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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karen Grigoryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goode has chosen Real Thing as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karen Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Goode!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigoryan swivels and escapes.
Grigoryan swinging wilding here.
Goode scores with a push kick.
Goode is looking to clinch.
Grigoryan tries to clinch up
so Goode counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goode passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grigoryan is not content to let Goode control the position.
Grigoryan is looking to reverse the position.
Goode wants to control but Grigoryan is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan is looking for a sweep.
Goode thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goode slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grigoryan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Grigoryan is working hard here to advance position.
Goode controlling the position easily from mount.
Goode with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goode prevents Grigoryan from getting the reversal.
Goode controlling his opponent.
Grigoryan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grigoryan is squirming around, avoiding Goode's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Goode.
Goode controlling the pace for now.
Goode lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Goode looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grigoryan!
Goode trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goode in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goode controlling his opponent.
Goode has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grigoryan's face.
Goode takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode looking for a guillotine from mount but Grigoryan is having none of it.
Grigoryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goode putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goode pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goode looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goode landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goode trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grigoryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goode dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grigoryan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goode preventing the sweep.
Goode pushing down on Grigoryan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grigoryan wants to sweep but Goode has passed to side control!
Grigoryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goode on the ground.
Goode decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Goode scores with a nice strike.
Goode dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
Goode connects with a high kick.
Goode throws a series of punches but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goode throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode fails to land the takedown.
Goode shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goode gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Grigoryan misses with a combination
and Goode counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Goode decides to pull guard.
Grigoryan throws and elbow that misses. Goode uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grigoryan's guard. Nice move by Goode!
Goode won't allow Grigoryan to sweep him here.
Grigoryan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goode.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode chips away with some ground and pound.
Goode postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goode wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Goode might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grigoryan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goode looks for a takedown but Grigoryan sprawls well.
Karen Grigoryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goode shoots for a takedown but Grigoryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karen Grigoryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goode.
Goode misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karen Grigoryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goode is looking to slow Grigoryan down with leg kicks.
Goode slips a jab and a cross from Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Grigoryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goode throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Goode is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goode is trying to control the action in half guard but Grigoryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goode prevents Grigoryan from improving his position.
Grigoryan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Goode has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Goode wants to control the pace but Grigoryan is squirming around nicely.
Grigoryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode lands a nice shot to the head.
Goode trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goode landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grigoryan is looking to improve his position but Goode isn't that keen on the idea.
Goode wants to control the pace but Grigoryan is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sol Goode has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goode showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Goode looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grigoryan tries to avoid it but Goode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grigoryan to the ground. Grigoryan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goode clinches with his opponent.
Grigoryan tries for a takedown but Goode manages to get underhooks.
Goode gets control of Grigoryan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goode will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goode manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grigoryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goode is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode trying to control but Grigoryan is having none of it.
Grigoryan is trying to reverse the position but instead Goode has taken his back - oops!
Grigoryan tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goode has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Grigoryan's body.
Grigoryan staying busy and making it hard for Goode to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sol Goode just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Grigoryan misses its intended target.
Goode shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grigoryan as he avoids it easily.
Karen Grigoryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goode.
Grigoryan fails with the takedown
and Goode counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grigoryan!
Goode has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goode throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Goode controlling from the full mount.
Goode with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode manages to capitalize on a mistake by Grigoryan to take his back!
Goode lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Grigoryan hold on?!
Goode is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grigoryan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grigoryan holding both Goode 's hands and preventing any damage.
Grigoryan tries to roll but Goode sticks to his back.
Goode just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Goode has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Grigoryan is in real trouble here. Goode gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Grigoryan is tapping out! Goode wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sol Goode!
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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
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