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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Elsner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Elsner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sin Cara!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cara moves into the clinch.
Cara jumps into guard, dragging Elsner to the mat.
Cara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elsner throws a big right hand that misses.
Elsner with a nice head shot there.
Cara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cara is on top in guard.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Cara from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elsner is on top in guard.
Elsner postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elsner stands and throws Cara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Cara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elsner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elsner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elsner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cara tries to bench press Elsner off him but Elsner keeps the position.
Elsner 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.
Cara is trying to control Elsner's posture but Elsner avoids it.
Elsner tries for a kimura but Cara is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsner is trying to get an arm triangle but Cara is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Cara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Elsner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Elsner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elsner seems to be working for a kimura but Cara defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cara trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cara is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Elsner is staying active.
Cara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elsner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elsner uses his free foot to push down on Cara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cara.
Elsner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elsner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Elsner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cara because Elsner loaded up on that one.
Elsner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner prevents Cara from getting the reversal.
Elsner lands a big elbow.
Elsner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Elsner avoids the attempt from Cara to control.
Elsner wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elsner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elsner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cara can't escape the position.
Cara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Elsner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Elsner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elsner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cara.
Cara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Elsner to the mat! Elsner manages to get full guard.
Elsner working for submissions but it's allowed Cara to get to half guard.
Elsner missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cara trying to control from half guard but Elsner is working away.
Marcin Elsner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elsner moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cara trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elsner wants to sweep here but Cara controlling him for the moment.
Elsner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cara wants to stand but Elsner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cara is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elsner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cara manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been informed that Cara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elsner is looking to advance position but Cara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Elsner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cara can do to turn this around?
Elsner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cara.
Cara wants to take Elsner's back but he can't do it this time.
Cara trying to control but Elsner is having none of it.
Elsner working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cara prevents Elsner from improving his position.
Cara wants to take a breather but Elsner is having none of it.
Elsner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elsner punching from the bottom.
Elsner moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cara doesn't defend quickly enough and Elsner has managed to lock this one up! Can Cara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Elsner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcin Elsner!
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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
36% |
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