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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Rand (ranked 4013 p4p, 4105 weight class) and TS Elliot (ranked 353 p4p, 362 weight class). Rand comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang-Protect Ya Neck. Danny Rand is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Rand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TS Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rand gets a clinch.
Rand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Elliot's face.
Elliot lands a knee to the body.
Rand has Elliot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elliot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rand as Elliot tries to tie him up.
Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rand closes the distance and clinches.
Elliot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Elliot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Elliot trying to stall but Rand improves his position.
Elliot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rand or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rand takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Elliot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rand breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elliot stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Elliot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Elliot tries to close the distance and clinch but Rand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Elliot.
Rand tests Elliot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elliot clinches.
Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elliot tries to clinch but Rand moves out of range.
Rand has closed the distance and engaged Elliot in a clinch.
Rand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elliot.
Elliot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Elliot can turn it around.
A short body shot lands from Elliot as the two fighters clinch.
Rand misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rand.
Rand prevents Elliot from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Elliot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elliot is looking to control Rand's arms but Rand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elliot has his back to the cage.
Elliot misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot misses with the head strike.
Rand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elliot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Rand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rand tries to land a knee to the head but Elliot blocks with his arms.
Rand is looking to take this one to the mat.
Elliot has Rand pressed against the cage.
Elliot tries to throw a body punch but Rand avoids it by throwing Elliot back against the cage.
Elliot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rand's elbow.
Elliot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rand pushes Elliot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rand scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elliot leaning his opponent against the cage.
Elliot misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elliot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rand managing to block the knees to the body from Elliot.
Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elliot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Elliot wants to clinch up but Rand keeps it at a distance.
Rand looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rand gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rand closes the distance and pushes Elliot back into the cage.
Elliot is trying to break the clinch but Rand is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Elliot.
Elliot misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rand slowing the pace effectively.
Elliot stops a takedown attempt from Rand.
Elliot tries to circle away but Rand has him pinned against the cage.
Elliot throws a punch but it's blocked by Rand.
Elliot tries to throw a body punch but Rand avoids it by throwing Elliot back against the cage.
Elliot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elliot.
Elliot crunches a lovely knee into Rand's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rand has clasped his hands together around Elliot's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Elliot tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elliot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rand landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elliot working to try and regain half guard.
Elliot is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Rand will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rand moves in looking to clinch but Elliot pushes him off.
Elliot throws a sloppy head kick and Rand moves out of range easily.
Rand moves into the clinch successfully.
Elliot is struggling to control the position.
Rand tries for a takedown. No joy.
Elliot throws a punch but it's blocked by Rand.
Elliot swings wildly with an uppercut but Rand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elliot is trying to break free.
Elliot tries to throw a body punch but Rand avoids it by throwing Elliot back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rand lands an elbow just above Elliot 's eye.
Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rand misses with a few strikes there.
Rand throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elliot's waist but Elliot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rand off to one side.
Danny Rand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rand gets tackled into the cage by Elliot. Elliot maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand is working for takedown but Elliot is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Rand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elliot working aggressively here.
Rand lands an uppercut.
Rand has Elliot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elliot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rand scores a nice knee to the body.
Elliot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rand tries to score a body lock takedown but Elliot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elliot shoots in looking for a takedown but Rand manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elliot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Rand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rand moves into range and clinches up with Elliot.
Rand lands a good knee to the midsection. Elliot won't want to take too many of those.
Elliot working aggressively here.
Elliot misses with a punch to the body.
Elliot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rand avoids it.
Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elliot clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rand's elbow.
TS Elliot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Elliot tries to land knees in the clinch but Rand avoids the damage to the body.
Elliot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rand smiles and moves away.
Rand slips a jab and a cross from Elliot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elliot scores with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Elliot enables Rand to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Elliot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Elliot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rand controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rand trying to control but Elliot is working from the bottom.
Rand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rand is keen to just control but Elliot is a slippery customer.
Rand is working for a kimura but Elliot is defending it quite comfortably.
Rand is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Elliot defends it well.
Elliot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rand pulls his head out easily.
Rand wants to pass to mount but Elliot is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rand passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rand raining down hammerfists from mount.
Elliot tries to lock up and control but Rand gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rand is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Elliot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Elliot shrugs it off.
Elliot wants to control but Rand is having none of it.
Rand is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rand extends the arm and Elliot is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Rand!
Danny Rand is the new featherweight champion!
Danny Rand decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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