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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kit Jardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokito Sacuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kit Jardin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kit Jardin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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188 cm
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202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kit Jardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tokito Sacuraba!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacuraba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jardin sprawls well initially but Sacuraba persists and gets the takedown into half 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.
Jardin trying to control here.
Jardin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jardin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jardin is trying to control the position but Sacuraba postures up.
Sacuraba stops Jardin from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sacuraba is one step ahead there.
Sacuraba postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jardin looks for the body kick but Sacuraba saw that one coming.
Jardin misses with a takedown attempt
and Sacuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacuraba is taking a breather. Jardin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jardin trying to hold on to Sacuraba's head to control him but Sacuraba postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jardin tries to get to full guard but Sacuraba has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardin is defending against the submission attempts here by Sacuraba.
Jardin is trying to stand up here but Sacuraba is controlling him well.
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.
Jardin is looking to control Sacuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jardin avoid being mounted?
Jardin tries to get to full guard but Sacuraba has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jardin shoots and misses
and Sacuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Sacuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sacuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokito Sacuraba 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.
Jardin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sacuraba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jardin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jardin is trying to control the position but Sacuraba postures up.
Sacuraba stops Jardin from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardin striking off his back but it's not causing Sacuraba any problems.
Jardin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sacuraba is controlling him.
Jardin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sacuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sacuraba stops Jardin from standing up.
Jardin trying to control the position.
Sacuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sacuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardin pulls Sacuraba in close to his closed guard and prevents Sacuraba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jardin working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jardin wants to stand and escape but Sacuraba is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jardin misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Jardin.
Jardin tries to clinch
and Sacuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Jardin didn't expect that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jardin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokito Sacuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jardin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jardin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sacuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Jardin tries to improve position but can't.
Jardin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sacuraba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Jardin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sacuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardin gets back to half guard.
Sacuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jardin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sacuraba is thwarting Jardin's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jardin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sacuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Jardin didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sacuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Jardin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jardin wants to control from the top but Sacuraba keeps moving.
Sacuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jardin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sacuraba can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jardin wants to control from the top but Sacuraba keeps moving.
Jardin is stalling in the full guard.
Jardin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jardin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jardin seems to have locked his on tight now - Sacuraba screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jardin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kit Jardin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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