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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgakis Anastasiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jazz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Back in Black. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgakis Anastasiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Jazz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jazz tries to clinch but Anastasiadis is having none of it.
Esko Jazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasiadis stuffs the takedown attempt from Jazz. Jazz gets slowly back to his feet.
Anastasiadis lands a really nice looking cross but Jazz seems unphased.
Anastasiadis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jazz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anastasiadis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anastasiadis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jazz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jazz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anastasiadis can't do much from the bottom here.
Anastasiadis is looking to reverse the position.
Anastasiadis taking a bit of punishment here - Jazz scoring with strikes.
Jazz looks gassed!
Anastasiadis can't do much from the bottom here.
Anastasiadis gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasiadis tries to roll over but Jazz keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jazz is looking to advance position but Anastasiadis won't allow it.
Anastasiadis trying to control here.
Anastasiadis kicks off Jazz and gets to his feet.
Jazz tries for a takedown but Anastasiadis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Giorgakis Anastasiadis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esko Jazz.
Jazz fails with the takedown
and Anastasiadis moves into the clinch.
Anastasiadis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jazz scores with a takedown into Anastasiadis's guard.
Jazz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anastasiadis keeping full guard, as Jazz tries to pass.
Jazz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasiadis has his hands on Jazz's head, controlling the position.
Jazz forces his way into half guard.
Jazz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anastasiadis actively working from the bottom here.
Jazz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anastasiadis has hold of Jazz's hands but Jazz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jazz there.
Jazz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jazz trying to mount his opponent but Anastasiadis defends it.
Jazz is working for a kimura but Anastasiadis is defending it quite comfortably.
Anastasiadis won't allow Jazz to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Jazz.
Jazz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Anastasiadis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jazz lands strikes from half guard.
Anastasiadis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jazz works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz with shots to the head and body - Anastasiadis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anastasiadis is rocked!
Jazz is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Anastasiadis is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Esko Jazz!
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