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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killblog Hermitcrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermitcrab's entrance music is Day 'N' Night. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 cm
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142 lbs
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174 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killblog Hermitcrab! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ready showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermitcrab.
Hermitcrab throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hermitcrab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ready moves away. Hermitcrab misses with a looping left. Ready moves out of range as Hermitcrab strikes. Hermitcrab misses with a straight left. Hermitcrab misses with an uppercut. Hermitcrab throws a right and a left that Ready avoids nicely. Hermitcrab throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hermitcrab fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Ready. Hermitcrab throws a right hand that Ready ducks under and follows up with a left that Ready also avoids with ease. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ready uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermitcrab. Hermitcrab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ready. Hermitcrab fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermitcrab throws out a loose jab but Ready uses good head movement to avoid it. Hermitcrab throws a big shot that misses. Ready shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hermitcrab's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ready thows a big elbow that misses. Ready throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hermitcrab works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ready throws a big right hand that misses. Ready cracks Hermitcrab with a solid left hand. Ready cracks Hermitcrab with a solid left hand. Ready throws a big right hand that misses. Ready trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ready trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Hermitcrab looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Ready must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Ready is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermitcrab has wrist control. Ready postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hermitcrab controls Ready momentarily but Ready frees himself. Hermitcrab might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hermitcrab is on top in guard.
Hermitcrab prevents Ready from getting back to his feet. Ready is working an open guard so Hermitcrab takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Hermitcrab misses with a straight right. Hermitcrab paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ready scores a takedown into full mount! Ready cracks Hermitcrab with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hermitcrab is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ready looking to finish with strikes here!
Ready has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hermitcrab's face.
Ready unloading with bombs! Hermitcrab wants to control but Ready is having none of it. Ready misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ready cracks Hermitcrab with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ready punching from mount but Hermitcrab doing a good job of avoiding damage. Ready scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hermitcrab?
Ready punching from mount but Hermitcrab doing a good job of avoiding damage. Ready cracks Hermitcrab with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hermitcrab really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hermitcrab is breathing heavily. Ready is in the full mount, landing strikes. Ready landing strikes from the mount. Hermitcrab is looking to get to half guard. Ready lands a big shot there that rocks Hermitcrab but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ready thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ready is in the full mount, landing strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ready has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hermitcrab's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ready dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Hermitcrab, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermitcrab throws a jab but it's blocked by Ready. Hermitcrab misses with a series of wild punches.
Hermitcrab tries to land a front kick but Ready steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. No luck for Ready with that takedown attempt. Killblog Hermitcrab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hermitcrab lands a jab to the head.
Ready changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hermitcrab tries to avoid it but Ready manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hermitcrab to the ground. Hermitcrab escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ready showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermitcrab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hermitcrab throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hermitcrab takes a swing at Ready's ribcage but misses. Hermitcrab throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hermitcrab throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hermitcrab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hermitcrab misses with a wild combination.
Killblog Hermitcrab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ready drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Ready lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ready missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Hermitcrab trying to control the position.
Ready stands up over Hermitcrab, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Ready loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ready working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ready scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ready throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ready postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Ready in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Don Ready has got the better of the ground game so far. Ready in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ready throws a strike but Hermitcrab rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Ready striking off his back but it's not causing Hermitcrab any problems. Ready is striking from the bottom but Hermitcrab uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Hermitcrab is trying to control the action in half guard but Ready is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hermitcrab moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ready.
Ready throws a few strikes from the bottom but Hermitcrab takes advantage and mounts! Hermitcrab content just to control the position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ready slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Ready strikes from the bottom but Hermitcrab passes into mount!
Ready throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Ready regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ready tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hermitcrab has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Ready throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hermitcrab. What's that going to do exactly? Hermitcrab takes Ready's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Will Hermitcrab go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I really don't envy Ready right now.
Ready tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ready showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hermitcrab throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from Hermitcrab.
Hermitcrab swinging wilding here.
Ready moves away from the strike by Hermitcrab. Killblog Hermitcrab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hermitcrab will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Hermitcrab. No joy for Ready on that attempt. Hermitcrab scores with a jab to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ready slips under a jab. Hermitcrab throws a jab but it's blocked by Ready. Ready shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hermitcrab pinned against the cage. Hermitcrab gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hermitcrab loads up on a big right hand but Ready slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hermitcrab throws a right and a left that Ready avoids nicely. Ready avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hermitcrab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hermitcrab will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermitcrab lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Nice takedown defense from Hermitcrab. No joy for Ready on that attempt. Killblog Hermitcrab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ready. A swing and a miss from Hermitcrab. Hermitcrab rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ready moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hermitcrab throws a lazy right hand but Ready sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ready will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Some wild striking there from Hermitcrab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Hermitcrab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ready showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermitcrab.
Ready changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hermitcrab looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Ready misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hermitcrab takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Ready's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ready scoring with punches from side control. Ready working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ready tries to score with some ground and pound. Hermitcrab controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ready lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hermitcrab down.
Ready lands a decent elbow from side control. Ready is trying to move to mount but Hermitcrab reverses beautifully and ends up in Ready's guard. Ready throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ready throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hermitcrab passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Hermitcrab blocks the strikes from Ready.
Ready flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ready works his way to full guard. Good work. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ready can do anything to dispel that myth. Ready lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hermitcrab! BOOM! Ready connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Killblog Hermitcrab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ready with shots to the head and body - Hermitcrab looks very uncomfortable down there. Ready looking to finish Hermitcrab with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hermitcrab! Ready looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Don Ready is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ready thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Hermitcrab wants to control but Ready is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Don Ready comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ready winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ready!
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