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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Gregory has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gregory!
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, Marat Tandelov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tandelov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tandelov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gregory on his heels. He'll look to pass Gregory's guard now, I'm sure.
Gregory has momentary wrist control but Tandelov slips an elbow through the middle.
Gregory is looking for a triangle but Tandelov pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tandelov wants to pass the guard but Gregory is keeping the position.
Gregory is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregory wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Tandelov from controlling successfully.
Gregory trying to keep a closed guard but Tandelov is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tandelov defends it easily.
Gregory looking for a sweep. Not yet Gregory, not yet.
Tandelov throwing strikes but missing.
Gregory is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tandelov defends well.
Gregory bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tandelov's guard.
Gregory is fighting to break Tandelov's control of his arms but Tandelov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Tandelov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws a big right hand that misses.
Gregory advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Gregory's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gregory throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tandelov is not content to let Gregory control the position.
Tandelov prevents Gregory from improving position.
Tandelov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries for a kimura but Tandelov is defending well.
Tandelov tries to buck Gregory off but Gregory is having none of it.
Gregory working the head and body with strikes.
Tandelov dodges the ground and pound from Gregory.
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tandelov's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov is looking to regain half guard here but Gregory keeps moving and retains side control.
Gregory is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tandelov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gregory wants to control but Tandelov is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gregory dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gregory takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gregory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tandelov can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Tandelov.
Gregory takes one to the side of the head.
Gregory swings for the body but Tandelov moves out of range.
Gregory avoids the body shot from Tandelov.
Tandelov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gregory is rocked!
Gregory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tandelov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandelov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Gregory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gregory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregory seems to have got his legs back now.
Tandelov scores with a jab.
Gregory takes a swing at Tandelov's ribcage but misses.
Gregory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tandelov misses with a looping right.
Tandelov loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Gregory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tandelov cracks Gregory with an open hand slap.
Gregory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tandelov.
Gregory looks to land a body kick but Tandelov moved away.
Marat Tandelov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tandelov looks to land a left hand but Gregory moved out of range nicely.
Gregory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tandelov.
Gregory changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tandelov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gregory wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tandelov keeps working.
Joe Gregory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tandelov is looking to regain half guard here but Gregory keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov sneaks back into half guard.
Tandelov wants to control but Gregory is keeping busy.
Tandelov keeping control of the position.
Gregory sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tandelov defending well though.
Gregory seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tandelov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tandelov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tandelov prevents Gregory from improving position.
Tandelov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gregory working for a submission but Tandelov is keeping him at bay.
Gregory tries to control but Tandelov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tandelov has worked his arm free - good work by Tandelov!
Tandelov is looking to reverse the position.
Tandelov dodges the ground and pound from Gregory.
Gregory working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gregory trying to control the position but Tandelov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marat Tandelov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Tandelov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregory manages to avoid it.
Gregory throws a lazy right hand but Tandelov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tandelov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tandelov throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
Tandelov misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregory counters with a shoot takedown. Tandelov fights it but they end up in guard.
Tandelov keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory wants to pass the guard but Tandelov is keeping the position.
Gregory stays in close to Tandelov's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gregory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gregory trying to control but Tandelov is working from the bottom.
Tandelov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gregory is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gregory drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tandelov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gregory has Tandelov in his guard.
Tandelov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gregory's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregory wants to sweep here but Tandelov controlling him for the moment.
Tandelov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregory has wrist control.
Gregory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gregory working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tandelov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tandelov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregory trying to control the position.
Tandelov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gregory looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tandelov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gregory has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tandelov has managed to get both his arms back between Gregory's legs - danger averted.
Tandelov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control the position.
Gregory has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tandelov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tandelov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tandelov wants to control from the top but Gregory keeps moving.
Tandelov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Tandelov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tandelov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gregory is looking to score with low kicks.
Tandelov shoots in and gets a takedown into Gregory's guard.
Gregory wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregory looking to control.
Gregory is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Tandelov from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tandelov frees his head nicely. Oh but Gregory has switched to an armbar! Tandelov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Joe Gregory!
Our winner, Joe Gregory, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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