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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 1570 p4p, 3358 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 238 p4p, 432 weight class). Simon Hedegaard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 cm 27 195 21 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm 33 193 18 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kurtev jabs Hedegaard to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kurtev closes the distance and clinches. Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Kurtev jumps into guard, dragging Hedegaard to the mat.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving. Kurtev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully. Hedegaard passes Kurtev's left leg - he's now in half guard. Hedegaard lands with a punch from half guard. Hedegaard prevents Kurtev from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kurtev taking some punishment here, with Hedegaard in his half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kurtev is defending against the submission attempts here by Hedegaard.
Hedegaard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kurtev defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kurtev gets back to full guard.
Kurtev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom.
Hedegaard won't allow Kurtev to sweep him here. Kurtev trying to keep a closed guard but Hedegaard is proving a slippery customer.
Kurtev has his feet on Hedegaard's thighs here. He's pushed Hedegaard off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hedegaard screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krisko Kurtev! Our winner, Krisko Kurtev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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