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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mikalovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mikalovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin James!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikalovich dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Mikalovich's head and hops out.
Mikalovich fails with the takedown
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mikalovich won't allow James to pass to mount.
Mikalovich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James lying in Mikalovich's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Mikalovich decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! James taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Mikalovich!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Mikalovich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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