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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fight Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duece Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fight Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duece Spade!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Spade with that takedown attempt.
Spade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Pride as Spade shoots in.
Spade drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Spade drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pride looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pride looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pride!
Pride wants to stand but Spade is controlling his arm.
Pride working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pride tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Spade can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride has control of an arm but Spade manages to advance to Pride's back!
Spade is trying to control but Pride is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Spade throws some wild stikes that Pride manages to avoid easily.
Pride is squirming around, avoiding Spade's attempts to control the action.
Pride is desperately trying to improve his position but Spade has a good base and remains in mount.
Spade trying to control but Pride is having none of it.
Spade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pride keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spade sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Spade punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pride working to try and regain half guard.
Spade cracks Pride with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pride is squirming around, avoiding Spade's attempts to control the action.
Spade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pride is looking to get to half guard.
Pride is breathing heavily.
Spade looking to ground and pound but Pride is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade working for a guillotine from mount but Pride is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Spade.
Pride can't escape the position.
Spade looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pride is looking to escape.
Pride really wants to buck Spade off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Spade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Spade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pride is looking to get to half guard.
Pride wants to hold on but Spade pushes him away.
Pride wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spade.
Spade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pride?
Pride is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spade lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pride hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spade blocks Pride's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spade is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pride to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pride shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duece Spade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spade closes the distance and clinches up with Pride, looking for a takedown. Spade pushes Pride against the cage but Pride circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duece Spade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spade dives in and grabs Pride's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pride pushes down on Spade's head and hops out.
Pride shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spade defends it nicely.
Spade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spade drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spade postures up.
Spade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pride is really struggling to control Spade but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Spade wants to control from the top but Pride keeps moving.
Spade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pride keeping moving, preventing Spade from controlling successfully.
Spade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spade throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spade takes the fight into the clinch.
Pride tries to pull guard but Spade won't allow it.
Spade tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pride just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fight Pride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duece Spade.
Pride fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pride drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is looking to clinch.
Spade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pride defends it nicely.
Spade has a takedown stuffed.
Pride lands a jab-cross combination.
Pride avoids the head kick by Spade.
Pride looks for a takedown but Spade sprawls well.
Pride gets caught flat footed, as Spade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pride working for a triangle but Spade defends it easily.
Pride keeping full guard, as Spade tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spade wants to control from the top but Pride keeps moving.
Spade stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Pride has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Spade manages to get his head free but now Pride has transitioned to an armbar! Spade grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Pride! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fight Pride!
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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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