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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Kondrat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Kondrat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kondrat gets caught flat footed, as Da Souza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Da Souza pushing down on Kondrat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Da Souza decides to stand up. Da Souza clinches up against the cage. Da Souza tightens his grip and picks Kondrat up, before dumping him to the ground. Kondrat manages to land in guard. Da Souza with a flurry of punches that miss. Da Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Da Souza stands up and waves to Kondrat to follow him. Kondrat throws a right hand that Da Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Souza also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kondrat to the mat! Kondrat manages to get full guard. Da Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kondrat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Da Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Kondrat is retaining full guard. Da Souza pushes down on Kondrat's leg and manages to get into half guard. Da Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kondrat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Da Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kondrat defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Da Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Da Souza is taking a breather. Kondrat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Da Souza stops Kondrat from getting back to his feet.
Da Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Kondrat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Da Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Da Souza 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.
Kondrat is breathing heavily. Da Souza trying to control the pace. Da Souza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kondrat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Da Souza!
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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
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