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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake comes to the cage accompanied by Primo Victoria. Michihiro Bukake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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220 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirt McGirt! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGirt moves into the clinch. McGirt has picked Bukake up - he's going for a ride! McGirt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. McGirt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bukake defending well though. Bukake pushes McGirt off and gets back to his feet. McGirt clinches. McGirt takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGirt lands a takedown into guard.
McGirt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bukake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGirt! Bukake breaks from McGirt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Dirt McGirt has been cut. McGirt is in a horrible position here. Bukake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bukake throwing strikes here but McGirt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bukake throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. McGirt is in a horrible position here. Bukake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bukake connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bukake controlling from mount. Bukake 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGirt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bukake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGirt because Bukake loaded up on that one. Bukake misses with a head shot. Bukake lands a couple of good shots and McGirt has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGirt has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Bukake tries to keep control of the position but McGirt is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGirt avoids the strikes from Bukake . McGirt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bukake . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. McGirt fending off the submission attempt from Bukake . Bukake scores with punches to the body. McGirt is in a bad position with Bukake working for a choke. McGirt manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Bukake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGirt!
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bukake goes for an armbar but McGirt turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McGirt. Bukake has McGirt pulled in close to control his posture. Bukake wants to sweep but no luck. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McGirt throwing strikes but missing. Bukake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
McGirt gets caught flat footed, as Bukake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Bukake is looking to work some ground and pound but McGirt has wrist control. Bukake lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bukake throwing strikes but missing. Bukake looking to pass the guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGirt can do anything to dispel that myth. Bukake trying to control but McGirt is working from the bottom. Michihiro Bukake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bukake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but McGirt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bukake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Michihiro Bukake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. McGirt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Bukake wants to control from the top but McGirt keeps moving. Bukake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGirt is keeping the position for now. Bukake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bukake wants to control but McGirt is keeping him busy. Bukake is nestled in close to McGirt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Bukake stalling away here and it's allowed McGirt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Bukake is looking to work some ground and pound but McGirt has wrist control. Bukake slips nicely into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bukake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGirt defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bukake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Bukake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bukake thows a huge punch but McGirt dodges it nicely.
McGirt is staying active underneath Bukake , who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bukake uses his free foot to push down on McGirt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGirt. Bukake looking to ground and pound but McGirt is blocking nicely. Bukake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bukake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bukake content just to control the position here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bukake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGirt?
Bukake punching from mount but McGirt doing a good job of avoiding damage. Bukake dominating with strikes here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bukake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGirt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bukake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukake has managed to clinch.
McGirt tries to break free but Bukake pushes him back against the cage. Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGirt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGirt tries to break the clinch but Bukake is controlling the position. Bukake with a knee to the head.
Bukake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bukake struggles to land a body shot inside as McGirt controls his hands.
McGirt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukake 's elbow. Bukake prevents the takedown attempt.
Bukake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGirt tries to break the clinch but Bukake is controlling the position. McGirt goes for a takedown attempt but Bukake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGirt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The fight moves into the clinch position. McGirt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bukake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michihiro Bukake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirt McGirt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bukake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGirt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Bukake looking to sit in guard and control but McGirt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Bukake pulls McGirt in close to prevent any damage. McGirt throwing strikes from guard but Bukake blocks nicely. Bukake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGirt postures up in Bukake 's guard and throws a big left but Bukake blocks it. Bukake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. McGirt throws a big right hand that misses. Bukake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGirt can do to turn this around? McGirt is looking to work some ground and pound but Bukake has wrist control. Bukake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Bukake is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McGirt rolls with it to try and escape but Bukake cranks on the arm and McGirt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michihiro Bukake ! During a confident post fight interview, Michihiro Bukake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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