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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Ghasanni (ranked 5774 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Drake (ranked 7935 p4p, 0 weight class). Courtney Drake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Ghasanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Courtney Drake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghasanni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ghasanni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drake tries to stand but Ghasanni is controlling from the bottom.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Ghasanni.
Ghasanni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ghasanni is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Drake is trying to stand up.
Ghasanni landing punches.
Ghasanni wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
Ghasanni looking to secure an arm triangle but Drake defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ghasanni landing strikes from the mount.
Ghasanni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ghasanni is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Ghasanni's body position as best he can.
Drake is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ghasanni with shots to the head and body - Drake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ghasanni wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
Drake is trying to stand.
Ghasanni is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghasanni lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghasanni raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Ghasanni raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ghasanni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghasanni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drake looks a forlorn figure.
Ghasanni lands a couple of good shots and Drake has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ghasanni. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghasanni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ghasanni lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Drake hold on?!
Drake staying busy and making it hard for Ghasanni to control.
Drake defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ghasanni's arms.
Drake is trying to stand back up.
Ghasanni has managed to slip his arm under Drake's chin. This could be all over... yep, Drake is tapping out! Submission win for Ghasanni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tarik Ghasanni!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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