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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jami Say (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ghirardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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198 cm
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285 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jami Say! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Ghirardi! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Say pushes Ghirardi up against the cage in a clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Say.
Ghirardi lands a knee to the body.
Say has hold of one of Ghirardi's legs. Ghirardi is fighting the takedown attempt but Say gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Ghirardi working for a triangle but Say defends it easily.
Ghirardi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Say landing with the ground and pound. Ghirardi is trying to keep Say in close.
Say has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Say working some strikes from top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Say preventing the sweep. Say tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghirardi is retaining full guard. Say with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ghirardi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Say doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Say manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. Say wants to control from the top but Ghirardi keeps moving. Say forces his way into half guard. Say stops Ghirardi from getting back to his feet.
Say trying to control from half guard but Ghirardi is working away. Say looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ghirardi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Ghirardi tries to get to full guard but Say has control of the leg. The fighters are battling for position here. Ghirardi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Ghirardi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Say trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Say trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghirardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ghirardi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Ghirardi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Say frees his head nicely. Oh but Ghirardi has switched to an armbar! Say is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nick Ghirardi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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