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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Higginson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Higginson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bolt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Bolt lands with a punch from half guard. Higginson moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Higginson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bolt wants to stand but Higginson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Higginson is looking for a triangle but Bolt pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action! Higginson working for a triangle but Bolt defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bolt wants to stand but Higginson is controlling his posture from full guard. Bolt preventing the sweep. Bolt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Higginson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bolt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Bolt's corner is telling him to maintain position. Bolt throws a sloppy strike and Higginson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bolt is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Higginson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Higginson! Luke Higginson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
79% |
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