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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan comes to the cage accompanied by Psyched Out. The key to victory for Rex Brennan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rex Brennan! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drygalos drives through with a takedown into Brennan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Drygalos lands a couple of decent looking shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brennan wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Brennan kicks Drygalos off and gets to his feet. Drygalos avoids the head kick by Brennan.
Brennan rushes Drygalos and presses him up against the cage. Brennan tries a knee to the head but Drygalos blocks it.
Drygalos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brennan regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drygalos throws a big elbow that misses. Drygalos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Brennan keeping moving, preventing Drygalos from controlling successfully. Drygalos prevents Brennan from getting back to his feet. Drygalos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Drygalos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drygalos 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. Drygalos seems to have locked his on tight now - Brennan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Drygalos, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kacperos Drygalos! Kacperos Drygalos is the new lightweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Kacperos Drygalos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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