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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1156 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Damar Sulekov (ranked 127 p4p, 78 weight class). Seth Mansour had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 cm 30 251 13 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm 29 280 12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sulekov throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sulekov's knee momentarily. Sulekov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mansour seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Some bone on bone action there as Sulekov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Sulekov rushes Mansour and presses him up against the cage. Mansour throws a punch but it's blocked by Sulekov. Sulekov misses with a short punch on the inside. Mansour struggles to land a body shot inside as Sulekov controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Sulekov.
Sulekov lands a takedown into guard.
Sulekov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Mansour is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Mansour is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ground and pound from Sulekov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Mansour dodges the ground and pound from Sulekov. Mansour is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sulekov asserts his dominance and retains side control. Sloppy strikes there by Sulekov. Mansour is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sulekov is controlling him well. Sulekov wants to control but Mansour is keeping him busy. Sulekov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mansour rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sulekov's guard! Nice work there by Mansour! Sulekov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mansour uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sulekov wants to control but Mansour postures up. Mansour tries to stand but Sulekov is controlling his head. Sulekov is looking to regain half guard here but Mansour keeps moving and retains side control. Sulekov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sulekov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mansour off and has taken his back! Mansour grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mansour has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sulekov. Sulekov lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mansour hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sulekov misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansour defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sulekov's arms. Sulekov controls the action. Mansour is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Sulekov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jeez, Seth Mansour's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seth Mansour's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Damar Sulekov! A relieved looking Damar Sulekov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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20% |
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