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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bare has chosen Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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189 cm
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panda Bare! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bare drops Gail with a nice combination! Bare dives into Gail's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut. Gail thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Gail trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Gail throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gail throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gail is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bare must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Gail wants to sweep but no luck. Gail striking off his back but it's not causing Bare any problems. Bare won't allow Gail to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bare scores to the head and body with a nice combination! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oh, that's a big right hand from Bare and Gail goes tumbling to the canvas! Bare follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Gail is rocked! Gail is looking to improve his position.
Oh Gail is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bare controlling the action here. Gail seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gail punching from the bottom.
Bare is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gail has managed to free his arm - good work. The fighters are battling for position here. Gail manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bare stopping the sweep attempt from Gail.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Gail is looking for a triangle but Bare pushes his legs off easily.
Gail tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gail manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gail sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bare is in a horrible position here. Gail smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gail pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Gail goes for an armbar but Bare turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bare. Bare preventing the sweep. Gail is breathing heavily. Gail looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gail thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gail wants to sweep here but Bare controlling him for the moment. Gail striking off his back but it's not causing Bare any problems. Gail striking off his back but it's not causing Bare any problems. Bare wants to control from the top but Gail keeps moving. Gail throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gail fails with a takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gail has time to react. Bare's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bare duly obliges.
Gynther Gail's cut is getting worse. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gail changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bare tries to avoid it but Gail manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bare to the ground. Bare escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Bare dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bare lands a nice hook to Gail's body. Gail takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bare.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bare sends Gail down but not out. Bare dives into side control looking to finish.
Gail is rocked! Gail throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. Gail is trying to strike from the bottom but Bare has passed into full mount. Gail bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Gail thows a big elbow that misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gail postures up in Bare's guard and throws a big left but Bare blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gail pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bare is keeping the position for now. Bare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gail tries to free his leg and advance position but Bare is retaining full guard. Bare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Bare is keen to just control but Gail is a slippery customer. Gail is looking for a sweep. Bare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gail gets back to full guard.
Gail bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bare's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gail won't allow Bare to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gail pushing down on Bare's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Gail thows a huge punch but Bare dodges it nicely.
Gail not landing any meaningful shots this time. Gail is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gail throwing shots but Bare is blocking nicely. Bare wants to control but Gail is keeping busy.
Gail 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Bare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gail looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bare is fending him off so far but Gail persists. Nope, Bare circles away and we're back to standing. Gail slips a jab and a cross from Bare.
Gail fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Gail shoots in and drives through. Bare sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bare lands with a nice combination. Gail backs away looking to recover. Bare misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Bare does no damage. Gail shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bare but Bare pushes him off and we're back to square one. A jab lands there for Bare. No luck for Gail with that takedown attempt. Bare misses with a wild combination.
Gail fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bare sprawls well initially but Gail persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Gail passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bare!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bare avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gail.
Bare is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gail looking to finish with strikes here!
Gail looking to ground and pound but Bare is blocking nicely. Gail throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bare because Gail loaded up on that one. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gail misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gail putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Bare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bare tries for a takedown but Gail sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Bare throws a good cross that connects.
Bare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bare misses with a wild combination.
Bare stuffs the takedown. No joy there for Bare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gail scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bare parries the strikes from Gail easily there. Gail is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bare to escape.
Gail working the ground and pound but Bare is defending the strikes. Bare taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bare defending against the ground and pound. Gail throws a strike aimed at the side of Bare's head but Bare avoids it well. Gail scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gail working the ground and pound from side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gail is trying to ground and pound but Bare uses the momentary lack of control by Gail to regain half guard. Gail not landing any meaningful shots this time. Gail sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bare defending well though. Gail looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Bare is looking for a sweep. Gail is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gail looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Nice strikes from Gail there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gail throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Gynther Gail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gail looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bare with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Gail missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gail not landing any meaningful shots this time. Gail in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bare tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gail!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gynther Gail!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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