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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miggery Sow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
135 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miggery Sow!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sow, right into the meat.
Martinsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sow. Sow obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sow.
Sow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinsson blocks a head kick by Sow.
Nice jab there from Martinsson.
Martinsson misses with the combination.
Sow slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sow connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sow's half guard.
Martinsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sow is staying active underneath Martinsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sow.
Martinsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinsson.
Martinsson won't allow Sow to get back to his feet.
Martinsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinsson drops back looking for a leg! Sow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sow manages to kick Martinsson off! Martinsson jumps back into Sow's guard.
Martinsson throws a strike but Sow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sow defends it easily.
Martinsson wants to sweep here but Sow controlling him for the moment.
Sow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinsson working a defensive guard here.
Sow wants to control from the top but Martinsson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Miggery Sow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sow throws a sloppy head kick and Martinsson moves out of range easily.
Martinsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sow tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but Sow shows good takedown defense.
Sow moves into the clinch.
Sow lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sow on the inside.
Sow lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Sow.
Sow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinsson is out of range and Sow settles back down.
Martinsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sow.
Sow throws a leg kick but Martinsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sow was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinsson.
Sow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinsson's sensitive parts.
Sow throws a shot from downtown. Martinsson moves away and avoids it.
Sow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinsson fails with the takedown
and Sow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sow.
Sow throws a leg kick which misses Martinsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinsson tries to avoid it.
Martinsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sow moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miggery Sow dominated that round.
That's time! Martinsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sow stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinsson. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinsson has time to react.
Sow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinsson's hands.
Ryan Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinsson walks into a stiff left hand from Sow.
Sow slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sow enables Martinsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sow has wrist control.
Sow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinsson wants to control from the top but Sow keeps moving.
Martinsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinsson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson stopping the sweep attempt from Sow.
Sow seems keen to control Martinsson's posture.
Sow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martinsson is looking to control Sow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinsson avoid being mounted?
Sow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinsson trying to control but Sow postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sow is looking to advance position but Martinsson won't allow it.
Martinsson trying to control here.
Martinsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sow is nestled in close to Martinsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martinsson wants to control but Sow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinsson looking for submissions off his back.
Martinsson trying to hold on to Sow's head to control him but Sow postures up.
Sow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson punching from the bottom.
Martinsson wants to get back to full guard.
Martinsson actively working from the bottom here.
Martinsson actively working from the bottom here.
Sow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sow is thwarting Martinsson's attempts to control the position.
Sow slips a nice elbow through Martinsson's hands, connecting with Martinsson's forehead.
Sow controlling the action here.
Sow winds up and cracks Martinsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martinsson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinsson is not content to let Sow control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sow's back!
Martinsson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miggery Sow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sow is fending him off so far but Martinsson persists. Nope, Sow circles away and we're back to standing.
Sow throws a leg kick but Martinsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sow connects with a nice looking jab.
Sow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sow connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martinsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sow.
Martinsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow looks to throw the jab but Martinsson is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Martinsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sow which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sow stuffs the takedown.
Sow throws a good cross that connects.
Martinsson fails with the takedown
and Sow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martinsson thinking.
Sow thumps Martinsson with a low kick.
Martinsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sow wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Martinsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sow counters with a low kick, right behind Martinsson 's knee.
Sow lands a leg kick that knocks Martinsson off balance momentarily.
Martinsson dives in and grabs Sow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sow pushes down on Martinsson's head and hops out.
Sow leaves Martinsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sow tries to clinch there but Martinsson circles away.
Sow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sow is looking to slow Martinsson down with leg kicks.
Sow pushes Martinsson away with a front kick.
Sow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sow.
Sow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinsson is refusing to be controlled, as Sow sits in half guard.
Sow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sow there.
Martinsson is staying active underneath Sow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sow trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinsson wants to sweep here but Sow controlling him for the moment.
Sow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinsson defending against the ground and pound.
Martinsson is looking to reverse the position.
Sow landing strikes.
Check out the look on Sow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinsson wants to control but Sow postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sow is looking to take a break and control but Martinsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Martinsson's face as Sow controls the position.
Sow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martinsson is looking for a sweep.
Martinsson is not content to let Sow control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinsson is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miggery Sow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miggery Sow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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