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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Yu (ranked 8427 p4p, 637 weight class) and Miroslaw Pawlowski (ranked 8456 p4p, 638 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miroslaw Pawlowski enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhao Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslaw Pawlowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pawlowski misses with a body punch.
Pawlowski is trying to push Yu away but Yu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pawlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pawlowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yu lands an elbow.
Yu taking a breather here.
Pawlowski is trying to control Yu's posture but Yu avoids it.
Yu working the ground and pound from side control.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlowski is looking for a sweep.
Yu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pawlowski down.
You can see the frustration on Pawlowski's face as Yu controls the position.
Yu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pawlowski is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Pawlowski's face as Yu controls the position.
Yu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pawlowski for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pawlowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pawlowski seems a little lost for a moment, as Yu dominates the positioning.
Yu is working Pawlowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yu lands a nice forearm strike.
Yu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pawlowski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu continues to stall.
Yu landing a few strikes.
Pawlowski is letting Yu control him for a moment.
Yu has an Americana. Pawlowski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zhao Yu!
Zhao Yu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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