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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Saunders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saunders's waist but Saunders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stephenson off to one side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stephenson enables Saunders to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stephenson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stephenson looking to control.
Stephenson controlling the position.
Stephenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saunders's guard.
Stephenson distracts Saunders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephenson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stephenson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stephenson stands up over Saunders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephenson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Stephenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stephenson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stephenson wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephenson is in close to Saunders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stephenson passes Saunders's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saunders is in trouble now - Stephenson has advanced to mount!
Stephenson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stephenson lands with some strikes.
Stephenson looking to control but Saunders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stephenson landing strikes from the mount.
Stephenson trying to control but Saunders is having none of it.
Stephenson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stephenson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephenson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saunders's face.
Stephenson prevents Saunders from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saunders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stephenson lands a big elbow.
Stephenson working Saunders over with strikes here.
Stephenson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saunders is squirming around, avoiding Stephenson's attempts to control the action.
Stephenson looking to finish Saunders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saunders!
Saunders is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Stephenson.
Saunders is still in real trouble! Can Stephenson finish him?
Stephenson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stephenson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stephenson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Saunders! More shots from Stephenson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Stephenson!
A relieved looking Robert Stephenson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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