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Fight Night 12 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Egan Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Hustle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reise, Reise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egan Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Hustle!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hustle throws a head kick that misses.
Gore misses with a straight right.
Gore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gore waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hustle.
Hustle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hustle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hustle misses with a lunging right hand
and Gore counters with a series of strikes. Hustle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hustle walks into a stiff left hand from Gore.
Hustle misses with an uppercut
and Gore counters with a nice leg kick.
Gore tries to bum rush Hustle with a series of wild strikes but Hustle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Hustle.
Hustle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Egan Gore has been cut.
Gore slips under a jab from Hustle.
Gore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore trying to control but Hustle is having none of it.
Gore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hustle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hustle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustle is trying to stand.
Gore tries to control but Hustle wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hustle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hustle working to try and regain half guard.
Hustle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gore punching from mount but Hustle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gore 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.
Gore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hustle is desperately trying to improve his position but Gore has a good base and remains in mount.
Gore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hustle is desperately trying to improve his position but Gore has a good base and remains in mount.
Gore tries to control but Hustle wriggling away.
Hustle tries to reverse the position but Gore maintains control.
Gore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hustle is looking to escape.
Hustle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hustle blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hustle is squirming around, avoiding Gore's attempts to control the action.
Gore working for a submission but Hustle is keeping him at bay.
Gore is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Gore.
Gore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hustle is looking to escape.
Hustle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hustle is looking to improve his position but Gore isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hustle is squirming around, avoiding Gore's attempts to control the action.
Hustle regains half guard.
Hustle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gore's back!
Gore is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hustle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hustle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
You can see the frustration on Gore's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hustle is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Egan Gore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egan Gore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gore slips a straight right by Hustle.
Hustle throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gore.
Gore trying to land knees to the body.
Hustle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gore lands a nice elbow.
Gore avoiding damage.
Hustle blocking some punches.
Gore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hustle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Gore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egan Gore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hustle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Hustle misses the shot to the body.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Hustle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hustle misses with a wild body shot.
Hustle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore throws a good cross that connects.
Hustle throws a leg kick
and Gore counters with a nice uppercut.
Hustle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hustle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on Hustle's shoulder, as Hustle tries to avoid the shot.
Hustle throws a right hand that misses
letting Gore counter with a right hand.
Hustle throws a hook but Gore avoids it easily.
Hustle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gore.
Hustle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Hustle. That snapped Gore's head back.
Gore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gore throws a jab when Hustle was well out of range.
Hustle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hustle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gore, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore lands with an uppercut that bounces Hustle off the cage and back into rage.
Gore drives through and clinches with Hustle against the cage.
Gore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hustle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hustle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gore tries a knee to the head but Hustle blocks it.
Gore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hustle can't break the clinch.
Gore trying to land knees to the body.
Gore pushes Hustle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hustle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gore to counter with a crisp jab.
Gore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gore connects with a crisp jab.
Hustle tries a head kick but it misses.
Gore throws a nice looking combination but Hustle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hustle throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hustle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hustle throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hustle.
Hustle is rocked!
Gore throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hustle stumbling backwards into the cage! Hustle bounces back off the cage towards Gore, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Gore lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Gore celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Egan Gore!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Dimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Dimmick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Rourke!
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, Larry Dimmick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke swings for the body but Dimmick moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rourke.
Dimmick is looking to reverse the position.
Dimmick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dimmick is looking for a sweep.
Dimmick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rourke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dimmick has hold of Rourke's hands but Rourke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke winds up and cracks Dimmick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rourke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dimmick is rocked!
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!
Rourke passes to side control.
Dimmick is still in real trouble! Can Rourke finish him?
Check out the look on Rourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Dimmick is trying to improve his position.
Rourke working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Rourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimmick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rourke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dimmick looks gassed!
Rourke lands an elbow.
Rourke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dimmick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dimmick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rourke lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big right hand but Dimmick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Dimmick's temple.
Rourke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dimmick some visible discomfort.
Dimmick taking a bit of punishment here - Rourke scoring with strikes.
Rourke looks up at the clock and then as Dimmick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rourke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.
Rourke 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.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dimmick down.
Rourke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rourke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.
Rourke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dimmick is looking for a sweep.
Rourke lands a few punches from side control.
Rourke landing a few strikes.
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big elbow.
Dimmick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rourke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dimmick to see if he's OK.
Dimmick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rourke is putting a hurting on Dimmick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dimmick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rourke landing a few strikes.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dimmick to see if he's OK.
Dimmick is trying to get back to half guard.
Rourke cracks Dimmick with a big right hand but Dimmick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rourke looks up at the clock and then as Dimmick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rourke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rourke scoring with punches and elbows.
Rourke working the head with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dimmick fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a slam - OH, Dimmick IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mickey Rourke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randal Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drago's choice of entrance music: The Name of the Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randal Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Drago!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Rambo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rambo.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rambo misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Rambo.
Rambo tries to clinch but Drago moves away
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rambo wants to get back to full guard.
Drago takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drago is pressing down on Rambo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rambo is holding on for now.
Drago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rambo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago decides to stand and escape the position.
Rambo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drago holds on to Rambo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.
