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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from mac Cumhail misses.
Nice defenses there by Mandela.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
mac Cumhail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mac Cumhail is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
mac Cumhail manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
mac Cumhail scoring with strikes but Mandela is staying in there.
mac Cumhail wants to control the pace but Mandela is squirming around nicely.
Mandela is bucking up trying to escape but mac Cumhail cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mandela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mac Cumhail lands a big shot there that rocks Mandela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
mac Cumhail prevents Mandela from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela tries to lock up and control but mac Cumhail gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mac Cumhail scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mandela?
Mandela is squirming around, avoiding mac Cumhail's attempts to control the action.
mac Cumhail scoring with strikes but Mandela is staying in there.
Mandela is squirming around, avoiding mac Cumhail's attempts to control the action.
mac Cumhail cracks Mandela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mac Cumhail avoids the attempt from Mandela to control.
Mandela slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
mac Cumhail is looking to take a break and control but Mandela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mandela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from mac Cumhail.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but mac Cumhail pulls his head out easily.
mac Cumhail working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail working the head and body with strikes.
Mandela throws a strike from the bottom but mac Cumhail passes into side control!
Mandela is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Mandela is trying to control mac Cumhail's posture but mac Cumhail avoids it.
Mandela takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mandela takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mandela can't do much from the bottom here.
Mandela is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on mac Cumhail's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mac Cumhail is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mandela is pressing down on mac Cumhail's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
mac Cumhail wants to pass the guard but Mandela is keeping the position.
Mandela looking for a guillotine here but mac Cumhail defends easily.
Mandela working a defensive guard here.
Mandela keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.
mac Cumhail chips away with some ground and pound.
Mandela has his foot on mac Cumhail's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. mac Cumhail works his way back into a safe position though.
mac Cumhail drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mac Cumhail jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
mac Cumhail preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
mac Cumhail looking to pass the guard.
Mandela is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! mac Cumhail has his hands clasped together but Mandela extends an breaks mac Cumhail's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mandela.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jrock Mandela!
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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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