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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lykki Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tigr griga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lykki Core has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Dangerous GnP
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Enjoys gardening |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lykki Core! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, tigr griga! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! griga slaps away a takedown attempt from Core, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice sprawl there from Core as griga shoots in. griga misses with a hook. Core ducked under it nicely. griga is looking to clinch but Core is avoiding it.
Core shoots in for a double leg but griga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Core scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Core shoots in and bounces griga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. griga looks gassed! Core looking to pass the guard. Core trying to control but griga is working from the bottom. Core stands and steps away. griga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Core gets the takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Core is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, griga has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Core decides to stand back up. Core steps back and let's griga get back to his feet. griga stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lykki Core. That's going to take a lot out of him. griga throws a body punch but Core moves out of range. griga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. griga looking to pass the guard. griga wants to stand but Core has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Core trying to control the position.
griga stays in close to Core's body and controls the position. griga gets to his feet - Core follows without any prompting. tigr griga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Core lands a two punch combo.
Core shoots in looking for a takedown. griga tries to sprawl out of it but Core keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. griga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Core fails miserably with a takedown attempt. griga throws a lazy right hand but Core sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. griga throws a big shot that misses. griga shoots in and drives through. Core sprawls well. Core darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. griga trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. griga is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Core's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Core's back! griga is looking to control Core but Core is wriggling around and keeping busy. griga scores with punches and elbows. Core fending off the submission attempt from griga. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lykki Core dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
griga stuffs the takedown. griga looks for a takedown but Core sprawls well. Core gets the takedown into side control. griga tries to bench press Core off him but Core keeps the position. griga stops Core from passing to mount. Core stands up. Core uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from griga.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Core, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. No luck for Core with that takedown attempt. Core misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lykki Core. That's going to take a lot out of him. griga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Core sprawls well. Core wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. griga gets slowly back to his feet. Lykki Core is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Core darts in and clinches griga up against the cage. griga gets underhooks to prevent Core's takedown attempt.
griga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
griga decides to pull guard. Core works a leg free and moves into half guard. Core has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can griga defend it? Core steps over the head and cranks it - griga is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Core!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lykki Core!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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