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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Dereza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Wallace!
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, Bogdan Dereza!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dereza takes the fight into the clinch.
Wallace gets control of Dereza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dereza's guard.
Wallace is working Dereza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wallace gets to his feet. Dereza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dereza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dereza gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dereza uses from the top position.
Dereza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wallace's guard.
Wallace has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dereza is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dereza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dereza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace pulls guard successfully.
Dereza being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wallace is on top in guard.
Dereza is working an open guard so Wallace takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wallace clinches up with Dereza and pushes him back against the cage.
Dereza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dereza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Wallace there.
Well, if Wallace 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.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wallace slips a nice elbow through Dereza's hands, connecting with Dereza's forehead.
Wallace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dereza tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wallace manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dereza taking shots to the head.
Dereza is in a horrible position here. Wallace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wallace with shots to the head and body - Dereza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wallace scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wallace unloading with bombs!
Wallace landing strikes from the mount.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallace landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dereza looks winded!
Wallace with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wallace sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wallace raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dereza, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dereza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallace forces Dereza back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wallace pulls Dereza into guard.
Wallace pulls Dereza in to control the position.
Wallace 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.
Wallace manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Dereza is controlling him.
Dereza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace gets control of Dereza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace is controlling Dereza's posture.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dereza's guard.
Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wallace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dereza, up you get!
Wallace scores with a takedown into Dereza's guard.
Wallace stands up and waves to Dereza to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace clinches.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace darts in and clinches Dereza up against the cage.
Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dereza smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Dereza won't allow it.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Dereza holds him up against the cage and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dereza tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wallace controlling his opponent.
Dereza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wallace works his way to his opponent's back.
Wallace is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Dereza with him. Dereza is trying to defend but Wallace has an arm under the chin now! Dereza grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Wallace!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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