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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 1047 p4p, 3521 weight class) and Rafa Peziev (ranked 92 p4p, 262 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. Rafa Peziev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 cm 40 148 33 - 19 - 2 |
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161 cm 28 153 11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler Decent boxing Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafa Peziev! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peziev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dismantle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peziev is in Dismantle's guard. Peziev wants to control from the top but Dismantle keeps moving. Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peziev. Peziev with a nice head shot there. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peziev's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Peziev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Peziev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peziev. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peziev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Peziev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dismantle working a defensive guard here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Peziev stands up over Dismantle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peziev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peziev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dismantle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Peziev's corner is telling him to maintain position. Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dismantle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Peziev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Peziev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dismantle's guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peziev is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Peziev there. Peziev missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Peziev is looking to take a break and control but Dismantle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dismantle is looking to improve his position.
Peziev trying to control from half guard but Dismantle is working away. Dismantle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peziev on the ground.
Peziev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dismantle defends it well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Peziev wants to control but Dismantle is keeping him busy.
Peziev is trying to work for a kimura but Dismantle is defending well.
Dismantle is staying active underneath Peziev, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Dismantle wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Peziev trying to control the action but Dismantle is working from the bottom.
Peziev wants to work for an arm triangle but Dismantle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peziev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dismantle is defending against the submission attempts here by Peziev.
Peziev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Peziev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Dismantle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dismantle tries to get out of the position. Peziev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Dismantle has hold of Peziev's hands but Peziev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Peziev looks to land a strike but Dismantle avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Peziev wants to control from the top but Dismantle keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Peziev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dismantle is keeping the position for now. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Peziev dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peziev tries for a takedown but Dismantle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Dismantle throws a hook to the side of Peziev's head but Peziev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Peziev ducks under a wild hook from Dismantle. Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dismantle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peziev.
Peziev scores with a takedown into Dismantle's guard. Peziev is looking to work some ground and pound but Dismantle has wrist control. Rafa Peziev has got the better of the ground game so far. Peziev trying to control but Dismantle is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dismantle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Peziev wants to control from the top but Dismantle keeps moving. Peziev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dismantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dismantle has Peziev pulled in close to control his posture. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Peziev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peziev. Peziev looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dismantle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Peziev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dismantle's head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Dismantle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peziev is controlling him. Peziev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Peziev trying to control but Dismantle is working from the bottom. Dismantle keeping full guard, as Peziev tries to pass. Peziev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peziev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Peziev lands a couple of elbows. Peziev advances to half guard.
Peziev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dismantle has managed to free his arm - good work. Peziev working the head and body with strikes.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Peziev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Peziev is nestled in close to Dismantle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Peziev performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Peziev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dismantle defending well though. Dismantle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peziev scores with a couple of nice shots. Peziev has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Peziev sitting and controlling from the half guard. Peziev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Peziev thows a huge punch but Dismantle dodges it nicely.
Peziev throwing shots but Dismantle is blocking nicely.
Peziev seems to be looking for submissions.
Peziev has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dismantle defend it? Peziev steps over the head and cranks it - Dismantle is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Peziev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafa Peziev! Rafa Peziev spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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