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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panos Rasgadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Geist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panos Rasgadus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geist changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rasgadus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rasgadus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rasgadus wants to get back to full guard.
Rasgadus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rasgadus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Geist puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Geist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasgadus on the ground.
Rasgadus taking some punishment here, with Geist in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Geist.
It looks like Panos Rasgadus has been cut.
Rasgadus tries to get to full guard but Geist has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rasgadus defending well though.
Rasgadus is staying active underneath Geist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rasgadus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rasgadus gets full guard.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasgadus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Geist!
Geist tries to hold on but Rasgadus postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasgadus looking for a guillotine from mount but Geist is having none of it.
Rasgadus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Geist is now in Rasgadus's guard. A big mistake from Rasgadus there, giving up the dominant position!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rasgadus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rasgadus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Geist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Geist wants to control from the top but Rasgadus keeps moving.
Rasgadus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Geist's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasgadusis looking to pass into half guard but Geist pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Geist is in guard.
Geist is in close to Rasgadus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasgadus 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.
Rasgadus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Geist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Geist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Geist preventing the sweep.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Geist distracts Rasgadus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Geist looking to pass the guard.
Geist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Geist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasgadus looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasgadus, not yet.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Geist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rasgadus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist stands up over Rasgadus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Geist is working Rasgadus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Geist trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasgadus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geist lands a couple of digs.
Geist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Geist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasgadus is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Geist has his hands clasped together but Rasgadus extends an breaks Geist's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rasgadus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Panos Rasgadus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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