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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakumi Jabulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabulani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by K'naan - Wavin´ flag. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakumi Jabulani!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws the left hand but Jabulani avoids the punch easily.
Jabulani throws a combination that misses
and Rasputin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jabulani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Jabulani.
Rasputin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rasputin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jabulani slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rasputin slips a nice elbow through Jabulani's hands, connecting with Jabulani's forehead.
Rasputin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jabulani moves into full guard.
Rasputin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabulani is on top in guard.
Jabulani stopping the sweep attempt from Rasputin.
Jabulani wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Jabulani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabulani trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabulani advances to half guard.
Jabulani perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jabulani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rasputin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rasputin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rasputin tries to get out of the position.
Jabulani prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
Jabulani works his way into full mount!
Rasputin is desperately trying to improve his position but Jabulani has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Jabulani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rasputin wants to hold on but Jabulani pushes him away.
Jabulani can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasputin is looking to escape.
Jabulani throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jabulani moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rasputin has worked his arm free - good work by Rasputin!
Jabulani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jabulani moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jabulani are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rasputin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jabulani on the ground.
Jabulani advances nicely into full mount.
Jabulani throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jabulani postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rasputin looks a forlorn figure.
Jabulani punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rasputin tries to hold on but Jabulani pushes him away.
Jabulani working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jabulani raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rasputin is trying to escape the mount.
Rasputin is bucking up trying to escape but Jabulani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani looking to control but Rasputin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jabulani is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rasputin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zakumi Jabulani!
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energy
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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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