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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Good Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Nikki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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259 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Good Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Nikki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikki shoots in but Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown but Nikki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fighter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nikki tries to sprawl but Fighter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nikki is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fighter is tapping! Great win for Nikki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Nikki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Caic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobra has chosen Original Kobra. Fuck Yeah. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Caic!
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, George Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra throws a shot to the body.
Caic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kobra feints a jab promting Caic to slip. Kobra then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Caic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kobra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Kobra.
Kobra darts in and clinches Caic up against the ropes.
Kobra lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Kobra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kobra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
Kobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Caic is trying to break the clinch but Kobra has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobra.
Kobra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra lands with a left to the head.
Kobra swings wildly with an uppercut but Caic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobra misses with a body punch.
Caic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caic letting Kobra take a breather here.
A short right from Kobra on the inside.
Caic wants to break free but Kobra has control.
Kobra swings wildly with an uppercut but Caic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra slips a jab from Caic.
Kobra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caic misses with a wild combination.
Kobra lands a jab-cross combination.
Caic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kobra back to the ropes. Caic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like George Kobra has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kobra ducks under a wild hook from Caic.
Kobra stalks Caic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caic's face. Caic staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Caic misses.
Kobra gets a clinch.
Kobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
Caic is trying to break the clinch but Kobra is controlling him.
Caic blocking some punches.
Kobra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caic is trying to force a seperation but Kobra has the dominant position.
Kobra pushes Caic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobra stalling in the clinch.
Kobra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caic's elbow.
Kobra pushes Caic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobra misses with a punch to the body.
Caic is trying to break the clinch but Kobra has him pressed against the ropes.
Kobra prevents Caic from breaking the clinch.
Caic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caic is trying to force a seperation but Kobra has the dominant position.
Caic blocking some punches.
Kobra is leaning against Caic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kobra.
Kobra is leaning against Caic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kobra tries to work over Caic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caic breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Kobra as he connects with a hook.
Caic misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobra. Caic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobra tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kobra has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobra scores with a shot to the side of Caic's head.
Caic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Kobra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kobra clinches up with Caic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kobra leaning against his opponent.
Kobra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Caic avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Caic is trying to push Kobra away but Kobra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kobra struggles to land a body shot inside as Caic controls his hands.
Kobra has a couple of punches blocked by Caic.
Kobra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
Kobra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Kobra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobra cracks Caic with a nice body shot.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Caic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobra tries to work over Caic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kobra in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kobra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kobra lands a hook that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caic.
Caic prevents a body shot from Kobra.
Caic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caic!
Caic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobra counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobra.
Caic misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra instigates a clinch.
Kobra presses Caic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kobra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
A short left from Kobra.
Kobra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kobra.
Kobra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caic or not.
Kobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George Kobra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kobra leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Caic avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Caic can't break the clinch.
Caic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caic is trying to push Kobra away but Kobra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Caic avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
Caic is trying to break the clinch but Kobra has him pressed against the ropes.
Caic blocks an uppercut.
Kobra swings wildly with an uppercut but Caic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Caic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobra misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kobra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kobra swings wildly with an uppercut but Caic uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra gets through Caic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caic is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kobra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Kobra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kobra lands with a good body shot.
Kobra throws a sloppy head kick and Caic moves out of range easily.
Mirko Caic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Kobra lands a hook that snaps the head of Caic backwards.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Caic avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra throws a head punch that misses.
Kobra lands with a light punch inside.
Kobra lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Kobra.
Kobra misses with a body punch.
Caic wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobra won't allow it.
Caic blocks an uppercut.
Kobra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobra throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caic blocks an uppercut.
Caic tries to break free but Kobra pushes him back against the ropes.
Caic tries to break the clinch but Kobra is controlling the position.
Kobra prevents Caic from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caic.
Kobra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caic's elbow.
Caic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caic.
Kobra tries to stall but Caic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kobra working aggressively here.
Kobra taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kobra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kobra misses with some punches.
Kobra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Caic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caic is trying to break the clinch but Kobra is controlling him.
