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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gold duct (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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265 lbs
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199 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, The Emperor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, gold duct! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! duct rushes Emperor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Emperor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. duct decides to pull guard. duct wants to stand up but Emperor is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. duct is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. duct has his foot on Emperor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emperor works his way back into a safe position though. duct is looking to stand up but Emperor isn't so interested in that idea. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Emperor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. duct had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Emperor is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. duct Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Emperor's back instead. duct is trying to stick to Emperor's back but Emperor is turning into duct. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in duct's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emperor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emperor thows a big elbow that misses. duct keeping moving, preventing Emperor from controlling successfully. duct throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
duct keeping full guard, as Emperor tries to pass. duct is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emperor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. duct keeping moving, preventing Emperor from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Emperor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. duct swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A head kick misses from Emperor. duct looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Nice takedown defense from Emperor. No joy for duct on that attempt. duct looks gassed! Emperor looks to throw a body kick and duct counters with a nice double leg into half guard. duct throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Emperor is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Emperor controlling the position well. Emperor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. duct is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. duct prevents Emperor from improving his position. Emperor punching from the bottom.
Emperor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. duct is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Emperor actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from duct. Emperor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emperor is pressing down on duct's thigh, looking to free his foot. duct is holding on for now. Emperor is keen to just control but duct is a slippery customer. Emperor is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, duct has managed to free his arm - good work. Emperor is tying to control. duct wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Emperor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Emperor is looking to take a break and control but duct is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
gold duct dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
duct tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. duct tries to close the distance and clinch but Emperor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. duct shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. duct gets the takedown into side control. duct goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Emperor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for duct but great work by Emperor. duct can't do much from the bottom here. Emperor is looking to take a break and control but duct is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Emperor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because duct is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Emperor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round. duct is looking to regain half guard here but Emperor keeps moving and retains side control. duct struggling a bit here. duct sneaks back into half guard. duct looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Emperor is taking a breather. duct says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. duct is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emperor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emperor's back! duct wants to control but Emperor is keeping busy. Emperor really is a fat lump. Emperor breaks duct's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
duct looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emperor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Emperor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. duct looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Emperor is defending well. duct quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Emperor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! duct celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). gold duct!
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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
38% |
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