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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Qeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Qeida!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Saunders or perhaps it was just good defense by Qeida which made him look bad.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Qeida clinches up with Saunders and pushes him back against the cage.
Qeida manages to break the clinch.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches up with Qeida, looking for a takedown. Saunders pushes Qeida against the cage but Qeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders has a takedown stuffed.
Saunders scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saunders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saunders throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Saunders thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Qeida tries to escape but Saunders is in control.
Qeida is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunders is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qeida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Saunders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Qeida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Qeida is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Saunders asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saunders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Qeida keeps working.
Qeida wants to get back to his feet.
Qeida on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Saunders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qeida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Saunders has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Qeida manages to break the clinch.
Matt Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qeida scores with a shot to the body.
Saunders shoots in and drives through. Qeida sprawls well.
Qeida lands a with a good body shot.
Qeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saunders fails with the takedown.
Qeida forces Saunders back against the cage and clinches.
Qeida wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Saunders tries to pull guard but Qeida won't allow it.
Saunders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Qeida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saunders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Qeida's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders controlling from the top position.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Qeida keeps moving.
Saunders stands and throws Qeida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saunders tries for a kimura but Qeida is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Qeida is trying to escape and Saunders transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Qeida is forced to tap! Nice work there by Saunders! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Saunders!
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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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