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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Grigoriev (ranked 3284 p4p, 783 weight class) and Ani Kwata (ranked 417 p4p, 104 weight class). Ani Kwata is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222
2 - 2 - 0 |
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205
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ani Kwata!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwata misses with a takedown attempt
and Grigoriev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwata shoots in for a takedown but Grigoriev shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kwata.
Alexander Grigoriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ani Kwata.
Kwata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kwata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kwata working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Grigoriev moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwata wants to control from the top but Grigoriev keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev working for a triangle but Kwata defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwata stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Grigoriev has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kwata manages to get his head free but now Grigoriev has transitioned to an armbar! Kwata grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Grigoriev! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Grigoriev!
A victorious Alexander Grigoriev 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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mgr
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