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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 2206 p4p, 6794 weight class) and Marat Mustafaev (ranked 299 p4p, 625 weight class). Marat Mustafaev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212
2 - 0 - 0 |
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210
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Mustafaev!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai needs to keep his hands up - Mustafaev had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
Thai shoots in looking for a takedown. Mustafaev tries to sprawl out of it but Thai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mustafaev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustafaev tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Mustafaev and move into the clinch.
Thai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mustafaev as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wille Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mustafaev as he jumps to the side.
Mustafaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mustafaev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thai is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mustafaev is just riding it out for now. Thai eventually gives up the hold.
Thai wants to work for an arm triangle but Mustafaev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thai is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is working for a submission of some sort.
Thai is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mustafaev is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wille Thai!
The defeated Marat Mustafaev had this to say: 'Is whatever. I go back to train'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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