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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shisu Garfield (ranked 2781 p4p, 22810 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Nastula is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shisu Garfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 109 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garfield trying to land knees to the body.
Nastula lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nastula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garfield defends it well.
Nastula is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garfield lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Garfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garfield controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Garfield is not content to let Nastula control the position.
Nastula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula is working for a submission of some sort.
Nastula is working for a kimura but Garfield is defending it quite comfortably.
Garfield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garfield has control of Nastula's left arm, preventing Nastula from doing any damage.
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.
Nastula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nastula pushing down on Garfield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garfield wants to control but Nastula is keeping busy.
Garfield wants to get back to his feet.
Nastula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garfield defends it well.
Garfield tries to roll over but Nastula keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garfield keeping control of the position.
Nastula is pressing down on Garfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garfield is holding on for now.
Garfield is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nastula has gone for a leg lock! Garfield slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nastula's guard.
Garfield working some strikes from top position.
Garfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garfield is one step ahead there.
Garfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Garfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garfield landing with the ground and pound.
Garfield is in close to Nastula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garfield cracks Nastula with a solid left hand.
Garfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nastula is rocked!
Garfield is working Nastula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nastula is still in real trouble! Can Garfield finish him?
Nastula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nastula seems to have recovered his senses.
Nastula looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garfield is working Nastula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shisu Garfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nastula sprawls well initially but Garfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garfield working Nastula over with strikes.
Garfield lands strikes from half guard.
Garfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nastula doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garfield.
Nastula is looking for a sweep. Garfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garfield lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nastula is defending against the submission attempts here by Garfield.
Garfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula taking some punishment here, with Garfield in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nastula can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Nastula is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nastula wants to improve his position but Garfield is controlling well.
Garfield working over Nastula with some ground and pound. Nastula looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garfield is looking to stall here but Nastula recovers full guard.
Garfield landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfield arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Nastula's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shisu Garfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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