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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kosilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kosilov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kosilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosilov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosilov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez shoots in but Kosilov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kosilov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sergei Kosilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Kosilov sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosilov moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosilov wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kosilov throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kosilov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kosilov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kosilov pinned against the cage. Kosilov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Kosilov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kosilov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Kosilov.
Kosilov misses with a double jab.
Kosilov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but Kosilov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosilov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Kosilov as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Kosilov is having none of it.
Kosilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kosilov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Kosilov fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kosilov throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kosilov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Sergei Kosilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosilov stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Kosilov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Kosilov, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Kosilov against the cage but Kosilov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Kosilov is looking to escape.
Sanchez wants to stand but Kosilov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kosilov sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kosilov!
Sanchez has hold of Kosilov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kosilov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Kosilov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosilov has left one of his arms exposed and Sanchez doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kosilov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Sanchez!
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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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