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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Skandalaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skandalaki has chosen jean charles skarbowsky as his entrance music. Gianni Skandalaki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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174 cm
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159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianni Skandalaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Midget fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skandalaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Midget is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skandalaki is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skandalaki counters by clinching up.
Midget is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Midget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget has Skandalaki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Skandalaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Skandalaki slows down the pace here.
Midget tries to score a body lock takedown but Skandalaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Midget has Skandalaki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Skandalaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Midget looking for a takedown.
Skandalaki lands an elbow that stopped Midget in his tracks for a moment.
Skandalaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Midget or not.
Skandalaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skandalaki lands an elbow inside.
Skandalaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skandalaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skandalaki.
Skandalaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skandalaki slows down the pace here.
Skandalaki scores with a knee to the head.
Skandalaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Midget's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skandalaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skandalaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skandalaki lands an elbow inside that Midget shrugs off.
Skandalaki lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skandalaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Skandalaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Midget is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skandalaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Midget is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skandalaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justin Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midget looks for a takedown but Skandalaki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Midget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget with a poor takedown
and Skandalaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midget shoots and misses
and Skandalaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skandalaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Midget, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Midget moves out of the way of the counter high kick from Skandalaki.
Midget looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Midget shoots for a double leg takedown but Skandalaki sprawls well. He's pushed Midget's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skandalaki tries to counter with a clinch but Midget shakes him off and moves away.
Skandalaki stuffs the takedown.
Midget misses with a takedown attempt
and Skandalaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skandalaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midget fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skandalaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Midget.
Midget shoots in and drives through. Skandalaki sprawls well.
Midget tries for a takedown but Skandalaki circles away easily
and Skandalaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midget gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skandalaki counters with a series of strikes. Midget will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Skandalaki. No joy for Midget on that attempt.
Midget with a poor takedown
and Skandalaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Midget shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget darts in looking for a takedown but Skandalaki gets double underhooks and turns Midget into the ropes.
Skandalaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Midget misses with a takedown attempt
and Skandalaki counters with a left and a right that stings Midget.
Midget doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skandalaki counters with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Midget tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skandalaki swivels and escapes.
Skandalaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Midget is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Skandalaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Midget throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skandalaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Midget finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Midget won't allow Skandalaki to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Midget trying to control but Skandalaki is working from the bottom.
Midget working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Midget drops back looking for a leg! Skandalaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skandalaki manages to kick Midget off! Midget jumps back into Skandalaki's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skandalaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skandalaki keeping moving, preventing Midget from controlling successfully.
Midget 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.
Midget drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Midget as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Skandalaki screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Midget! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Justin Midget!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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