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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warton comes to the cage accompanied by Enae volare mezzo. Bryan Habana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warton throws a leg kick
and Habana counters with an outside leg kick.
Warton stalks Habana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Habana's face. Habana staggers backwards, shaken.
Warton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warton blocks a head kick by Habana.
A slow jab from Warton misses its intended target.
Warton keeps the fight on the outside.
Habana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warton.
Warton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warton catches Habana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Habana has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Habana.
Warton tries to circle away but Habana has him pinned against the cage.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Warton avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Warton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warton wants a takedown but no success here.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Warton won't want to take too many of those.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Warton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jimmy Warton has been cut.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warton's defenses.
Warton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Habana regains guard immediately.
Habana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Habana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warton is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton drops back looking for a leg! Habana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Habana manages to kick Warton off! Warton jumps back into Habana's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warton trying to control but Habana is working from the bottom.
Warton pushing down on Habana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Habana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Habana is just riding it out for now. Warton eventually gives up the hold.
Habana is trying to get back to full guard.
Habana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana gets full guard.
Warton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Warton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Habana tries to bench press Warton off him but Warton keeps the position.
Habana gets back to half guard.
Habana is trying to stand.
Habana actively working from the bottom here.
Habana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Habana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana keeping moving, preventing Warton from controlling successfully.
Warton advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Warton is trying to work for a kimura but Habana is defending well.
Warton wants to free his trapped foot but Habana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Habana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Habana tries to get to full guard but Warton has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Warton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Habana is fending him off so far but Warton persists. Nope, Habana circles away and we're back to standing.
Warton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warton tries for a takedown but Habana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warton connects with a jab.
Habana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Warton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habana.
Jimmy Warton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana connects with a leg kick. Warton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warton thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Habana, right into the meat.
Jimmy Warton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warton shoots in but Habana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Warton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Habana!
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Habana lands a big head kick that sends Warton tumbling to the mat! Habana takes a step backwards and waves Warton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Warton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habana pushes Warton up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Warton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Habana working the clinch nicely. Warton is working for position but Habana cracks him with a big knee to the head! Warton crumples up against the cage and Habana lands two more shots before the ref can save Warton! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
RATING
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