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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Kasprov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Kasprov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Preston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kasprov sprawls well initially but Preston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kasprov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Preston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasprov keeps working.
Preston slows the pace down in half guard.
Kasprov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Preston.
Preston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Preston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasprov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kasprov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Preston manages to pass to mount!
Preston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kasprov looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprov wants to hold on but Preston pushes him away.
Preston throwing strikes here but Kasprov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kasprov wants to hold on but Preston pushes him away.
Preston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kasprov?
Preston content just to control the position here.
Kasprov tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Preston prevents Kasprov from getting the reversal.
Preston landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Sasha Kasprov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Preston punching from mount but Kasprov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kasprov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Preston throws some wild stikes that Kasprov manages to avoid easily.
Preston prevents Kasprov from getting the reversal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Preston wants to control the pace but Kasprov is squirming around nicely.
Kasprov tries to reverse the position but Preston maintains control.
Preston looking to land elbow strikes but Kasprov uses the position to regain half guard.
Kasprov trying to hold on to Preston's head to control him but Preston postures up.
Preston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kasprov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasprov wants to control but Preston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasprov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kasprov trying to hold on to Preston's head to control him but Preston postures up.
Preston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Preston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kasprov defending well though.
Kasprov trying to control from the bottom.
Preston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Preston trying to control from Kasprov's half guard. Kasprov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Preston looks gassed!
Kasprov is looking for a triangle but Preston pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Preston throws a strike but Kasprov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasprov drops back looking for a leg! Preston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Preston manages to kick Kasprov off! Kasprov jumps back into Preston's guard.
Kasprov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Preston looking for a guillotine here but Kasprov defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Preston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Kasprov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kasprov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Preston tries for a takedown but Kasprov circles away easily
and Kasprov counters with a straight right hand.
Kasprov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasprov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kasprov.
Sasha Kasprov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Preston.
Kasprov looking to pass the guard.
Kasprov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kasprov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kasprov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Kasprov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kasprov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Preston is trying to escape and Kasprov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Preston is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kasprov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sasha Kasprov!
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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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