Rambo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rambo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rambo finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Rambo swinging wilding here.
Drago clinches with his opponent.
Drago landing knees to the head.
Drago stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago wants the takedown. Rambo is fighting it off but Drago persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rambo's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo managing to control the position.
Drago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rambo wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Rambo.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rambo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rambo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drago wants to stand and escape but instead Rambo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Drago dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rambo lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Drago throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drago clinches up against the cage.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drago.
Rambo has had enough of the clinch but Drago keeps him there for the moment.
Drago prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drago misses with a knee strike.
Drago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rambo's face.
Rambo stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Drago lands a body punch.
Drago misses with a knee strike.
Drago is trying to stall.
Drago trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago gets underhooks to prevent Rambo's takedown attempt.
Drago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drago lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago landing knees to the head.
Drago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rambo is trying to stall.
Drago lands a knee to the body.
Drago tightens his grip and picks Rambo up, before dumping him to the ground. Rambo manages to land in guard.
Rambo is pulling down on Drago's head to control his posture.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rambo is looking to stand back up but Drago counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rambo.
Drago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago controlling the position.
Drago has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rambo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drago backs up against the cage.
Drago pushes Rambo up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Rambo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drago. Drago obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Rambo both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dominic Drago has been cut.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Rambo.
Rambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rambo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drago misses with a knee to the head.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rambo is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rambo has his back to the cage.
Drago wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drago prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Drago is looking to control Rambo's arms but Rambo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drago has his back to the cage.
Rambo tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rambo is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Rambo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drago lands an elbow that stopped Rambo in his tracks for a moment.
Drago is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rambo can't fight it off and eventually Drago manages to take the fight to the floor. Rambo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Drago stands and steps away. Rambo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Drago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago uses his free foot to push down on Rambo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rambo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago trying to control but Rambo is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominic Drago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rambo misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drago connects with a knee to the head.
Drago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Rambo shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Rambo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago closes the distance and clinches.
Drago tries to score a body lock takedown but Rambo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drago missing with knees to the body.
Drago digs a right hand into Rambo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rambo's gas tank.
Rambo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Drago has clasped his hands together around Rambo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rambo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rambo is looking for a sweep.
Drago stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago forces Rambo back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Drago.
Drago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rambo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rambo pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rambo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rambo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rambo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Rambo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rambo connects with a high kick.
Rambo tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rambo closes the distance and clinches.
Drago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo is keeping busy.
Rambo tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rambo tries to pull guard but Drago holds him up against the cage and eventually Rambo drops back down to his feet.
Drago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rambo blocks it with crossed arms.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rambo misses with a hook
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Rambo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drago scores with a knee to the head.
Rambo is rocked!
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Rambo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Rambo takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago taking a breather.
Drago lands an elbow inside that Rambo shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Drago.
Drago crunches a lovely knee into Rambo's ribcage.
Drago lands an elbow just above Rambo 's eye.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago clinches up against the cage.
Drago creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rambo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rambo drops to his knees and Drago pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between snake pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietari Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pliskin comes to the cage accompanied by I did my time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, snake pliskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietari Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manninen darts in and clinches pliskin up against the cage.
Manninen breaks the clinch.
pliskin wants to clinch up but Manninen keeps it at a distance.
Manninen takes a swing at pliskin's ribcage but misses.
Manninen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manninen wants to stand but pliskin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manninen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manninen looks gassed!
Manninen looking to pass the guard.
Manninen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
pliskin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pliskin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pliskin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
pliskin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manninen's waist but Manninen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing pliskin off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Manninen as pliskin shoots in.
Manninen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent pliskin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Manninen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietari Manninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manninen misses with a jab, cross combination.
pliskin scores with a takedown into Manninen's guard.
Manninen looking for a sweep. Not yet Manninen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pliskin is in close to Manninen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
pliskin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pliskin is standing up over Manninen. Manninen looks to escape but pliskin dives into side control.
Manninen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Manninen tries to roll over but pliskin keeps him under control.
Manninen is trying to escape back to his feet but pliskin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Manninen is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manninen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manninen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manninen is looking to improve his position.
Manninen is trying to stand up here but pliskin is controlling him well.
Manninen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
pliskin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
pliskin prevents Manninen from standing back up.
pliskin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Manninen to get to his feet.
Manninen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
pliskin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manninen pinned against the cage. Manninen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for snake pliskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pliskin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manninen is fending him off so far but pliskin persists. Nope, Manninen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pliskin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manninen to the mat! Manninen manages to get full guard.
Manninen is looking to stand up but pliskin isn't so interested in that idea.
Manninen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in pliskin's guard.
Manninen throwing strikes from guard but pliskin blocks nicely.
pliskin pushes Manninen off and gets back to his feet.
pliskin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manninen counters by moving into the clinch.
Manninen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pliskin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
pliskin misses with a two punch combination.
Manninen closes the distance but pliskin moves to the side
and pliskin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manninen!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manninen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manninen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
pliskin stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manninen doesn't manage to clinch there - pliskin circles away.
pliskin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by pliskin.
Manninen falls off balance throwing a combination
and pliskin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manninen!
