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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Deny (ranked 3374 p4p, 3601 weight class) and Sigandi Legend (ranked 385 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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2 - 0 - 0 |
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5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Powerful 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Deny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Deny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Deny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Legend lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deny looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Legend's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legend can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legend stopping the sweep attempt from Deny.
Deny is working hard here to advance position.
Legend avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Legend preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deny trying to keep a closed guard but Legend is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Legend's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deny wants to sweep here but Legend controlling him for the moment.
Legend keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deny's head.
Deny is trying to keep Legend in close.
Legend postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Deny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legend can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend wants to control from the top but Deny keeps moving.
Deny has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Legend has passed into side control.
Legend works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Legend working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legend lands some shots froms side control.
Deny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Legend wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Legend lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Deny down.
Deny wants to control but Legend postures up.
Deny is breathing heavily.
Deny is working to avoid the ground and pound but Legend connects with a decent elbow.
Deny is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deny keeps working.
Deny prevents Legend from improving position.
Deny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deny tries to bench press Legend off him but Legend keeps the position.
Deny is not content to let Legend control the position.
Deny is trying to control Legend's posture but Legend avoids it.
Deny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Deny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Deny tries to get out of the position.
Deny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legend is putting a hurting on Deny here, landing some big shots from side control.
Deny is looking to regain half guard here but Legend keeps moving and retains side control.
Deny is trying to control Legend's posture but Legend avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deny is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legend off and has taken his back!
Legend wants to control his opponent's hands but Deny gets his hands free.
Legend tries to escape the position.
Deny avoiding Legend 's attempts to control his hands.
Legend tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Legend throwing hammer fists to the chest of Deny. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deny is looking to stand but Legend has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Legend tries to lock up and control but Deny gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Legend defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Deny.
Deny throws some wild stikes that Legend manages to avoid easily.
Deny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Legend tries to lock up and control but Deny gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Deny blocks Legend's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Deny goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Legend is on top in guard.
Deny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Legend trying to control but Deny is working from the bottom.
Deny looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigandi Legend dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Legend misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Legend looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deny tries to counter with a takedown but Legend is quick to defend against it.
Legend shoots in looking for a takedown but Deny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Legend's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Legend shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deny sprawls well. Deny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Legend gets slowly back to his feet.
Deny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Legend sprawls and moves away.
Bastien Deny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigandi Legend.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Legend.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Deny is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legend off and has taken his back!
Deny working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Deny is hanging on to Legend's back as he tries to escape.
Legend fending off the submission attempt from Deny.
Deny doesn't have the hooks in and Legend manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend preventing the sweep.
Deny wants to control but Legend passes easily into half guard.
Deny actively working from the bottom here.
Deny is looking to improve his position.
Deny is not content to let Legend control the position.
Deny is trying to control but can't.
Sigandi Legend has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deny wants to improve his position but Legend is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Legend connects with a nice short shot to Deny's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deny is trying to maintain the position but Legend is very close to passing his half guard.
Legend working the head and body with strikes.
Legend prevents Deny from improving his position.
Legend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deny is looking to control Legend's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deny avoid being mounted?
Legend takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Deny wants to control but Legend is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legend lands a nice short elbow.
Deny is looking to control Legend's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deny avoid being mounted?
Deny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend is thwarting Deny's attempts to control the position.
Legend trying to control the action but Deny is working from the bottom.
Deny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deny manages to get to full guard.
Legend works over Deny with some ground and pound from guard.
Legend preventing the sweep.
Legend wants to control from the top but Deny keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legend can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deny has his foot on Legend's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legend works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigandi Legend will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Deny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legend finds it's way round the side to connect with Deny's head.
Legend closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Legend fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Legend feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Deny's head.
Deny looking for a triangle here. Legend is fighting it but it looks tight! Deny pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Legend is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bastien Deny!
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RATING
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