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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zz Geto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zz Geto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 cm
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175 lbs
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179 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Rick Hart! 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, Zz Geto! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Geto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away. Geto digs a good hook to Hart's body.
Geto scores with a jab to the head.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Geto, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Geto against the cage but Geto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Geto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Rick Hart has been cut. Hart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Geto counters with a nice body kick.
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! Geto fails in his attempt to clinch. Geto tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Geto rushes Hart and presses him up against the cage. Hart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Geto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now. Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Hart controlling the action here. Hart is looking for a kimura but Geto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hart to get the leverage. Hart is breathing heavily. Geto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round. Geto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center. Geto clinches. Geto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Geto pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him. Geto is pushing Hart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Geto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hart has a takedown stuffed. Geto clinches up against the cage. Geto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Geto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Geto. The fight stays on the outside here - Geto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Geto clinches with his opponent.
Geto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Geto jumps guard.
Hart won't allow Geto to get back to his feet. Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geto is keeping the position for now. Geto wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it. Hart looking to pass the guard. Geto controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself. Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Geto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Geto dives on top into guard. Geto tries to stand but Hart is controlling from the bottom. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Geto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Geto passes into side control.
Hart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Hart throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Geto pushes Hart up against the cage in a clinch. Geto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Geto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Geto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Geto blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Geto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Geto taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zz Geto dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rick Hart's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Geto closes the distance and clinches. Geto lands an elbow just above Hart 's eye. Geto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hart with a poor takedown and Geto counters by moving into the clinch. Geto lands an elbow inside that Hart shrugs off. Geto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Geto manages to break the clinch.
Geto fails with the takedown and Hart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Geto won't be happy with that. Hart works to advance to full mount. Geto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Geto is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action. Hart works his way to his opponent's back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hart has got one arm under Geto's chin. This could be trouble... Geto trying to control the other hand but Hart gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Geto has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Hart!
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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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