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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Stamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Festa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Festa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abel Stamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Festa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp is looking to clinch.
Festa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stamp defends it nicely.
Festa swats away the attempt to clinch by Stamp.
Festa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stamp is fending him off so far but Festa persists. Nope, Stamp circles away and we're back to standing.
Festa ducks under a wild hook from Stamp.
Stamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Festa shoots for a double leg takedown but Stamp sprawls well. He's pushed Festa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abel Stamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Festa.
Stamp misses with a wild combination.
Festa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stamp's guard.
Stamp trying to keep a closed guard but Festa is proving a slippery customer.
Festa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Festa looking to sit in guard and control but Stamp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stamp tries to stand but Festa is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp stands up from Festa's guard - Stamp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stamp tries to bum rush Festa with a series of wild strikes but Festa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stamp tries to bum rush Festa with a series of wild strikes but Festa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stamp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Festa misses with a two punch combination.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Festa is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Stamp as he works his way to full guard.
Stamp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp wants to stand up but Festa is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Festa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stamp, up you get!
No joy there for Stamp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stamp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Festa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stamp misses with a double jab
and Festa counters by moving into the clinch.
Stamp is breathing heavily.
Festa tries to pull guard but Stamp holds him up against the cage and eventually Festa drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Festa prevents Stamp from breaking the clinch.
Festa wants a takedown but no success here.
Stamp tries to break the clinch but Festa is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Stamp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stamp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Festa lands an elbow that stopped Stamp in his tracks for a moment.
Festa is trying to maintain a safe position but Stamp gets an underhook and turns Festa into the cage.
Stamp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Festa breaks from the clinch.
Stamp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Festa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stamp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Festa's guard.
Stamp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stamp decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stamp tries to clinch up
and Festa counters with a takedown into side control.
Stamp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamp is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stamp is looking for a sweep.
Festa lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stamp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Festa staying calm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Festa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Festa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stamp misses with a series of wild punches.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stamp's guard now.
Stamp pulls Festa in close to prevent any damage.
Festa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Festa.
Stamp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Festa stands up from half guard.
Festa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stamp manages to get back to half guard.
Stamp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Danny Festa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stamp pushes Festa off and gets back to his feet.
Festa moves into the clinch.
Stamp tries to break the clinch but Festa is controlling the position.
Stamp wants to get back to striking at distance but Festa won't allow it.
Stamp wants to break free but Festa has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stamp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Festa, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamp wants to get back to striking at distance but Festa won't allow it.
Stamp can't break the clinch.
Festa tries to pull guard but Stamp won't allow it.
Festa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stamp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stamp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festa circles away quickly and effectively.
Festa drives through and clinches with Stamp against the cage.
Stamp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Festa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stamp smiles and moves away.
Abel Stamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Festa.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown. Stamp fights it but they end up in guard.
Stamp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stamp wants to get back to his feet but Festa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp pushes Festa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Festa.
Stamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stamp throws a head kick that misses
and Festa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stamp trying to control but Festa postures up.
Stamp kicks Festa off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp throws a series of punches but Festa avoids them all with ease.
Stamp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Festa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Festa.
Stamp tries to circle away but Festa has him pinned against the cage.
Festa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stamp walks away with a smile on his face. Festa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stamp throws a lazy head kick
and Festa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stamp!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Festa avoids the attempt from Stamp to control.
Stamp is in a horrible position here. Festa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Festa prevents Stamp from getting the reversal.
Stamp tries to lock up and control but Festa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Festa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stamp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stamp misses with a few strikes there.
Stamp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Festa counters by clinching up.
Stamp is trying to break free.
Stamp breaks the clinch.
Festa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stamp was covering up waiting for the punch and Festa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stamp wants to stand and escape but Festa is having none of it.
Stamp pulls Festa in close to his closed guard and prevents Festa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Festa wants to stand and escape but instead Stamp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stamp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp trying to control but Festa is working from the bottom.
Stamp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stamp stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stamp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Festa.
Festa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp is trying to stand.
Festa escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stamp misses with a wild combination.
Stamp throws a sloppy head kick
so Festa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamp has a closed guard, preventing Festa from standing up.
Stamp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Festa manages to get himself to full guard.
Festa pulls Stamp in to control the position.
Festa controls Stamp momentarily but Stamp frees himself.
Stamp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp closes the distance but Festa moves to the side
and Festa counters with a single leg into guard. Stamp didn't expect that.
Abel Stamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stamp wants to get back to his feet but Festa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stamp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Festa stops Stamp from standing up.
Stamp throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stamp keeping moving, preventing Festa from controlling successfully.
Festa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stamp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Festa reaches up to try and pull Stamp in and control his posture, but Stamp latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Festa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abel Stamp!
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energy
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hype
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