapp is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. James persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
James wants to control from the top but Von Trapp keeps moving.
Von Trapp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Von Trapp looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Trapp jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but James manages to avoid the submission attempt.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Trapp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Von Trapp has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Von Trapp with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Trapp looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Von Trapp looking to secure an arm triangle but James defends it well.
Von Trapp takes James's back.
Von Trapp missing with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James turns into Von Trapp and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Trapp working a defensive guard here.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James wants to get up but he can't break Von Trapp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Von Trapp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James wants to stand but Von Trapp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
James postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Von Trapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Trapp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weiner Von Trapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Von Trapp counters with a nice double leg into side control. James won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James looks winded!
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Trapp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Trapp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Trapp advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Weiner Von Trapp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Trapp fails with the takedown
and James counters by clinching up.
James breaks the clinch.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Von Trapp moves out of range easily.
Von Trapp fails with the takedown.
Von Trapp throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Von Trapp throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James gets a trip takedown into half guard.
James wants to stand but Von Trapp has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Trapp regains full guard. Nicely done.
Von Trapp keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Trapp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Trapp has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think James should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Von Trapp has tightened it up now! James should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Weiner Von Trapp!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademir Azevado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 Las Vegas, Ademir Azevado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tanaka.
It looks like Ademir Azevado has been cut.
Azevado gets caught flat footed, as Tanaka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tanaka looking to pass the guard.
Tanaka wanted to stand there but Azevado had control of the position.
Tanaka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tanaka stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Azevado throws up his legs and catches Tanaka in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tanaka tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Azevado! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ademir Azevado!
Ademir Azevado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Sternsgough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Astakhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Sternsgough!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sternsgough shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Astakhov as he jumps to the side.
Sternsgough tries for a takedown but Astakhov circles away easily
so Astakhov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Astakhov wanted to stand there but Sternsgough had control of the position.
Sternsgough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sternsgough is controlling Astakhov's posture.
Astakhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sternsgough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sternsgough can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramazan Astakhov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sternsgough with a poor takedown
and Astakhov moves into the clinch.
Ramazan Astakhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Sternsgough.
Sternsgough changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Astakhov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sternsgough scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Astakhov trying to control but Sternsgough postures up.
Sternsgough working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sternsgough sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Astakhov defending well though.
Astakhov missing with punches from the bottom.
Astakhov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sternsgough's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sternsgough's back!
Sternsgough won't enjoy being in this position. Astakhov looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Sternsgough is tapping - it's over boys! Astakhov picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ramazan Astakhov!
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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