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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurty Barov (ranked 25372 p4p, 3148 weight class) and Brendan Dellorusso (ranked 604 p4p, 435 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurty Barov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brendan Dellorusso!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dellorusso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dellorusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barov is looking for a counter combo.
Barov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dellorusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dellorusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barov is breathing heavily.
Dellorusso pulls Barov in close to prevent any damage.
Dellorusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellorusso pushes Barov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dellorusso throws a right hand that Barov ducks under and follows up with a left that Barov also avoids with ease.
Barov throws a big counter combination but Dellorusso scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellorusso scores with a jab. Barov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dellorusso works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dellorusso seems keen to control Barov's posture.
Barov won't allow Dellorusso to get back to his feet.
Dellorusso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barov's guard.
Barov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dellorusso on the ground.
Dellorusso trying to control but Barov is working from the bottom.
Dellorusso stands up and waves to Barov to follow him.
Dellorusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellorusso clinches up with Barov and pushes him back against the cage.
Dellorusso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dellorusso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dellorusso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dellorusso darts in and clinches Barov up against the cage.
Dellorusso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellorusso wants the takedown. Barov is fighting it off but Dellorusso persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Barov's guard against the cage.
Dellorusso 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.
Dellorusso looking to pass the guard.
Dellorusso is in close to Barov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellorusso landing some decent shots from guard.
Dellorusso drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dellorusso seems to have locked his on tight now - Barov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dellorusso, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brendan Dellorusso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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