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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ienas Sarandas (ranked 7561 p4p, 7485 weight class) and Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 736 p4p, 733 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 cm 18 170 1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 18 170 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ienas Sarandas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tsavieva looks to land a combination but Sarandas avoids it well. Sarandas appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Nikolai Tsavieva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from Tsavieva misses its intended target. Sarandas avoids the body shot from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva looks to throw the jab but Sarandas is out of range. Sarandas defending well as Tsavieva loads up on a big left hand. Sarandas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tsavieva sprawls and moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tsavieva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tsavieva looks to throw the jab but Sarandas is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sarandas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsavieva. Sarandas appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Sarandas slips a straight right by Tsavieva. Sarandas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tsavieva sprawls and moves away. Sarandas staying out of range there. Sarandas appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Tsavieva looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarandas is just out of range. A jab from Tsavieva misses. Sarandas attempts a counter takedown but Tsavieva avoids it well and moves away. Sarandas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsavieva throws out the jab. Tsavieva swings widly with a right hand
and Sarandas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tsavieva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sarandas postures up and lands a big shot to Tsavieva's brow. Sarandas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsavieva's head. Tsavieva working a defensive guard here.
Sarandas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Sarandas landing some decent shots from guard. Sarandas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsavieva on the ground. Sarandas with a flurry of punches that miss. Sarandas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsavieva's head. Sarandas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sarandas with a nice head shot there. Sarandas has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Sarandas scoring with some ground and pound. Sarandas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Tsavieva is trying to keep Sarandas in close.
Sarandas scoring with some ground and pound. Sarandas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsavieva's head. Sarandas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight! Ienas Sarandas showed his dominance in that final round. I think Sarandas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ienas Sarandas! A victorious Ienas Sarandas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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