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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Knutsson (ranked 3610 p4p, 5273 weight class) and Umar Khattab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigurd Knutsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Khattab!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knutsson wants to clinch.
Khattab stuffs the takedown.
Khattab gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knutsson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Knutsson has control of an arm but Khattab manages to advance to Knutsson's back!
Khattab lands with a hammerfist to the side of Knutsson's head.
Khattab working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Knutsson is really stuck here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knutsson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Knutsson trying to control the action but Khattab just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattab missing with strikes from the back.
Khattab patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Knutsson breaks Khattab's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Khattab trying to keep a closed guard but Knutsson is proving a slippery customer.
Khattab looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knutsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knutsson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson wants to stand but Khattab is controlling his posture from full guard.
Khattab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knutsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knutsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Khattab has wrist control.
Knutsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knutsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knutsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knutsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knutsson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khattab moves into the clinch successfully.
Knutsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khattab is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khattab gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knutsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigurd Knutsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khattab is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knutsson to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khattab has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Knutsson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Knutsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Khattab wants to work for an arm triangle but Knutsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khattab missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khattab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knutsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knutsson punching from the bottom.
Knutsson keeping control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umar Khattab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khattab has managed to clinch.
Knutsson wants a takedown.
Knutsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knutsson is trying to drag Khattab to the mat but Khattab just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khattab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khattab gets a clinch.
Khattab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khattab has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Knutsson regains guard immediately.
Knutsson pulls Khattab in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattab must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khattab preventing the sweep.
Khattab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knutsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knutsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khattab 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.
Knutsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Khattab has his hands clasped together but Knutsson extends and breaks Khattab's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Knutsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sigurd Knutsson!
Sigurd Knutsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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