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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorik Ashkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
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148 lbs
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170 cm
18
154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Tempest! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorik Ashkram! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tempest digs a good hook to Ashkram's body.
Ashkram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tempest. The fighters circling - Tempest throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ashkram looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tempest is fending him off so far but Ashkram persists. Nope, Tempest circles away and we're back to standing. Ashkram slips under a jab. Ashkram fails with a takedown attempt. Tempest appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Tempest with a body punch. A glancing blow. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashkram. The Tempest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorik Ashkram. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ashkram closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashkram lands in his opponent's guard. Ashkram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard. Ashkram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Ashkram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tempest wants to sweep but no luck. Ashkram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Tempest looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard. Ashkram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard. Ashkram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Tempest on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tempest tries to get out of the position. Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard. Ashkram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard. Ashkram drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ashkram seems to have locked his on tight now - Tempest screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ashkram, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lorik Ashkram!
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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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