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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Slaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berus Lihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Slaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berus Lihi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slaw.
Slaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lihi defends well and Slaw ends up having to push Lihi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lihi avoids a wild elbow strike from Slaw.
Lihi breaks the clinch.
Slaw has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Slaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lihi motions for Slaw to come forward. Lihi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slaw really is a fat lump.
Lihi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slaw.
Lihi throws a solid leg kick but Slaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lihi.
Lihi lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lihi.
Lihi thows a leg kick but Slaw checks it
and Slaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Slaw is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lihi duly obliges.
Slaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihi is looking to slow Slaw down with leg kicks.
Slaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lihi circles away.
Lihi has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lihi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lihi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slaw tries to clinch up.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Slaw avoids them all with ease.
Lihi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slaw.
Slaw is breathing heavily.
Slaw dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Lihi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lihi as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lihi tries to land a leg kick but Slaw saw it coming and moves away.
Lihi feints a jab promting Slaw to slip. Lihi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lihi scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lihi.
Berus Lihi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slaw looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Lihi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
Lihi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lihi wants to land a leg kick but Slaw is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi lands a nice shot to the body.
Slaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lihi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lihi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lihi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lihi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lihi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slaw back to the cage. Lihi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lihi stuns Slaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Lihi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slaw fails to land the takedown.
Lihi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lihi works over Slaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Lihi misses with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Slaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sloppy strikes from Lihi. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lihi as Slaw shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lihi.
Lihi thumps Slaw with a low kick.
Lihi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lihi but Lihi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slaw's sensitive parts.
Slaw tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lihi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slaw has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lihi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lihi. Lihi obviously looking to wear him down.
Lihi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Lihi throws a shot to the body.
Lihi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lihi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berus Lihi 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.
Lihi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slaw.
Slaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lihi pinned against the cage. Lihi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lihi swinging wildly here.
Lihi throws a combination. Slaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lihi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Slaw blocks the leg kick.
Slaw shoots in and drives through. Lihi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Slaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lihi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lihi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lihi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi lands a nice looking body shot.
Slaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lihi.
Lihi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slaw is out of range.
Slaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lihi connects with a solid leg kick.
Lihi misses with a double jab.
Lihi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slaw dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Berus Lihi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lihi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slaw.
Lihi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Slaw moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaw slips a jab and a cross from Lihi.
Slaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lihi as he jumps to the side.
Lihi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slaw back to the cage. Lihi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lihi, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Lihi.
Slaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Lihi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lihi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lihi circles away.
Slaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. Slaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lihi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi stalks Slaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slaw's face. Slaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Lihi slaps away a takedown attempt from Slaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lihi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lihi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lihi avoids it really well and circles away.
Lihi misses with a double jab.
Berus Lihi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lihi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slaw shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lihi avoids it really well and circles away.
Lihi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Slaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Lihi which made him look bad.
Lihi throws a series of punches but Slaw moves out of range.
Lihi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slaw avoids the body shot from Lihi.
Slaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lihi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lihi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Slaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Lihi which made him look bad.
Slaw looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Cole Slaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lihi lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lihi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berus Lihi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lihi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lihi throws a right hand that Slaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Slaw also avoids with ease.
Slaw is looking to clinch but Lihi is avoiding it.
Slaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lihi's waist but Lihi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slaw off to one side.
Slaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slaw misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Slaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lihi thuds a left hand into Slaw's body.
Lihi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slaw wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Lihi finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lihi tries to avoid it but Slaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lihi to the ground. Lihi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lihi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lihi throws a leg kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lihi.
Slaw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lihi sprawls well initially but Slaw persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lihi wants to control but Slaw is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lihi tries to kick Slaw off but Slaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lihi is trying to get back to full guard.
Slaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lihi sees it coming and defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lihi wants to get back to full guard.
Lihi tries to kick Slaw off but Slaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lihi!
Slaw is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Lihi is in real trouble.
Slaw keeps control of the position as Lihi tries to break free.
Lihi holding both Slaw 's hands and preventing any damage.
Slaw is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Lihi has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Slaw has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Lihi taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Slaw doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cole Slaw!
A very excited looking Cole Slaw made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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