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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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149 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Graf!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slova defends it nicely.
Slova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graf throws a right hand that Slova ducks under and follows up with a left that Slova also avoids with ease.
Graf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slova sprawls well initially but Graf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Graf lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova wants to get back to full guard.
Slova is breathing heavily.
Graf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Slova doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Graf.
Slova wants to improve his position but Graf is controlling well.
Graf is looking to advance position but Slova won't allow it.
Slova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Graf wants to stand but Slova has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Graf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graf stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Graf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slova as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slova as he jumps to the side.
Dimitry Slova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Graf.
Graf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slova as he jumps to the side.
Graf throws a right and a left that Slova avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graf misses with a double jab
and Slova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slova.
Slova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slova has managed to get both his arms back between Graf's legs - danger averted.
Graf is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Slova has his hands clasped together but Graf extends an breaks Slova's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Graf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artem Graf!
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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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