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QFC Tournament 89 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glover Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glover Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Crowe digs a good hook to Lesnar's body.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Crowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crowe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Crowe does it's job there.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Crowe.
Glover Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe scores with a jab.
Crowe lands a right hook to the body.
Crowe looks to land a combination. Lesnar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Crowe.
Crowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a nice strike.
Crowe digs a good hook to Lesnar's body.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
Crowe steps in with a hook that catches Lesnar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Crowe follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lesnar looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glover Crowe!
During a confident post fight interview, Glover Crowe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Maker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongol Magyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trouble Maker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongol Magyar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magyar cracks Maker with a good jab.
Maker moves into the clinch.
Magyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magyar is trying to stall.
Magyar has a couple of punches blocked by Maker.
Magyar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maker.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maker shoots in looking for a takedown. Magyar tries to sprawl out of it but Maker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magyar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magyar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magyar misses with a punch to the body.
Maker taking a breather.
Maker breaks the clinch.
Maker clinches.
Maker fails to pull guard.
Magyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maker tries to pull guard but Magyar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trouble Maker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magyar misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magyar tries a body shot but Maker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magyar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maker manages to break the clinch.
Magyar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magyar tries to score with a low kick but Maker moves his leg out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magyar as he jumps to the side.
Magyar tries to clinch but Maker is having none of it.
Trouble Maker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magyar scores with a nice strike.
Magyar lands a glancing blow to the side of Maker's head.
Magyar throws an overhand right that drops Maker like a sack of potatoes! Magyar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mongol Magyar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulbous George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Say Hello To Boris The Bullet Dodger! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bulbous George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dodger!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a looping overhand right but Dodger ducks down to avoid it.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dodger.
Dodger throws a hook but George blocks it.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George throws a leg kick but Dodger moved away.
Dodger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George throws a head kick that misses.
George throws a series of punches but Dodger avoids them all with ease.
George could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dodger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dodger shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George throws a right and a left that Dodger avoids nicely.
Boris Dodger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George leaves Dodger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dodger shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bulbous George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Dodger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with George but George pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodger.
Dodger is trying hard to land a takedown here. George sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dodger shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dodger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from George.
Dodger swings widly with a right hand
and George counters with a leg kick.
Dodger fails with the takedown.
Dodger lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodger walks into a left hand.
Dodger misses with a takedown attempt - George sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George throws a leg kick which misses Dodger's front leg but catches the back leg as Dodger tries to avoid it.
Bulbous George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George throws a leg kick but Dodger checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dodger. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dodger looks gassed!
Jab by George.
George misses with a low kick.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dodger closes this distance looking for a takedown but George circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dodger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but George swivels and escapes.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by George!
George lands the left hand.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dodger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but George swivels and escapes.
Dodger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
George connects with a body shot.
George lands with a straight right. Dodger didn't see that one coming.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dodger has time to react.
George scores with a hook to the body. Dodger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George misses with a head kick.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulbous George dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
George scores with a jab to the body.
Dodger slips a jab from George.
George lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dodger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Dodger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
George misses with a wild combination.
George loads up on a big right hand but Dodger slips the punch.
Dodger looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Dodger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but George avoids it really well and circles away.
Dodger tries to score a power double leg takedown but George sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dodger somewhat.
Dodger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down George rather than just go for the knockout.
Dodger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Dodger as he checks the leg kick.
George connects with a right hand. Dodger shakes it off.
George bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dodger's head.
Dodger fails with a takedown attempt.
Bulbous George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Dodger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dodger. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dodger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Dodger stumbling backwards into the cage! Dodger bounces back off the cage towards George, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! George lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! George celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bulbous George!
Post fight, Bulbous George took to the microphone: 'YeeeeHaw!!! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Manes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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266 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Manes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Senor Rookie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rookie cracks the inside of Manes's front leg.
Manes shoots and misses
and Rookie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manes throws a nice looking combination but Rookie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rookie tries to avoid it but Manes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rookie to the ground. Rookie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rookie connects with an inside leg kick.
Rookie is looking to slow Manes down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manes is defended easily by Rookie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Manes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rookie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookie throws a head kick but Manes moves out of range.
Rookie lands with a nice body kick.
Manes blocks a head kick by Rookie.
Rookie scores with a spinning back kick!
Manes is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rookie.
Rookie misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rookie throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Robert Manes has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Rookie as Manes shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rookie. That's going to slow Manes down.
Rookie scores with a push kick.
Rookie lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Manes crumples to the floor! Rookie milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). El Senor Rookie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Ishinomori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Ishinomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishinomori lands a high kick!
It looks like Michael Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ishinomori eats them both and turns towards Schmidt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ishinomori throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Schmidt misses.
Horrible takedown by Ishinomori or perhaps it was just good defense by Schmidt which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishinomori fails with the takedown.
Schmidt drops Ishinomori with a beautiful combination! Ishinomori stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schmidt is looking for the KO!
Ishinomori is rocked!
It looks like Nobu Ishinomori has been cut.
Schmidt Throws a clean left jab. Schmidt Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Ishinomori's chin! Ishinomori crumbles to the ground and Schmidt follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Schmidt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Schmidt!
In his post fight interview, Michael Schmidt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Kaufmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flint Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Kaufmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flint Fury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaufmore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kaufmore moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fury stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Fury's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fury working aggressively here.
Kaufmore is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fury avoiding damage.
Kaufmore tries to break free but Fury pushes him back against the cage.
Kaufmore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Kaufmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury is struggling to control the position.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is stalling here.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaufmore controls his hands.
Fury stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flint Fury.
Kaufmore fails with the takedown
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaufmore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fury uses from the top position.
Kaufmore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaufmore looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fury postures up.
Kaufmore is looking for a triangle but Fury pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kaufmore looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Kaufmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Kaufmore.
Kaufmore is trying to keep Fury in close.
Kaufmore 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! Fury rolls with it to try and escape but Kaufmore cranks on the arm and Fury is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Kaufmore!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laldama Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pete Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laldama Animai!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Animai's head.
Animai dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Animai at a distance.
Animai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Animai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Animai's back!
Animai tries to roll but Williams sticks to his back.
Williams not allowing Animai to control his hands.
Williams is persistently looking for the submission but Animai is defending it well.
Williams controlling well, preventing Animai from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Animai is in a bad position with Williams working for a choke. Animai manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Animai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Animai cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Animai wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Animai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Animai is defending well. Williams quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Animai has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Williams celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Williams!
Pete Williams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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