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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Yakubiskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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160 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edoardo Bertolone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Yakubiskaya! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Yakubiskaya. No joy for Bertolone on that attempt. Yakubiskaya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bertolone. Yakubiskaya rushes Bertolone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short uppercut from Yakubiskaya. Bertolone tries to pull guard but Yakubiskaya forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edoardo Bertolone. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yakubiskaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bertolone wants a takedown but no success here.
Yakubiskaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bertolone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yakubiskaya is trying to trip Bertolone. He has hold of a leg but Bertolone is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yakubiskaya persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Yakubiskaya postures up in Bertolone's guard and throws a big left but Bertolone blocks it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bertolone working a defensive guard here.
Bertolone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Bertolone working the ground and pound effectively.
Bertolone with the ground and pound from mount. Bertolone 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! Bertolone extends the arm and Yakubiskaya is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edoardo Bertolone! A relieved looking Edoardo Bertolone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
46% |
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