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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bidlo Gasparyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bidlo Gasparyan! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Gasparyan clinches with his opponent.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Brown is trying to break the clinch but Gasparyan is controlling him. Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Gasparyan keeps him there for the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gasparyan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Gasparyan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown is not content to let Gasparyan control the position. Gasparyan trying to control the pace. I looks like Gasparyan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Gasparyan is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gasparyan to get the leverage. Gasparyan slows the pace down in half guard. Brown pushes Gasparyan off looking to stand but Gasparyan dives back in and keeps control.
Gasparyan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two 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. Gasparyan is looking for a kimura here.
Gasparyan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gasparyan looks gassed! Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Gasparyan sits in half guard. Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. The fight stays on the outside here - Gasparyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gasparyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Gasparyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gasparyan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily. Gasparyan trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away. Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gasparyan is working for a submission of some sort.
Gasparyan controlling the pace. Gasparyan wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy. Gasparyan not doing much here.
Gasparyan is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bidlo Gasparyan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Brown's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gasparyan closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage. Gasparyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gasparyan slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Brown stuffs the takedown. Gasparyan instigates a clinch. Gasparyan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bidlo Gasparyan. Brown is trying to break free. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brown misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gasparyan. Gasparyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Brown leaves Gasparyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Gasparyan fails in his attempt to clinch. Mike Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brown throws a series of strikes that have Gasparyan backpedaling.
Gasparyan is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Gasparyan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gasparyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Brown is staying active underneath Gasparyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Gasparyan content to control rather than advance. Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is not content to let Gasparyan control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bidlo Gasparyan. Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown throws a series of punches but Gasparyan avoids them all with ease. Gasparyan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gasparyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gasparyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Gasparyan stops Brown from standing up. Gasparyan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gasparyan is stalling in the full guard. Brown is looking to stand up but Gasparyan isn't so interested in that idea. Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Gasparyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Brown wants to stand but Gasparyan is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bidlo Gasparyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mike Brown's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gasparyan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Gasparyan getting side control. Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gasparyan is taking a breather. Brown 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. Gasparyan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brown is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bidlo Gasparyan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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