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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panayiotis Stavros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panayiotis Stavros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panayiotis Stavros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Martin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavros misses the shot to the body.
Stavros throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Stavros throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stavros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Martin tries to counter it with a takedown but Stavros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stavros throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stavros throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stavros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stavros trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros looking to control.
Stavros 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 one minute gone in the round.
Stavros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stavros controlling the action here.
Stavros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Stavros eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stavros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stavros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stavros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to control but Stavros is keeping busy.
Martin is staying active underneath Stavros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stavros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stavros thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stavros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stavros not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martin!
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Stavros there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stavros lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Stavros connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stavros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stavros breaks from Martin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stavros moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Martin has worked his arm free - good work by Martin!
Stavros throwing strikes but Martin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stavros is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stavros regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panayiotis Stavros dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stavros throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stavros lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Stavros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stavros swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stavros misses the jab.
Martin tries to clinch but Stavros moves out of range.
Stavros moves away from the strike by Martin.
Stavros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stavros!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stavros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stavros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stavros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Stavros is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Stavros seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
Stavros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stavros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stavros connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
Stavros uses his free foot to push down on Martin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martin.
Stavros content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stavros.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
Stavros working for a submission but Martin is keeping him at bay.
Martin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stavros landing strikes from the mount.
Stavros has hold of Martin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stavros landing strikes from the mount and Martin is in trouble!
Stavros connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stavros is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stavros is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stavros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stavros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panayiotis Stavros dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stavros shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin lands with a straight right. Stavros didn't see that one coming.
Stavros throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Stavros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stavros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Stavros keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Stavros throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stavros lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Stavros to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Stavros from controlling successfully.
Stavros engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stavros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stavros wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is trying to control Stavros's posture but Stavros avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stavros throws an elbow but Martin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stavros controls the position.
Martin parries the strikes from Stavros easily there. Stavros is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martin to escape.
Stavros trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Stavros working the head and body with strikes.
Stavros has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Martin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stavros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stavros.
Stavros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stavros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Stavros scoring with strikes but Martin is staying in there.
Stavros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stavros with a couple of short strikes.
Panayiotis Stavros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stavros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
Stavros working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Martin looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stavros! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Panayiotis Stavros!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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