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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyam Klien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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179 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hyam Klien! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Klien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klien shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klien showed some decent athleticism there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klien is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cano is just riding it out for now. Klien eventually gives up the hold. Cano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Cano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Cano regains full guard. Nicely done. Klien with a flurry of punches that miss. Klien wants to pass the guard but Cano is keeping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cano keeping full guard, as Klien tries to pass. Klien looking to sit in guard and control but Cano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Klien throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cano escapes and throws Klien's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klien knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Klien struggling a bit here. Klien tries to escape but Cano is in control.
Cano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Klien tries to improve position but can't. Klien is breathing heavily. Klien is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cano off and has taken his back! Klien not allowing Cano to control his hands.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Cano breaks Klien's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Klien looking to control.
Klien keeping full guard, as Cano tries to pass.
Klien working for a triangle but Cano defends it easily.
Cano stands and throws Klien's legs to the side, diving into side control. Klien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cano on the ground. Cano moves into full mount!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Cano wants to take his opponent's back but Klien doesn't allow it.
Klien has left one of his arms exposed and Cano doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Klien screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Cano!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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