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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Morino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gusi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marsirala Kralja Petra Garda. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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181 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasa Gusi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Morino! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gusi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nice straight punches there by Morino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morino. Morino lands with a nice body punch. Morino tests Gusi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sasa Gusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gusi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Morino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Morino drops Gusi with a right and a left! Morino comes rushing in but Gusi regains his composure and manages to keep Morino in guard.
Gusi is rocked!
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Morino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Oh Gusi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Morino trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gusi seems to have got his legs back now. Morino throwing strikes from guard but Gusi blocks nicely. Morino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Morino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gusi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morino's guard. Gusi won't allow Morino to get back to his feet. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Gusi drops back looking for a leg! Morino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morino manages to kick Gusi off! Gusi jumps back into Morino's guard. Gusi is breathing heavily. Morino has his feet on Gusi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morino!
Gusi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Morino gets caught flat footed, as Gusi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Morino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gusi looking to pass the guard. Morino controls Gusi momentarily but Gusi frees himself. Gusi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morino!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morino is looking to take a break and control but Gusi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gusi gets back to half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Gusi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gusi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gusi is trying to get back to full guard. Gusi regains full guard. Nicely done. Gusi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Gusi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morino! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gusi avoids the attempt from Morino to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morino has given up his back here. Will Gusi look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Gusi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morino trying to control but not successfully. Gusi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Even with his hooks in, Gusi manages to miss with strikes from the back. Morino is really stuck here.
Gusi is working for a rear naked choke. Morino is not defending it well and Gusi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Morino refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Morino's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sasa Gusi!
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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
97% |
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