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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sterling French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think French might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cemetery Gates-Pantera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mkat Twilight!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twilight tries to close the distance and clinch but French swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twilight tries to clinch there but French circles away.
Twilight tries to close the distance and clinch but French swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twilight tries to clinch up.
French circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twilight is looking to clinch but French is avoiding it.
French circles away from the clinch attempt.
French swats away the attempt to clinch by Twilight.
Twilight wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
French drives through with a takedown into guard.
French throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twilight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Twilight has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Twilight keeping moving, preventing French from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as French accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
French advances to half guard.
French prevents Twilight from improving his position.
Twilight is refusing to be controlled, as French sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twilight wants to get back to his feet.
French is working for a submission of some sort.
Twilight trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Twilight controlling the position for now.
Twilight is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Twilight wants to clinch.
French lands with a shot to the body.
Twilight wants to clinch.
Twilight doesn't manage to clinch there - French circles away.
Twilight tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twilight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Twilight is looking to clinch but French is avoiding it.
Twilight tries to clinch up.
Twilight wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
Twilight clinches up with French and pushes him back against the cage.
Twilight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
French takes an elbow to the temple.
Twilight connects with a nasty looking knee right to French's face.
Twilight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twilight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and French avoids it.
Twilight scores a nice knee to the body.
French throws a punch but it's blocked by Twilight.
Twilight scores with a knee to the head.
French pressing his opponent against the cage.
French is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Twilight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Twilight is trying to break the clinch but French has him pressed against the cage.
Twilight prevents the takedown attempt.
Twilight lands an elbow inside that French shrugs off.
Twilight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
French lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twilight backwards.
Twilight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twilight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
French avoids the elbow strike from Twilight, against the cage.
Twilight lands a nice elbow.
French has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Twilight uses from the top position.
Twilight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Twilight looks gassed!
Twilight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Twilight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
French keeping moving, preventing Twilight from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twilight wants to pass the guard but French is keeping the position.
Twilight wants to stand and escape but instead French has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling French dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Twilight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Twilight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but French sees it coming and defends easily.
French actively working from the bottom here.
Twilight is trying to work for a kimura but French is defending well.
French blocking the ground and pound attempt from Twilight.
Twilight is breathing heavily.
Twilight is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French actively working from the bottom here.
Twilight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but French does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Twilight is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Twilight misses with a takedown attempt
so French counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
French has gone for a leg lock! Twilight slips out almost immediately though and dives into French's guard.
French escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Twilight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Twilight stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! French throws up his legs and catches Twilight in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Twilight tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by French! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sterling French!
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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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