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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight). Aleksander Ivanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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37
275 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Weidman has eaten all the pies!
Ivanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Weidman's face as Ivanov controls the position.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Weidman is working from the bottom.
Ivanov grinds an elbow into Weidman's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ivanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ivanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weidman some visible discomfort.
Ivanov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Weidman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ivanov yanks on the arm and Weidman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ivanov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Ivanov!
Aleksander Ivanov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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