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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Rysiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Salomon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Rysiecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rysiecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salomon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salomon tried to score with a low kick but Rysiecki checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salomon is trying to break free.
Rysiecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomon avoids the damage to the body.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krzysztof Rysiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Salomon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rysiecki.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki holds him up against the cage and eventually Salomon drops back down to his feet.
Salomon is trying to pull guard but Rysiecki has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rysiecki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
Rysiecki lands a nice knee to the body.
Rysiecki lands a good knee to the midsection. Salomon won't want to take too many of those.
Salomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rysiecki looking to throw knees to the head but Salomon is blocking nicely.
Salomon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rysiecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rysiecki prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysiecki breaks the clinch.
Rysiecki misses with a combination
and Salomon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rysiecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rysiecki scores with a punch to the head.
Rysiecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salomon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rysiecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Rysiecki does no damage.
Rysiecki is breathing heavily.
Salomon dodges the punch combination from Rysiecki.
Salomon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salomon feints and then cracks Rysiecki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rysiecki down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salomon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rysiecki eats them both and turns towards Salomon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Rysiecki.
Salomon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salomon blocks a head kick by Rysiecki.
Rysiecki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rysiecki blocks a head kick by Salomon.
Salomon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salomon clinches up against the cage.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salomon is trying to pull guard but Rysiecki has him pressed against the cage.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki holds him up against the cage and eventually Salomon drops back down to his feet.
Rysiecki lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salomon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rysiecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salomon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rysiecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salomon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rysiecki smiles and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Salomon. Those never looked like landing.
Rysiecki swinging wildly here.
Rysiecki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Rysiecki misses.
Rysiecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krzysztof Rysiecki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salomon tries for a takedown but Rysiecki manages to get underhooks.
Krzysztof Rysiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Salomon.
Salomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salomon is trying to stall.
Salomon jumps guard but Rysiecki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki won't allow it.
Salomon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rysiecki prevents it.
Salomon jumps guard but Rysiecki stands there with Salomon around his waist. Salomon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salomon tries to pull guard but Rysiecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salomon is trying to pull guard but Rysiecki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rysiecki struggles to land a body shot inside as Salomon controls his hands.
Salomon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rysiecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salomon fails to pull guard.
Salomon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rysiecki smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rysiecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salomon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rysiecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rysiecki misses with a double jab.
Rysiecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salomon. That did some damage!
Rysiecki throws a lazy uppercut
and Salomon counters with a single leg into guard. Rysiecki didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salomon advances position into side control!
Rysiecki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Salomon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salomon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Salomon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rysiecki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salomon throws an elbow but Rysiecki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Salomon throws an elbow but Rysiecki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rysiecki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rysiecki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salomon.
Rysiecki dodges the ground and pound from Salomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salomon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rysiecki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Salomon.
Salomon wants to control but Rysiecki is keeping him busy.
Rysiecki dodges the ground and pound from Salomon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salomon wants to control but Rysiecki is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salomon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Salomon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rysiecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Rysiecki checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Salomon misses.
Salomon throws a head kick that misses.
Rysiecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salomon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salomon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rysiecki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Salomon throws a low kick but Rysiecki avoids it.
Salomon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rysiecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salomon is looking to clinch.
Salomon shoots in for a takedown but Rysiecki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rysiecki throws a nice looking combination but Salomon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rysiecki tries a low kick but Salomon avoids it.
Salomon slips a jab and a cross from Rysiecki.
Rysiecki moves out of range of the leg kick from Salomon.
Salomon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krzysztof Rysiecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salomon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rysiecki to the ground. Salomon is now in Rysiecki's guard.
Rysiecki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salomon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salomon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rysiecki's guard.
Rysiecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salomon.
Salomon slips a nice elbow through Rysiecki's hands, connecting with Rysiecki's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salomon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rysiecki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Salomon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salomon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rysiecki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Salomon.
Salomon scoring with strikes but Rysiecki is staying in there.
Salomon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Salomon extends the arm and Rysiecki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Salomon!
After the big win, Rafael Salomon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Battle Ready Nutrition & Laundry 90% (Out of Stock and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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