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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakhar Zhitkov (ranked 3196 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Old Mma (ranked 363 p4p, 375 weight class). Old Mma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakhar Zhitkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Old Mma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitkov darts in and clinches Mma up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhitkov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mma!
Mma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhitkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Mma misses.
Mma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zhitkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Old Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhitkov darts in and clinches Mma up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma takes a shot to the head.
Mma tries to throw a body punch but Zhitkov avoids it by throwing Mma back against the cage.
Mma tries to throw a body punch but Zhitkov avoids it by throwing Mma back against the cage.
Zhitkov decides to pull guard.
Zhitkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mma would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitkov is pulling down on Mma's head. It's preventing any offense from Mma, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhitkov wants to stand and escape but Mma is having none of it.
Mma has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zhitkov is proving hard to escape from.
Zhitkov keeping moving, preventing Mma from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Zhitkov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mma won't allow Zhitkov to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mma is sitting in close to Zhitkov's body. Zhitkov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mma is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mma is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Zhitkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zakhar Zhitkov!
A very excited looking Zakhar Zhitkov 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.
Old Mma spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh sh1t'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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