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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Soibler (ranked 2510 p4p, 5207 weight class) and Xi Daerji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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11 - 29 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xi Daerji!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soibler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soibler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daerji throws a leg kick but Soibler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daerji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Soibler misses.
Daerji misses with a takedown attempt
and Soibler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daerji blocks the body kick.
Soibler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daerji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daerji shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soibler as he avoids it easily.
Daerji has Soibler up against the cage in a clinch.
Daerji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soibler tests Daerji's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Soibler misses.
Soibler missing with a left hand there. Daerji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daerji drops his hands momentarily and Soibler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soibler blocks the body kick.
Daerji slips under a jab.
Daerji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daerji will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Soibler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jordan Soibler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xi Daerji.
Soibler throws a right and a left that Daerji avoids nicely.
Daerji wants to counter with a clinch but Soibler pushes him away.
Daerji staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Daerji scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Soibler misses its intended target.
Daerji takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Soibler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Soibler trying to control the position but instead, Daerji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soibler into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soibler is trying to break free.
Soibler is looking to break free of the clinch but Daerji has double underhooks.
Daerji missing with knees to the body.
Soibler misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soibler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daerji pulls Soibler into guard.
Soibler wants to control from the top but Daerji keeps moving.
Soibler is looking to advance position but Daerji has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soibler looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Soibler tries to break free.
Soibler trying to control the position but Daerji manages to sink in the hooks.
Soibler rolls, trying to escape but Daerji keeps control of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Soibler tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Soibler do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Soibler is trying to get back to his feet but Daerji has full control of the position and if anything, Soibler has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daerji has the hooks in. Soibler is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Soibler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Daerji is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soibler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soibler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Soibler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soibler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daerji clinches.
Daerji lands with a short shot to the head.
Daerji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soibler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daerji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soibler.
Soibler tries to keep at a distance but Daerji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daerji tries for a takedown. No joy.
Soibler gets underhooks to prevent Daerji's takedown attempt.
Daerji prevents Soibler from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daerji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daerji slips a jab and a cross from Soibler.
Daerji walks into a straight right hand from Soibler.
Daerji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soibler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Soibler. Those never looked like landing.
Daerji closes the distance and pushes Soibler back into the cage.
Daerji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daerji swinging wildly here.
Daerji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soibler.
Daerji drops his hands momentarily and Soibler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soibler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daerji.
Soibler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daerji.
An attempted straight right counter from Soibler misses the target.
Jordan Soibler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xi Daerji.
Daerji rushes Soibler and presses him up against the cage.
Soibler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soibler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daerji is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soibler tries to break the clinch but Daerji is controlling the position.
Soibler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soibler is trying to break free.
Soibler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soibler is looking to break free of the clinch but Daerji has double underhooks.
Soibler looking to stall.
Soibler has had enough of the clinch but Daerji keeps him there for the moment.
Soibler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daerji after a bit of a struggle.
Soibler is trying to break the clinch but Daerji is controlling him.
Daerji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soibler looks to land a right hand but Daerji moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daerji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soibler works the jab nicely.
Soibler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soibler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daerji throws a series of punches but Soibler avoids them all with ease.
Soibler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daerji moves away.
Nice jab there from Soibler.
Daerji fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Soibler misses the target.
Daerji misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daerji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soibler swivels and escapes.
Soibler cracks a nice hook into Daerji's ribs.
Daerji looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jordan Soibler is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soibler scores with a body shot.
Daerji has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daerji there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xi Daerji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soibler scores with a decent looking hook.
Soibler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daerji has his takedown stuffed
and Soibler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daerji gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soibler misses the shot to the body.
Daerji wants to counter the offense by Soibler and move into the clinch position.
Daerji with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soibler counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Soibler dominated that second round.
That's time! Soibler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Soibler throws out a loose jab but Daerji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soibler connects with a body shot that sends Daerji's belly button to the back.
Soibler misses with a body shot.
Daerji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soibler defends it well.
Soibler lands a really nice looking cross but Daerji seems unphased.
Soibler catches Daerji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daerji fails with a takedown attempt.
Daerji moves away from the strike by Soibler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daerji fails with the takedown
and Soibler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daerji avoids the body shot from Soibler.
Soibler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDaerji.
Daerji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soibler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler looks to score with a jab to the body but Daerji is just out of range.
Daerji tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soibler defends well and Daerji ends up having to push Soibler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jordan Soibler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xi Daerji.
Daerji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soibler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daerji thinking.
Daerji takes one on the button.
Daerji closes the distance and clinches up with Soibler, looking for a takedown. Daerji pushes Soibler against the cage but Soibler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daerji moves forwards but Soibler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soibler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daerji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daerji is rocked!
Soibler cracks a nice hook into Daerji's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Soibler.
Daerji is still on wobbly legs! Can Soibler finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soibler throws a shot to the body.
Daerji walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daerji walks straight into a right hand from Soibler - that's dropped him! Soibler jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Daerji from any more punishment! Daerji complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jordan Soibler!
Jordan Soibler decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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RATING
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