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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yero Bassole (ranked 4581 p4p, 7402 weight class) and Zachary Bridges (ranked 426 p4p, 511 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yero Bassole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachary Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bassole avoids the body shot from Bridges.
Bridges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bassole, pushing him back against the cage.
Bridges throws a head punch that misses.
Bridges being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Bassole.
A short right from Bassole on the inside.
A short right from Bassole.
A head punch on the inside from Bridges fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bassole.
Bassole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bassole thows a body kick. Bridges tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bassole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bassole scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridges clinches with his opponent.
Bassole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bassole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Bassole. Beautiful body shot.
Bridges tries to clinch there but Bassole circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bassole.
Bassole gets a clinch.
Bassole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassole blocks an uppercut.
Bridges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bassole lands with a left to the head.
Bridges tries a body shot but Bassole blocks it.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bassole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bridges is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Bassole.
A short left from Bassole.
A hook to the body from Bassole.
Bridges looks winded!
Bassole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bassole presses Bridges against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bassole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bassole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bridges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bassole cracks Bridges with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges moves forwards but Bassole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bassole throws a leg kick which misses Bridges's front leg but catches the back leg as Bridges tries to avoid it.
Bassole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bridges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bassole can pounce on him.
Bassole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bridges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bridges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bridges drops his hands momentarily and Bassole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bassole drives through and clinches with Bridges against the cage.
Bassole breaks the clinch.
Yero Bassole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bassole throws a shot to the body.
Bridges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bassole lands with an uppercut that bounces Bridges off the cage and back into range.
Bassole scores with a leg kick.
Bassole lands a really nice looking cross but Bridges seems unphased.
Bassole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bassole works Bridges's body with a nice hook.
Bassole clinches.
Bassole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bassole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Bassole gets through Bridges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bassole digs a right hand underneath Bridges's ribcage. Bridges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bassole.
Bridges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bassole drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bridges pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassole drops Bridges with a left right combo! Bassole follows him down to the ground into side control.
Bridges is rocked!
Bassole is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bridges looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bassole gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bridges is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bassole lets go of the hold and Bridges can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yero Bassole!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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