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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Crimarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by Long Live. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 lbs
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Crimarco!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimarco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Potter looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crimarco wants to stand up but Potter is controlling the position.
Crimarco controlling the action here.
Crimarco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potter is defending against the submission attempts here by Crimarco.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimarco content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimarco wants to free his trapped foot but Potter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Potter is refusing to be controlled, as Crimarco sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Crimarco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Potter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Potter showed some decent athleticism there.
Crimarco wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
Crimarco wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to pass to mount but Crimarco is defending the position.
Crimarco trying to control but Potter postures up.
Potter wants to pass to mount but Crimarco is defending the position.
Crimarco looking for submissions off his back.
Crimarco kicks Potter off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crimarco fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimarco connects with a leg kick. Potter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crimarco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Potter counters with a good, hard body kick but Crimarco shrugs it off.
Crimarco closes the distance and clinches.
Crimarco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Potter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimarco.
Crimarco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco gets a double leg takedown into Potter's guard.
Crimarco cracks Potter with a solid left hand.
Crimarco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crimarco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crimarco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crimarco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crimarco wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Crimarco dominated that 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.
Crimarco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crimarco is landing with some decent strikes but Potter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crimarco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crimarco avoids the attempt from Potter to control.
Crimarco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Potter?
Potter is squirming around, avoiding Crimarco's attempts to control the action.
Crimarco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimarco with a couple of short strikes.
Crimarco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crimarco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crimarco lands a heavy elbow.
Crimarco looking to control but Potter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crimarco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crimarco lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco lands a big elbow.
Crimarco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter is squirming around, avoiding Crimarco's attempts to control the action.
Crimarco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crimarco is landing with some decent strikes but Potter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco lands a big shot there that rocks Potter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crimarco controlling the position easily from mount.
Crimarco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crimarco controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Crimarco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco trying to control but Potter is having none of it.
Crimarco controlling from mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crimarco looking to finish Potter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Potter!
Nick Crimarco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimarco controlling his opponent.
Crimarco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Crimarco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crimarco shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crimarco.
Potter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jason Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Potter enables Crimarco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Potter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crimarco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crimarco gets to his feet. Potter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Crimarco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crimarco content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crimarco wants to free his trapped foot but Potter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Crimarco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crimarco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crimarco stalling.
Crimarco decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Potter!
Crimarco avoids the attempt from Potter to control.
Crimarco lands a nice shot to the head.
Crimarco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crimarco lands with some strikes.
Potter wants to control but Crimarco is having none of it.
Crimarco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimarco wants to control the pace but Potter is squirming around nicely.
Crimarco controlling his opponent.
Crimarco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Crimarco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Crimarco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nick Crimarco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crimarco misses with a wild combination.
Crimarco darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Crimarco goes for a takedown attempt but Potter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimarco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Crimarco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crimarco 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Crimarco!
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hype
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RATING
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