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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 846 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (ranked 128 p4p, 243 weight class). Marcus Behnder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 cm 26 186 10 - 3 - 1 |
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170 cm 26 175 9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns Basic striking Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Behnder! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Behnder doesn't manage to clinch there - Ziskie circles away.
Behnder clinches up with Ziskie and pushes him back against the cage. Behnder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ziskie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Ziskie tries to score a body lock takedown but Behnder shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Ziskie tries to score a body lock takedown but Behnder shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Behnder is pushing Ziskie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Behnder jumps guard.
Behnder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Behnder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ziskie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Ziskie wants to control from the top but Behnder keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Behnder is trying to keep Ziskie in close.
Behnder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Behnder is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ziskie frees his head nicely. Oh but Behnder has switched to an armbar! Ziskie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcus Behnder! During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Behnder thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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RATING
50% |
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