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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Matusov (ranked 1518 p4p, 195 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 2301 p4p, 272 weight class). Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Matusov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Matusov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steele napping and manages to drive through into side control! Matusov advances to mount. Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matusov tries to control but Steele wriggling away. Matusov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Steele turns into him and now he's in Matusov's guard.
Matusov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard. Matusov passes Steele's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Steele is not content to let Matusov control the position. Matusov 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. Steele wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matusov is trying to control the action in half guard but Steele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Matusov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Steele is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boris Matusov! Boris Matusov retains his welterweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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