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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Mamuh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamuh wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt - Mamuh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mamuh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamuh cracks a nice hook into Dean's ribs.
Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mamuh is squirming around, avoiding Dean's attempts to control the action.
Dean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dean working for a guillotine from mount but Mamuh is in no mood to give up.
Dean moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mamuh has worked his arm free - good work by Mamuh!
Mamuh explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Mamuh moves into the clinch successfully.
Mamuh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dean looks gassed!
Mamuh breaks from the clinch.
Mamuh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamuh moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Mamuh rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Mamuh decides to pull guard.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamuh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamuh wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamuh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamuh working a defensive guard here.
Mamuh wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
Mamuh is trying to keep Dean in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mamuh's guard.
Dean passes Mamuh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean wants to control but Mamuh is keeping him busy.
Mamuh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Mamuh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mamuh manages to get to full guard.
That's four 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.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamuh is retaining full guard.
Mamuh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dean controls the pace.
Mamuh has his foot on Dean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dean works his way back into a safe position though.
Mamuh keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Mamuh looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamuh, not yet.
Mamuh controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Mamuh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Mamuh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mamuh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
Mamuh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Mamuh lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Mamuh pulls guard.
Mamuh wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
Mamuh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Mamuh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Mamuh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dean isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mamuh stacks Dean on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mamuh!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Dean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mamuh stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mamuh doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Mamuh has managed to clinch.
Mamuh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean tries to keep at a distance but Mamuh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mamuh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamuh. Mamuh obviously looking to wear him down.
Mamuh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mamuh smiles and moves away.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mamuh lands with a right hand.
Mamuh takes the fight into the clinch.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dean is working for takedown but Mamuh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe Mamuh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Dean.
Stalling in the clinch from Mamuh.
A hook to the body from Mamuh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dean gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mamuh tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Mamuh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dean can't get the takedown.
Mamuh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean wants to clinch but Mamuh slips to the side
and Mamuh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dean fails to pull guard.
Dean is stalling here.
Mamuh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dean smiles and moves away.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Mamuh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mamuh is being controlled here.
Mamuh gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamuh tries to kick Dean off but Dean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to pass Mamuh's guard but actually Mamuh recovers to full guard.
Mamuh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamuh is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Mamuh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mamuh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamuh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Mamuh clinches but Dean breaks the clinch
and Dean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dean.
Mamuh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dean trying to control but Mamuh is working from the bottom.
Mamuh controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Mamuh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mamuh keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mamuh darts in trying to clinch
and Dean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dean.
Dean preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mamuh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mamuh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mamuh!
Mamuh is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean can't do much from the bottom here.
Dean manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mamuh's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is not content to let Mamuh control the position.
Mamuh tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dean.
Mamuh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mamuh.
Dean is looking to control Mamuh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dean avoid being mounted?
Eddie Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Mamuh sprawls well.
Joe Mamuh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mamuh clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Mamuh breaks from the clinch.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamuh walks into a straight right hand from Dean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mamuh!
Mamuh tries to clinch
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mamuh won't be happy with that.
Dean throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mamuh works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dean is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mamuh reverses the position - he's now on top in Dean's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamuh wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mamuh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Mamuh!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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