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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Laford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eemeli Saeldur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eemeli Saeldur is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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172 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Laford! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eemeli Saeldur! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saeldur takes the fight into the clinch. Laford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Laford misses with a wild combination.
Laford misses with a few strikes there.
Saeldur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Saeldur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laford. A leg kick checked by Saeldur. Saeldur moves out of range as Laford strikes. Saeldur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saeldur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saeldur ducks under a wild hook from Laford. Saeldur shoots in and gets a takedown into Laford's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Saeldur wants to control from the top but Laford keeps moving. Laford wants to get back to his feet but Saeldur is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Saeldur throws a sloppy strike and Laford has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Saeldur is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Laford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Laford! An out of breath Christian Laford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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