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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kastriot Skenderbeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skenderbeu has chosen Back In Black as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 cm
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260 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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187 cm
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285 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kastriot Skenderbeu! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skenderbeu throws a sloppy head kick and Grown counters with a beautiful punch that sends Skenderbeu to the canvas!
It looks like Kastriot Skenderbeu has been cut. Skenderbeu looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Skenderbeu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Skenderbeu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grown stacks Skenderbeu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grown! Skenderbeu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Grown looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Skenderbeu is avoiding damage well.
Skenderbeu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Skenderbeu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grown is working away from the top position though. Skenderbeu taking some punishment here, with Grown in his half guard. Skenderbeu wants to get back to full guard. Skenderbeu gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skenderbeu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grown passes into half guard.
Skenderbeu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Skenderbeu is looking to control Grown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skenderbeu avoid being mounted? Skenderbeu tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Grown manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Skenderbeu is looking to get to half guard. Skenderbeu looks gassed! Grown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grown content just to control the position here. Grown lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Grown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skenderbeu is rocked!
The cut above Kastriot Skenderbeu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kastriot Skenderbeu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Home Grown!
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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
78% |
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