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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santa Greybeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Kantic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santa Greybeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarik Kantic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Greybeard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greybeard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kantic decides to pull guard.
Greybeard trying to control but Kantic is working from the bottom.
Greybeard won't allow Kantic to sweep him here.
Greybeard wants to pass the guard but Kantic is keeping the position.
Greybeard wants to control from the top but Kantic keeps moving.
Greybeard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kantic is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kantic has control of Greybeard's left arm, preventing Greybeard from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kantic avoids the head kick by Greybeard.
Kantic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Greybeard is looking for a sweep.
Kantic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greybeard is trying to control Kantic's posture but Kantic avoids it.
Kantic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greybeard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greybeard tries to bench press Kantic off him but Kantic keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greybeard is trying to control Kantic's posture but Kantic avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kantic moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Kantic.
Greybeard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kantic smiles and moves away.
Greybeard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kantic has closed the distance and engaged Greybeard in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greybeard landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tarik Kantic has been cut.
Greybeard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greybeard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kantic blocks it with crossed arms.
Greybeard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kantic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Greybeard to the mat. Greybeard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Greybeard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kantic passes into side control.
Greybeard is letting Kantic control him for a moment.
Greybeard tries to bench press Kantic off him but Kantic keeps the position.
Kantic tries to score with some ground and pound. Greybeard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Greybeard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Greybeard parries the strikes from Kantic easily there. Kantic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Greybeard to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greybeard is trying to control Kantic's posture but Kantic avoids it.
Greybeard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Greybeard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kantic is working away from the top position though.
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!
Greybeard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greybeard is looking to control Kantic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greybeard avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Kantic seems content to control.
Greybeard regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Kantic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Kantic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kantic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Greybeard!
Greybeard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kantic stands up and beckons Greybeard to his feet.
Tarik Kantic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kantic shoots in and bounces Greybeard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Greybeard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Greybeard is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kantic has his hands clasped together but Greybeard extends and breaks Kantic's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Greybeard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santa Greybeard!
In his post fight interview, Santa Greybeard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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