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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1507 p4p, 5259 weight class) and Dax Ryan (ranked 225 p4p, 562 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 cm 25 173 11 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 182 8 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dax Ryan! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bjurstrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bjurstrom as he avoids it easily. Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Bjurstrom. Bjurstrom maintains the clinch. Ryan pulls guard effortlessly. Bjurstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Bjurstrom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bjurstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Bjurstrom's legs - danger averted. Bjurstrom is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bjurstrom pushes a forearm under Ryan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ryan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Bjurstrom! Marco Bjurstrom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
66% |
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