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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sal Iva (ranked 4258 p4p, 469 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 3383 p4p, 389 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Iva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Iva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Iva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Iva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Iva's guard.
Stone is working Iva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Iva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stone escapes and throws Iva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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!
Iva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Iva is looking for a sweep.
Stone wants to control but Iva is keeping him busy.
Stone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stone scoring with punches and elbows.
Iva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Iva is rocked!
Stone is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Iva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stone gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Iva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stone lets go of the hold and Iva can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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