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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Hraponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Roberts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dmitry Hraponov! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch. Dmitry Hraponov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hraponov swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hraponov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts defending well as Hraponov loads up on a big left hand. Roberts slips a straight right by Hraponov. Roberts throws a series of punches but Hraponov moves out of range. Hraponov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Hraponov 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. Roberts moves into full guard.
Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hraponov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Hraponov won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet. Hraponov wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving. Hraponov preventing the sweep. Hraponov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hraponov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hraponov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hraponov scoring with some ground and pound. Hraponov connects with a couple of short punches. Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hraponov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hraponov stands and throws Roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control. Roberts prevents Hraponov from improving position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! A lull in the action here. Roberts stops Hraponov from passing to mount. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hraponov lands a decent elbow from side control. Hraponov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Hraponov trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roberts is letting Hraponov control him for a moment. Hraponov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Roberts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet. Roberts is breathing heavily. Roberts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Hraponov working the head with strikes. Hraponov lands an elbow. Hraponov working the body and head with strikes. Hraponov working the head and body with strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hraponov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Hraponov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Hraponov in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hraponov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Roberts is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Hraponov advances nicely into full mount. Hraponov working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Hraponov. A nice elbow there by Hraponov. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hraponov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hraponov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Hraponov lands a heavy elbow.
Roberts is rocked! Roberts defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hraponov. Roberts is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hraponov controlling the position easily from mount. BOOM! Hraponov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hraponov dominating with strikes here. Hraponov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roberts?
Hraponov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Roberts can't escape the position.
Hraponov landing shots from mount. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hraponov unloading with bombs! Hraponov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hraponov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hraponov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hraponov lands a nice shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Hraponov dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hraponov dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Roberts has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dmitry Hraponov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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