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QFC Tournament 1077 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khali Ali (ranked 4582 p4p, 4941 weight class) and Todd Ianuzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Khali Ali!
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, Todd Ianuzzi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ianuzzi misses with a body shot.
Ianuzzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ali tries to clinch there but Ianuzzi circles away.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Ianuzzi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ianuzzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ianuzzi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ianuzzi is working for a kimura but Ali is defending it quite comfortably.
Ianuzzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali tries to roll over but Ianuzzi keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ianuzzi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ali tries to stall but Ianuzzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ali is trying to pull guard but Ianuzzi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ali is trying to pull guard but Ianuzzi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khali Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ianuzzi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt - Ianuzzi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ianuzzi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ianuzzi circles away.
Ali shoots in and drives through. Ianuzzi sprawls well.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ianuzzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ali tries to kick Ianuzzi off in order to stand up. Ianuzzi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ianuzzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ianuzzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ianuzzi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Ianuzzi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ianuzzi is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ianuzzi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ali down.
Ianuzzi advances to full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ianuzzi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ali looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi raining down shots from the mount!
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ianuzzi on the ground.
Ianuzzi lands a big shot there that rocks Ali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ianuzzi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ali is looking to improve his position but Ianuzzi isn't that keen on the idea.
Ianuzzi landing strikes from the mount.
Ianuzzi lands a couple of good shots and Ali has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ianuzzi has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Ali! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ianuzzi gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Ianuzzi!
Todd Ianuzzi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Heceda (ranked 4809 p4p, 4564 weight class) and Deacon Fries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heceda comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. 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 bantamweight 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, Tommy Heceda!
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, Deacon Fries!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heceda ducks under a wild hook from Fries.
Fries fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heceda sprawls well initially but Fries persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heceda is trying to escape back to his feet but Fries uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Heceda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fries on the ground.
Heceda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fries scoring with punches from side control.
Heceda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heceda tries to get out of the position.
Heceda is not content to let Fries control the position.
Fries wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heceda, who protects the arm well.
Heceda tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries trying to control the action but Heceda is working from the bottom.
Fries landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heceda gets back to half guard.
Heceda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heceda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heceda taking some punishment here, with Fries in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries prevents Heceda from standing back up.
Fries has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Fries is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heceda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fries is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heceda is looking to control Fries's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heceda avoid being mounted?
Fries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fries prevents Heceda from improving his position.
Heceda is trying to maintain the position but Fries is very close to passing his half guard.
Fries seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Heceda is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Deacon Fries!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allen Sansing (ranked 4943 p4p, 4942 weight class) and Hung Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Allen Sansing!
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, Hung Hai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hai.
Sansing throws the kick towards the body but Hai avoids it.
Sansing goes for a double leg but Hai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hai continues to drive forward.
Sansing breaks the clinch.
Sansing could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sansing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sansing throws a sloppy head kick and Hai moves out of range easily.
And Hai tries to counter it with a takedown but Sansing pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sansing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Sansing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai throws a hook but Sansing blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hai shoots for a takedown but Sansing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sansing attempts a counter takedown but Hai avoids it well and moves away.
Sansing shoots in but no luck this time.
Hai takes the fight into the clinch.
Sansing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hai smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai dives in and scores a takedown into Sansing's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hai trying to control but Sansing is working from the bottom.
Hai wants to stand and escape but instead Sansing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hai seems keen to control Sansing's posture.
Sansing has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sansing throws an elbow that misses. Hai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sansing's guard. Nice move by Hai!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansing lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Hai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sansing is proving hard to escape from.
Hai won't allow Sansing to sweep him here.
Sansing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sansing's head.
Sansing keeping moving, preventing Hai from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing wants to hit a sweep here but Hai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sansing there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hai breaks from Sansing's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sansing tries to reverse the position but Hai maintains control.
Hai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sansing is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sansing and Hai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai trying to control the position but Sansing is working away.
What's Sansing going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Sansing stops Hai from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hai is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sansing's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Hai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sansing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Hai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hai wants to clinch but Sansing slips to the side
and Sansing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sansing tries to free his leg and advance position but Hai is retaining full guard.
Hai controls Sansing momentarily but Sansing frees himself.
Sansing wants to stand and escape but instead Hai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hai wants to get up but he can't break Sansing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hung Hai has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hai being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai passes Sansing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hai is looking to stall here but Sansing recovers full guard.
