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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mulvaney (ranked 3552 p4p, 172 weight class) and Gantis Kantis (ranked 2415 p4p, 111 weight class). Mulvaney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rocky Road To Dublin. Kantis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pitbull - Give Me Everything ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Mulvaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gantis Kantis!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mulvaney wants to get back to his feet.
Kantis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kantis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mulvaney is trying to buck Kantis off.
Kantis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Mulvaney is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kantis is controlling him well.
Kantis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mulvaney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kantis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mulvaney rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kantis's guard! Nice work there by Mulvaney!
Mulvaney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulvaney throws an elbow that misses. Kantis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mulvaney's guard. Nice move by Kantis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney wants to stand but Kantis is controlling the position.
Kantis is pushing down on Mulvaney's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mulvaney is fighting to maintain full guard but Kantis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kantis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mulvaney has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kantis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mulvaney tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kantis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gantis Kantis!
Our winner, Gantis Kantis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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