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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Donatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Gregorovitsj! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Donatti! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gregorovitsj is looking to clinch. Gregorovitsj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gregorovitsj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donatti's calf. Gregorovitsj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donatti shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregorovitsj tries to sprawl out of it but Donatti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregorovitsj manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donatti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj obviously looking to wear him down.
Donatti looks gassed! 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! Gregorovitsj stuns Donatti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick. Donatti checks a low kick from Gregorovitsj. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Donatti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donatti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gregorovitsj, right into the meat.
Vasili Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gregorovitsj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donatti at a distance.
Donatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but Donatti is having none of it. Nice sprawl there from Gregorovitsj as Donatti shoots in. Donatti keeps the fight on the outside. Gregorovitsj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donatti's sensitive parts. Donatti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Vasili Gregorovitsj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Donatti. Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick that misses. An inside leg kick from Gregorovitsj misses. Nice sprawl there from Gregorovitsj as Donatti shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donatti shoots in but Gregorovitsj avoids the takedown attempt easily. Donatti shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregorovitsj tries to sprawl out of it but Donatti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregorovitsj manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up. Gregorovitsj keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Donatti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregorovitsj's waist but Gregorovitsj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donatti off to one side. Gregorovitsj feints and then cracks Donatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donatti down. Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but Donatti avoids it. Gregorovitsj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donatti tries for a takedown but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Gregorovitsj feints and then cracks Donatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donatti down. Donatti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregorovitsj's waist but Gregorovitsj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donatti off to one side. Gregorovitsj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donatti paws at him with a jab and circles away. Donatti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Donatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Donatti shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregorovitsj sprawls well. He's pushed Donatti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Donatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gregorovitsj's guard. Gregorovitsj on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gregorovitsj tries to get out of the position. Donatti drops back looking for a leg! Gregorovitsj is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gregorovitsj manages to kick Donatti off! Donatti jumps back into Gregorovitsj's guard. Gregorovitsj controlling Donatti's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donatti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donatti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Donatti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Gregorovitsj knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donatti on the ground. Donatti working the head and body with strikes. Donatti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gregorovitsj knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Donatti goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gregorovitsj rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Donatti's guard! Nice work there by Gregorovitsj!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gregorovitsj trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donatti's guard. Donatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Donatti looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gregorovitsj puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Donatti tries to roll over but Gregorovitsj keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Donatti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Donatti has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Gregorovitsj. Oh but Donatti has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Gregorovitsj goes limp - he's gone! Donatti jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paolo Donatti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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