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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Garland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerrod Siskind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Garland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Garland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerrod Siskind!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garland tries to clinch up but Siskind circles away and keeps his distance.
Siskind gets tackled into the cage by Garland. Garland maintains the clinch.
Siskind blocking some punches.
Siskind has Garland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Siskind wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garland gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garland prevents Siskind from improving his position.
Garland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Siskind is just riding it out for now. Garland eventually gives up the hold.
Garland is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Garland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siskind is defending against the submission attempts here by Garland.
Siskind is looking to improve his position.
Garland content to control rather than advance.
Garland passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Siskind!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Siskind tries to lock up and control but Garland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siskind defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garland.
Garland controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Siskind for as long as he can get away with.
Garland is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Siskind to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Siskind shrugs it off.
Garland prevents Siskind from getting the reversal.
Garland is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Siskind is surviving well by controlling Garland's body position as best he can.
Garland wants to finish this one by submission but Siskind is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garland controlling his opponent.
Garland wants to control the pace but Siskind is squirming around nicely.
Garland controlling his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Garland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Siskind tries to control Garland's body but Garland pushes him off. Siskind squirms to his side and now Garland has his back!
Garland not allowing Siskind to control his hands.
Siskind is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garland is looking for a rear naked choke here but Siskind reverses the position brilliantly into Garland's guard!
Garland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Siskind defends it easily.
Garland looking for a guillotine here but Siskind defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siskind wants to get up but he can't break Garland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garland is looking to cinch up a triangle. Siskind throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Garland's body to avoid the submission. Garland has instead reached around Siskind's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Garland arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrei Garland!
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