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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoyt Jurgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgensen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sgt Barry Sadler - Ballad of the Green Beret. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Jurgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown but Popov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jurgensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Popov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Jurgensen misses.
Jurgensen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jurgensen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popov circles away quickly and effectively.
Jurgensen lands with a good body shot.
Jurgensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jurgensen scores with the left hand. Popov knows he should have avoided that one.
Popov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jurgensen throws out the jab.
Jurgensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popov misses with a shot to the body
and Jurgensen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Jurgensen.
Jurgensen scores a takedown into full mount!
Jurgensen controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Popov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jurgensen landing shots from mount.
Jurgensen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jurgensen lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurgensen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jurgensen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jurgensen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Popov looks gassed!
Jurgensen landing strikes from the mount and Popov is in trouble!
Jurgensen landing punches.
Jurgensen breaks from Popov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen controlling the pace for now.
Popov is in a horrible position here. Jurgensen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jurgensen raining down shots from the mount!
Jurgensen is landing with some decent strikes but Popov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Popov is bucking up trying to escape but Jurgensen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jurgensen looking to finish Popov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Popov!
Jurgensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Popov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen landing strikes from the mount.
Popov is still in real trouble! Can Jurgensen finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Popov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jurgensen controlling the position easily from mount.
Jurgensen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Popov for as long as he can get away with.
Popov seems to have recovered his senses.
Jurgensen throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Popov has his hands clasped together but Jurgensen breaks the hold and Popov is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jurgensen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoyt Jurgensen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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