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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace McGrim (ranked 4347 p4p, 4570 weight class) and Berne Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrim's entrance music is Inja x Whiney - Be My Cure. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jace McGrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berne Sankara!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGrim!
McGrim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McGrim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sankara.
McGrim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sankara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGrim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sankara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGrim has managed to free his arm - good work.
McGrim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrim wants to control but Sankara is keeping busy.
McGrim wants to get back to full guard.
McGrim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGrim actively working from the bottom here.
Sankara is looking to stall here but McGrim recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankara wants to control from the top but McGrim keeps moving.
Sankara throws a strike but McGrim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McGrim trying to control but Sankara is working from the bottom.
Sankara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGrim wants to control from the top but Sankara keeps moving.
McGrim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara is trying to control the position but McGrim postures up.
McGrim advances to half guard.
McGrim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGrim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sankara throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sankara is looking to improve his position.
McGrim 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.
Sankara has his hands clasped together around McGrim's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGrim wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
McGrim is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Sankara is in real trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrim is persistently looking for the submission but Sankara is defending it well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McGrim's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jace McGrim 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.
Sankara has McGrim up against the cage in a clinch.
McGrim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sankara can do to turn this around?
Sankara turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McGrim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGrim is trying to get back to half guard.
Sankara in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McGrim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrim trying to control but Sankara postures up.
McGrim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGrim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sankara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGrim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sankara is looking for a kimura but McGrim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sankara to get the leverage.
McGrim works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGrim looking for a triangle here. Sankara is fighting it but it looks tight! McGrim pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sankara is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jace McGrim!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jace McGrim waved his t-shirt featuring Neon Zombie's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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pop
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