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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lukas Hartmann has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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191 cm
30
223 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
28
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Hartmann! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joyner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Joyner. Hartmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joyner.
Joyner slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Hartmann jabs Joyner to the body, keeping him at a distance. Joyner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively. Hartmann throws a right and a left that Joyner avoids nicely. Hartmann getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Joyner misses the shot to the body. Joyner swinging wildly here.
Hartmann scores with a jab to the jaw. Hartmann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Joyner scoring with punches to the head and body. Hartmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joyner forces his way into half guard. Joyner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Joyner slips a nice elbow through Hartmann's hands, connecting with Hartmann's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joyner prevents Hartmann from improving his position. Hartmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Joyner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joyner lands a nice short elbow. Hartmann has a hand on Joyner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Joyner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Joyner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hartmann to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hartmann shrugs it off. Joyner landing strikes, looking to finish! Joyner avoids the attempt from Hartmann to control. Joyner controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Joyner is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Joyner extends the arm and Hartmann is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Joyner! Russell Joyner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
54% |
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