Kobra digs a right hand underneath Caic's ribcage. Caic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kobra is working Caic over against the ropes.
Kobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caic tries to break the clinch but Kobra is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra pushes Caic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kobra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kobra cracks Caic with a nice body shot.
Kobra has a couple of punches blocked by Caic.
Caic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caic takes a shot to the head.
Kobra prevents Caic from breaking the clinch.
Kobra misses with some punches.
Kobra lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobra.
Kobra working aggressively here.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caic blocks an uppercut.
Caic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kobra is looking to clinch.
Caic throws out a loose jab but Kobra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caic misses with a body shot.
Caic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kobra throws a shot to the body.
Caic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra rushes Caic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Caic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kobra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kobra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for George Kobra!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for George Kobra!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for George Kobra!
George Kobra wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Kobra made sure he mentioned Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cat Kifo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen World's End Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cat Kifo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cat Kifo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kifo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tokoro circles away.
Tokoro has a takedown stuffed.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tokoro tries to control but Kifo wriggling away.
Tokoro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kifo's face.
Tokoro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kifo is surviving well by controlling Tokoro's body position as best he can.
Tokoro looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Tokoro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tokoro trying to control but Kifo is having none of it.
Tokoro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kifo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kifo and Tokoro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kifo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tokoro.
Tokoro is looking to take a break and control but Kifo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kifo dodges the ground and pound from Tokoro.
Tokoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tokoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokoro working the ground and pound.
Tokoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kifo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to control the action but Kifo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kifo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tokoro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
Tokoro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kifo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tokoro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kifo, who protects the arm well.
Tokoro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kifo to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokoro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kifo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kifo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
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.
Kifo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tokoro.
Tokoro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tokoro lands with a punch from half guard.
Tokoro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kifo!
Hideo Tokoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokoro has control of Kifo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kifo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tokoro fails to move to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro throwing strikes here but Kifo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tokoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kifo is looking to escape.
Kifo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tokoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tokoro landing punches.
Tokoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kifo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kifo is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tokoro is on top in guard.
Kifo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro passes Kifo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tokoro trying to mount his opponent but Kifo defends it.
Tokoro trying to control the action but Kifo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to control from Kifo's half guard. Kifo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tokoro wants to control from the top but Kifo keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hideo Tokoro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tokoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kifo dodges the ground and pound from Tokoro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokoro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kifo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tokoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokoro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tokoro trying to control the position but Kifo is working away.
Tokoro taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Tokoro.
You can see the frustration on Kifo's face as Tokoro controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Tokoro stalls from top position.
Tokoro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tokoro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tokoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokoro swings around for an armbar but Kifo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tokoro's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro looking to control.
Kifo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kifo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tokoro is proving hard to escape from.
Tokoro looking to control.
Tokoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tokoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kifo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tokoro is tightening it up a little... Kifo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kifo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kifo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tokoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hideo Tokoro!
A victorious Hideo Tokoro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valmir Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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287 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Andy Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valmir Machida!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Drake against the ropes but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Andy Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valmir Machida.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida looking to score a takedown here. Drake is defending well but Machida drives through and ends up in Drake's guard.
Machida trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machida on the ground.
Drake has his feet on Machida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drake lands a left and a right that send Machida crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Valmir Machida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Drake tries to move into range but Machida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drake throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machida rushes Drake and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Machida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Machida persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Andy Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida lands a big shot there that rocks Drake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drake tries to hold on but Machida postures up.
Machida trying to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is in a horrible position here. Machida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Machida lands a heavy elbow.
Drake wants to control but Machida is having none of it.
Machida unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Drake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Machida trying to control but Drake is having none of it.
Machida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drake is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Machida breaks from Drake's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machida postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Drake out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Machida goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valmir Machida!
A pretty intense looking Valmir Machida took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Saez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Earthquake. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Written in the stars. Jesus Saez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
150 lbs
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150 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Saez!
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, Ricardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Saez moves out of range easily.
Saez wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Saez moves out of range.
Saez keeps the fight on the outside.
Saez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saez is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Saez clinches with his opponent.
