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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 309 p4p, 37 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 2436 p4p, 238 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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166 cm
36
159 lbs
27 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Experiment Il looking for a sweep. Not yet Experiment Il, not yet.
Taranin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taranin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Taranin tries to advance position but instead Experiment Il slips a leg back in to half guard.
Experiment Il is looking to control Taranin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Experiment Il avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Experiment Il has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taranin is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il is controlling Taranin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Taranin seems to be working for a kimura but Experiment Il defends the submission attempt.
Taranin is working for a kimura but Experiment Il is defending it quite comfortably.
Experiment Il wants to improve his position but Taranin is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Experiment Il is working hard here to advance position.
Experiment Il avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taranin.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taranin lands a nice short elbow.
Experiment Il works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taranin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taranin throws a big right hand that misses.
Experiment Il is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taranin defends well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taranin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Experiment Il preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taranin defending well as Experiment Il loads up on a big left hand.
Taranin tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiment Il swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taranin lands with a shot to the body.
Taranin throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
Taranin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taranin throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Taranin looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Taranin just gets out of the way.
Taranin shoots for a takedown but Experiment Il saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good shot there by Taranin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and Taranin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Experiment Il!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Experiment Il sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il moves into full guard.
Experiment Il bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taranin's guard.
Taranin wants to sweep but no luck.
Experiment Il content to stall in guard here.
Taranin wants to control but Experiment Il passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segey Taranin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taranin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Experiment Il throwing a counter right hand but Taranin manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taranin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taranin throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taranin shoots in but Experiment Il avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Experiment Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taranin takes one to the side of the head.
Taranin is rocked!
We've been told by Experiment Il's head coaches at Secret Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Experiment Il shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Taranin takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Experiment Il sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Taranin bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Experiment Il!
A very excited looking Finnish Experiment Il made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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