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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Haggstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Love the way you hate me. . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Haggstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggstrom leaves Volkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggstrom manages to avoid it.
Viktor Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Haggstrom moves away and avoids it.
Volkov is looking to land body kicks.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Volkov closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Haggstrom has the dominant position.
Volkov effectively controlling the action here.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Volkov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haggstrom is trying to defend but Volkov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haggstrom keeps working.
Haggstrom misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Haggstrom manages to get to full guard.
Haggstrom 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.
Volkov won't allow Haggstrom to sweep him here.
Haggstrom has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Volkov doesn't defend quickly enough and Haggstrom has managed to lock this one up! Can Volkov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Haggstrom on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Haggstrom!
David Haggstrom retains his lightweight title!
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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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