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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Soendergaard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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186 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Soendergaard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Veloso! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veloso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soendergaard pinned against the cage. Soendergaard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Veloso looks to land a right hand but Soendergaard moved out of range. Soendergaard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Soendergaard thows a huge punch but Veloso dodges it nicely.
Soendergaard is trying to control. Veloso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Soendergaard thows a huge punch but Veloso dodges it nicely.
Soendergaard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Soendergaard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Veloso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soendergaard pulls his head out easily. Soendergaard is trying to work for a kimura but Veloso is defending well.
Soendergaard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Soendergaard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Veloso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Soendergaard is trying to control the action in half guard but Veloso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Soendergaard is figuring out what he wants to do next. Soendergaard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Veloso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soendergaard pulls his head out easily. Soendergaard wants to free his trapped foot but Veloso is holding on for dear life with his legs. Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Veloso looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Veloso actively working from the bottom here. Soendergaard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soendergaard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soendergaard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soendergaard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soendergaard moves nicely into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Soendergaard wants to control but Veloso is keeping him busy. Veloso is looking to regain half guard here but Soendergaard keeps moving and retains side control. Soendergaard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Veloso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Veloso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Soendergaard tries for a kimura but Veloso is defending well. Veloso is trying to improve his position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Veloso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! The fighters are battling for position here. Soendergaard manages to regain full guard. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Soendergaard dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veloso is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Soendergaard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Veloso. Soendergaard throws a head kick but Veloso moves out of range.
Soendergaard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Christian Soendergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Soendergaard connects with a right hand. Veloso shakes it off. Soendergaard wants to land a leg kick but Veloso is out of range. Veloso gets caught flat footed, as Soendergaard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Veloso looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soendergaard passes into half guard.
Soendergaard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veloso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Veloso is breathing heavily. Soendergaard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Veloso is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Soendergaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Veloso actively working from the bottom here. Soendergaard working Veloso over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Soendergaard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veloso defends it well. Soendergaard trying to control the pace. Soendergaard is working for a kimura but Veloso is defending it quite comfortably.
Soendergaard winds up and cracks Veloso with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Veloso actively working from the bottom here. Veloso is trying to get back to full guard. Soendergaard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veloso sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Soendergaard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veloso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Soendergaard is looking for a kimura here.
Soendergaard is looking for a kimura but Veloso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soendergaard to get the leverage. Soendergaard is looking to take a break and control but Veloso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Veloso has hold of Soendergaard's hands but Soendergaard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Soendergaard maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Veloso could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Soendergaard has cracked it and Veloso is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Soendergaard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Soendergaard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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