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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
IFL I
Date: Apr 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rasnov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rasnov tries to counter with a clinch but Van Buren shakes him off and moves away.
Van Buren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Rasnov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rasnov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Buren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Buren really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Buren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rasnov eats them both and turns towards Van Buren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD2#
Rasnov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rasnov slips a nice elbow through Van Buren's hands, connecting with Van Buren's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren is trying to control but Rasnov passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rasnov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Van Buren looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rasnov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Van Buren is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rasnov lets go of the hold and Van Buren can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michail Rasnov!
Michail Rasnov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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