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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Lincon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 cm
27
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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177 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Red Project ! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lincon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Project sprawls well. Project wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lincon gets slowly back to his feet. Lincon getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Lincon shoots in for a takedown but Project shows good takedown defense. Lincon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Project is looking for a sweep. Lincon throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Lincon working the ground and pound. Project tries to bench press Lincon off him but Lincon keeps the position. Lincon landing a few strikes. Lincon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Project is avoiding damage well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lincon misses with the ground and pound. Project manages to get back to half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Lincon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Project regains full guard. Nicely done. Project manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lincon manages to get himself to full guard.
Project postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lincon is pulling down on Project 's head. It's preventing any offense from Project , at least for the moment. Project throws a strike but Lincon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Project pulls Lincon in close to his closed guard and prevents Lincon from doing any damage or advancing position. Project has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Project tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lincon throws a big elbow that misses. Project is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Lincon is fighting to break Project 's control of his arms but Project is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Lincon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Project looking for a sweep. Not yet Project , not yet. Project is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Project keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully. Lincon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lincon postures up in Project 's guard and throws a big left but Project blocks it. Project lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lincon! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lincon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lincon is in a horrible position here. Project smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Project scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lincon?
It looks like Abe Lincon has been cut. Project landing punches.
Abe Lincon's cut is getting worse. Lincon is working to get back to half guard.
Project breaks from Lincon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Project avoids the attempt from Lincon to control. Lincon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lincon works his way to full guard. Good work. Lincon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Project puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Lincon desperately trying to maintain half guard. Project wants to take a breather but Lincon is having none of it. Lincon is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lincon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Lincon looking to control.
Project is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Lincon wants to control the position but Project says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Project is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Project working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lincon wants to improve his position but Project is controlling well.
Project is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Project wants to take a breather but Lincon is having none of it. Project lands strikes from half guard.
Jeez, Abe Lincon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abe Lincon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Red Project ! Our winner, Red Project , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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