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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 1124 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Milan Ponjevic (ranked 176 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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6 - 3 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Ponjevic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjevic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ponjevic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Ponjevic from controlling successfully.
Ponjevic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thibodeaux wants to stand and escape but Ponjevic is having none of it.
Ponjevic drops back looking for a leg! Thibodeaux is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thibodeaux manages to kick Ponjevic off! Ponjevic jumps back into Thibodeaux's guard.
Thibodeaux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ponjevic on the ground.
Ponjevic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ponjevic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Ponjevic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjevic drops back looking for a leg! Thibodeaux is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thibodeaux manages to kick Ponjevic off! Ponjevic jumps back into Thibodeaux's guard.
Ponjevic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ponjevic trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux pulls Ponjevic in close to prevent any damage.
Ponjevic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ponjevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Thibodeaux is retaining full guard.
Ponjevic trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ponjevic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thibodeaux on his heels. He'll look to pass Thibodeaux's guard now, I'm sure.
Ponjevic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thibodeaux has control of Ponjevic's left arm, preventing Ponjevic from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponjevic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponjevic drops back looking for a leg! Thibodeaux is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thibodeaux manages to kick Ponjevic off! Ponjevic jumps back into Thibodeaux's guard.
Ponjevic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ponjevic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjevic trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux keeping full guard, as Ponjevic tries to pass.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Ponjevic from controlling successfully.
Ponjevic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ponjevic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ponjevic wants to control from the top but Thibodeaux keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ponjevic passes Thibodeaux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ponjevic in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thibodeaux tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ponjevic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milan Ponjevic!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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