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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Kasprov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Kasprov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasprov tries to keep at a distance but Preston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kasprov.
Preston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kasprov actively working from the bottom here.
Preston passes to full mount!
Kasprov tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Preston really is a fat lump.
Preston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Preston tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Preston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kasprov on the ground.
Kasprov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Preston controlling his opponent.
Preston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kasprov is looking to escape.
Preston controlling his opponent.
Preston looking to control but Kasprov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kasprov tries to lock up and control but Preston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasprov is working to get back to half guard.
Kasprov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Preston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kasprov?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Preston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kasprov tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Preston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kasprov can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston avoids the attempt from Kasprov to control.
Preston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Preston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Preston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kasprov can't escape the position.
Kasprov tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Preston looking to control but Kasprov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kasprov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Preston tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston with the ground and pound from mount.
Kasprov is squirming around, avoiding Preston's attempts to control the action.
Kasprov wants to control but Preston is having none of it.
Kasprov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kasprov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Preston works his way into full mount!
Preston is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Preston there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Preston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Preston misses with a wild combination.
Kasprov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasprov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasprov shoots for a double leg takedown but Preston sprawls well. He's pushed Kasprov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Preston is looking to clinch but Kasprov is avoiding it.
Kasprov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasprov shoots in for a takedown but Preston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Preston throws a head kick but Kasprov moves out of range.
Kasprov tries to clinch up.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasprov shoots for a double leg takedown but Preston sprawls well. He's pushed Kasprov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tony Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Kasprov.
Kasprov is breathing heavily.
Kasprov misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
A head kick from Preston lands but Kasprov takes it in his stride.
Preston swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprov tries to clinch up.
Kasprov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Kasprov tries to clinch up but Preston circles away and keeps his distance.
Preston tries to clinch but Kasprov is having none of it.
Preston blocks a leg kick.
Preston gets the takedown into side control.
Kasprov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kasprov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Preston is staying active.
Preston looking to control but instead Kasprov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kasprov is trying to maintain the position but Preston is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasprov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Preston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Preston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kasprov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Preston.
Kasprov trying to control here.
Kasprov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Preston.
Preston is trying to control the action in half guard but Kasprov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasprov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Preston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasprov looking for submissions off his back.
Kasprov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Preston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Preston's back!
Kasprov is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Preston won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Kasprov off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sasha Kasprov!
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energy
A | B |
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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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