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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komuto Poebalunaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poebalunaka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Morbid Angel - Rapture. Midgard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Magne Midgard enters the cage!
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193 cm
28
213 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
33
217 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Komuto Poebalunaka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magne Midgard! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Midgard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poebalunaka is out of range. Poebalunaka shoots in for a takedown but Midgard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Poebalunaka scores with a punch to the head. Komuto Poebalunaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Midgard darts in and clinches Poebalunaka up against the cage. Midgard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poebalunaka avoids it. Midgard stalls. Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Midgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poebalunaka.
Poebalunaka fails to pull guard.
Midgard trying to land knees to the body.
Poebalunaka wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Komuto Poebalunaka. That's going to take a lot out of him. Poebalunaka pulls guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Poebalunaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Midgard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Midgard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Midgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poebalunaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Midgard wants to control from the top but Poebalunaka keeps moving. Midgard pushes down on Poebalunaka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poebalunaka trying to control here.
Midgard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Poebalunaka is trying to get back to full guard. Midgard is thwarting Poebalunaka's attempts to control the position. Midgard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Poebalunaka is trying to maintain the position but Midgard is very close to passing his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Midgard throwing shots but Poebalunaka is blocking nicely. Poebalunaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Midgard pulls his head out easily. Midgard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Midgard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poebalunaka is concentrating on defense, preventing Midgard from advancing position. Poebalunaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Midgard is working away from the top position though. Midgard thows a huge punch but Poebalunaka dodges it nicely.
Poebalunaka trying to control here.
Midgard prevents Poebalunaka from improving his position. Poebalunaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Poebalunaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Poebalunaka trying to keep a closed guard but Midgard is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poebalunaka tries to land a sweep but no joy. Midgard is sitting in close to Poebalunaka's body. Poebalunaka has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Midgard is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Midgard is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Poebalunaka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Komuto Poebalunaka! After winning the bout, Komuto Poebalunaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
46% |
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