Sansing keeping moving, preventing Hai from controlling successfully.
Hai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sansing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hai preventing the sweep.
Sansing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hai on the ground.
Hai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sansing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hai landing some decent shots from guard.
Sansing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sansing misses with a takedown attempt - Hai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hai has managed to clinch.
Sansing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sansing is keen to just control but Hai is a slippery customer.
Sansing thows a huge punch but Hai dodges it nicely.
Hai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hai.
Hai controls Sansing momentarily but Sansing frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing looking to sit in guard and control but Hai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hai cracks Sansing with a solid left hand.
Hai stands up over Sansing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Hai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sansing gets the takedown into side control.
Hai struggling a bit here.
Hai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hai manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hai is pressing down on Sansing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sansing sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hai doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Sansing paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hai - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hung Hai!
Hung Hai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Driesen (ranked 4939 p4p, 4945 weight class) and Beaver Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Van Driesen!
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, Beaver Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver avoids the head kick by Driesen.
Shaver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaver throws a body kick that misses
and Driesen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shaver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaver is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Driesen has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Shaver taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Van Driesen!
Van Driesen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ferreira Santos (ranked 4796 p4p, 4944 weight class) and Dan Steely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Ferreira Santos!
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, Dan Steely!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santos clinches up with Steely and pushes him back against the cage.
Steely swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steely is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos has Steely up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos has Steely pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steely manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Steely.
Steely jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos tries to pull guard but Steely won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Steely shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferreira Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steely is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos slips a jab from Steely.
Steely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steely wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Steely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steely's waist but Steely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steely throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steely steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santos. That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Steely is predictable there
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steely.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steely defends it nicely.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Steely closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Steely getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steely working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steely is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steely lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steely wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Steely landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steely wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steely on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Steely working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steely winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steely working the head and body with strikes.
Santos is not content to let Steely control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of Steely's hands but Steely slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steely scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Steely working Santos over with strikes here.
Steely dominating with strikes here.
 Santos is rocked!
Steely lands a big elbow - Santos is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Santos is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Steely!
After winning the bout, Dan Steely thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince McVicker (ranked 4940 p4p, 4586 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Prince McVicker!
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, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McVicker defends well and Stark ends up having to push McVicker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stark moves away from the strike by McVicker.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McVicker tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McVicker to the ground. McVicker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stark gets caught napping as McVicker dives in and scores a takedown. Stark manages to retain guard.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McVicker wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
McVicker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McVicker is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stark can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
McVicker wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McVicker misses with a low kick.
Stark darts in looking for a takedown but McVicker gets double underhooks and turns Stark into the cage.
McVicker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Prince McVicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stark.
Stark drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stark cracks McVicker with a big elbow.
McVicker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McVicker gets full guard.
Stark chips away with some ground and pound.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McVicker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McVicker pushes a forearm under Stark's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stark is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prince McVicker!
A relieved looking Prince McVicker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Originality (ranked 4910 p4p, 4879 weight class) and Napoleon Lamoreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Daniel Originality!
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, Napoleon Lamoreaux!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamoreaux tries to keep at a distance but Originality has taken the fight into the clinch.
Originality has Lamoreaux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Originality pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lamoreaux tumbling to the mat - Originality dives into Lamoreaux's guard.
Lamoreaux has his foot on Originality's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Originality works his way back into a safe position though.
Lamoreaux looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Originality is defending well. Lamoreaux quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Originality has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lamoreaux celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Napoleon Lamoreaux!
In his post fight interview, Napoleon Lamoreaux started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Ping (ranked 4903 p4p, 4946 weight class) and Darius Morgandorffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight 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, Jin Ping!
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, Darius Morgandorffer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgandorffer closes the distance and clinches.
Morgandorffer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ping uses from the top position.
Ping has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ping trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgandorffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgandorffer is adopting a defensive guard.
Morgandorffer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Morgandorffer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ping wants to improve his position but Morgandorffer is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgandorffer is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgandorffer passes to side control.
Ping is trying to work for a sweep but Morgandorffer has mounted him!
Morgandorffer controlling the position easily from mount.
Ping tries to hold on but Morgandorffer pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ping tries to improve his position but Morgandorffer has taken his back! Morgandorffer has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Ping tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Morgandorffer pushes Ping away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darius Morgandorffer!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Morgandorffer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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