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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Schankelies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
18
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Bigs ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Schankelies! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bigs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schankelies is fending him off so far but Bigs persists. Nope, Schankelies circles away and we're back to standing. Bigs misses with a wild combination.
Schankelies shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schankelies was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Bigs is looking to improve his position but Schankelies isn't that keen on the idea. Bigs taking shots to the head. Schankelies controlling from mount. Schankelies lands a big shot there that rocks Bigs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schankelies connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Schankelies controlling his opponent. Bigs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schankelies on the ground. Bigs working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bigs throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Schankelies content just to control the position here. Schankelies breaks from Bigs 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bigs is rocked!
It looks like Dirk Bigs has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Schankelies is landing with some decent strikes but Bigs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Oh Bigs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Schankelies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Schankelies thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Poor strikes thrown by Schankelies there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Schankelies 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.
Schankelies is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bigs can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bigs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schankelies tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schankelies working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Schankelies looks gassed! Bigs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schankelies.
Schankelies thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Schankelies thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Bigs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schankelies tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bigs seems to have got his legs back now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Schankelies controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bigs is trying to reverse the position but instead Schankelies has taken his back - oops! Bigs is taking damage to the body and head. Schankelies punches the canvas rather than the man. Bigs is trying to break free.
Bigs fending off the submission attempt from Schankelies. Schankelies is cranking Bigs 's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bigs ! He's tightened the choke and Bigs is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andreas Schankelies!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
13% |
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