Saez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Saez.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Saez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saez manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Saez's guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Saez is working from the bottom.
Saez pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Sanchez trying to control but Saez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Saez. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Jesus Saez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saez rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the ropes.
Saez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Saez moves out of range.
Saez clinches.
Saez breaks from the clinch.
Saez is looking to clinch.
Saez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Saez, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Saez against the ropes but Saez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saez tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Saez closes the distance and clinches.
Saez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saez moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Saez really felt that one!
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Saez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saez darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the ropes.
Sanchez tries to stall but Saez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saez manages to break the clinch.
Saez wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control.
Saez keeps Sanchez under control for a moment.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez advances nicely into full mount.
Sanchez is trying to control here but Saez has managed to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is looking to stall here but Saez recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Saez keeps moving.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saez keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Saez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Saez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez wants to take the fight to the mat but Saez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but Saez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Saez seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Saez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saez is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saez to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Saez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saez has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saez gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Jesus Saez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saez tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Saez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saez has Sanchez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saez is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Saez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Saez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saez tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saez has managed to clinch.
Saez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saez moves into the clinch.
Saez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Saez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saez pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Jesus Saez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Saez counters by moving into the clinch.
Saez is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Saez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Saez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saez has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Saez is proving a slippery customer.
Saez throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Saez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Saez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sanchez has tightened it up now! Saez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Sanchez!
Ricardo Sanchez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piter KZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the ring accompanied by Lil jon: Throw it up. Anthony Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Evans!
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, Piter KZ!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
KZ takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on KZ's face as Evans controls the position.
Evans working the body and head with strikes.
KZ is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KZ makes his way to full guard. A much better position for KZ.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as KZ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
KZ utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans sitting in guard here, content to control.
KZ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
KZ throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Evans wants to stand and escape but instead KZ has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
KZ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
KZ tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from KZ.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for KZ on the ground.
KZ trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KZ preventing the sweep.
KZ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
KZ advances to half guard.
KZ stops Evans from getting back to his feet.
KZ drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
KZ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans tries to get to full guard but KZ has control of the leg.
KZ seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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. KZ connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
KZ throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
KZ tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KZ drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KZ trying to pass the guard but Evans defending well.
KZ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans is trying to stand.
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.
Evans is looking for a sweep. KZ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans controlling the position well.
KZ seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
KZ is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Evans keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KZ trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
KZ thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
KZ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans won't allow KZ to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but KZ is one step ahead there.
KZ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans pulls KZ in close to his closed guard and prevents KZ from doing any damage or advancing position.
Evans scores with a nice shot.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans is looking to stand up but KZ isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Evans.
KZ misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
KZ with a poor takedown
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Evans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
KZ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from KZ.
Evans throws a strike but KZ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans pulls KZ in close to his closed guard and prevents KZ from doing any damage or advancing position.
Evans looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but KZ puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
KZ is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Evans has a hand on KZ's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. KZ takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Evans wants to hold on but KZ pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! KZ connects with a massive shot to the dome!
KZ trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans is trying desperately to improve position.
KZ lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
KZ with good strikes from the mount here!
KZ unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KZ prevents Evans from getting the reversal.
KZ is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Evans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Evans is rocked!
Evans tries to lock up and control but KZ gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Evans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
KZ lands a big elbow - Evans is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Evans is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Piter KZ!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Dolbakov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dolbakov looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dolbakov is breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sanchez engages and cracks Dolbakov with a massive lead left hook - Dolbakov tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sanchez is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chester Sanchez! Chester Sanchez retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marva Kuebler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Desjardins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Jonathan Desjardins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
159 lbs
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26
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marva Kuebler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuebler fails with the takedown
and Desjardins counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuebler with a poor takedown
and Desjardins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desjardins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Desjardins wants to pass to mount but Kuebler is defending the position.
Kuebler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Desjardins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kuebler defend it? Desjardins steps over the head and cranks it - Kuebler is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Desjardins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Desjardins!
Jonathan Desjardins is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Jonathan Desjardins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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