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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japheth Vasya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Xahli's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. Xavier Xahli struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Japheth Vasya looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Japheth Vasya !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xahli throws a right and a left that Vasya avoids nicely.
Vasya looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vasya looks for a takedown but Xahli sprawls well.
Xahli has his takedown stuffed
and Vasya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xahli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xahli striking off his back but it's not causing Vasya any problems.
Xahli throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Xahli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vasya has gone for a leg lock! Xahli slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vasya 's guard.
Vasya has momentary wrist control but Xahli slips an elbow through the middle.
Vasya had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Xahli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vasya Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Xahli's back instead.
Xahli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vasya 's arms.
Vasya has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Xahli has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vasya working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xahli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vasya looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Xahli taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Japheth Vasya !
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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
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