Manninen is rocked!
The referee warns Manninen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manninen is still in real trouble! Can pliskin finish him?
Manninen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Manninen strikes from the bottom but pliskin uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Manninen is trying to work for a sweep but pliskin has mounted him!
Manninen is trying to escape the mount.
pliskin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Manninen to take his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
pliskin is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Manninen has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but pliskin has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Manninen taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. pliskin doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). snake pliskin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bays!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bays fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bays throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bienvenueve's waist but Bienvenueve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bays off to one side.
Bienvenueve has managed to clinch.
Bays drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bienvenueve pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre Bienvenueve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bays.
Bays looks for a takedown but Bienvenueve sprawls well.
Bienvenueve throws a series of punches but Bays avoids them all with ease.
Bays shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bienvenueve as he jumps to the side.
Bienvenueve throws a shot to the body.
Bienvenueve throws a sloppy head kick and Bays moves out of range easily.
Bienvenueve gets the takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve scoring with punches from side control.
Bienvenueve landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bienvenueve fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bienvenueve working the head and body with strikes.
Bienvenueve tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bays is trying to get back to half guard.
Bays looks gassed!
Bays is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bays manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bienvenueve is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bienvenueve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bays's head.
Bays is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bienvenueve scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bays wants to improve his position but Bienvenueve is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bienvenueve connects with a nice short shot to Bays's temple.
Bays looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bienvenueve working Bays over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Bienvenueve there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bays wants to improve his position but Bienvenueve is controlling well.
Bienvenueve moves into full mount! Bays won't be happy about that!
Bays is trying desperately to improve position.
Bays regains half guard.
Bays is pressing down on Bienvenueve's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bienvenueve lands a couple of elbows.
Bays bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bienvenueve's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bays won't allow Bienvenueve to sweep him here.
Bienvenueve keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Bienvenueve 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.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bays drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bays jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bienvenueve trying to strike off his back.
Bays 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bienvenueve is on top in guard.
Bays looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes from guard but Bays blocks nicely.
Bienvenueve passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bienvenueve throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bienvenueve is working Bays over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bays is looking for a sweep.
Bays taking a bit of punishment here - Bienvenueve scoring with strikes.
Bays manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bays is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays looking for submissions off his back.
Bays moves into full guard.
Bays has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bienvenueve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bays has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bienvenueve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bays working for a triangle but Bienvenueve defends it easily.
Bienvenueve landing with the ground and pound.
Bays has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bienvenueve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bays tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bienvenueve is posturing up here but Bays has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bienvenueve tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bienvenueve has to tap! Slick submission there by Bays!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Bays!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleks Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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253 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleks Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Vovchanchyn from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Vovchanchyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Vovchanchyn seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vovchanchyn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Emelianenko is unloading with more strikes now! Vovchanchyn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleks Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Mintusovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mintusovich has chosen Moonlite Sonota as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Mintusovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mintusovich sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mintusovich connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Robinson to the floor! Mintusovich dives in looking for the finish!
Robinson is rocked!
Mintusovich lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mintusovich stands up and beckons Robinson to join him on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mintusovich throws a pinpoint strike between Robinson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Robinson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Mintusovich scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Mintusovich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Eckel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Rustola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustola has chosen Anvil of Crom as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Eckel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Rustola!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustola looks to land a combination. Eckel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Terry Eckel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Rustola as Eckel shoots in.
Rustola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rustola scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Rustola. That snapped Eckel's head back.
Eckel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rustola throws a combination. Eckel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eckel shoots for a takedown but Rustola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Eckel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rustola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rustola scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eckel to see if he's OK.
Eckel is rocked!
Rustola landing strikes.
Oh Eckel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eckel tries to buck Rustola off but Rustola is having none of it.
Rustola landing strikes.
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!
Rustola working the ground and pound.
Eckel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rustola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eckel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eckel is breathing heavily.
Rustola is working Eckel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rustola working the head with strikes.
Rustola trying to control the position but Eckel is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustola controlling the position.
Rustola connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eckel some visible discomfort.
Rustola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eckel down.
Rustola tries to move to mount but Eckel blocks the move with his legs.
Eckel tries to buck Rustola off but Rustola is having none of it.
Eckel struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rustola controls the position from side control.
Rustola landing a few strikes.
Rustola looks up at the clock and then as Eckel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rustola smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eckel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rustola connects with a decent elbow.
Rustola scoring with punches and elbows.
Eckel tries to improve position but can't.
Rustola lands a few punches from side control.
Rustola is putting a hurting on Eckel here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustola tries to advance to mount but Eckel denies him.
Rustola is looking to take a break and control but Eckel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eckel is looking to regain half guard here but Rustola keeps moving and retains side control.
Eckel seems to have got his legs back now.
Rustola scoring with punches from side control.
Eckel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rustola cracks Eckel with a big right hand but Eckel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eckel is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eckel tries for a takedown but Rustola circles away easily
and Rustola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rustola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eckel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rustola.
Eckel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rustola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eckel is looking to stand up but Rustola isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckel is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rustola rolls with it to try and escape but Eckel cranks on the arm and Rustola is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Eckel!
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