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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 3154 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Gorath DeeStroy (ranked 314 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 cm 28 187 5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Basic striking Experienced |
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Excellent grappler Counter fighter Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sandor Clegane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorath DeeStroy! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Clegane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeeStroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clegane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Clegane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeeStroy. DeeStroy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clegane swivels and escapes. DeeStroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Clegane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeeStroy did well to prevent Clegane getting side control. DeeStroy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clegane wants to work for an arm triangle but DeeStroy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. DeeStroy manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. DeeStroy controls Clegane momentarily but Clegane frees himself. DeeStroy has control of Clegane's left arm, preventing Clegane from doing any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but DeeStroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Clegane is pushing down on DeeStroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeeStroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Clegane has managed to sneak the leg through. The fighters are battling for position here. DeeStroy manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Clegane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Clegane tries to free his leg and advance position but DeeStroy is retaining full guard. Clegane preventing the sweep. DeeStroy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Clegane prevents DeeStroy from getting back to his feet. DeeStroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clegane's guard.
 The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Clegane tries to land a sweep but no joy. DeeStroy wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving. DeeStroy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. DeeStroy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clegane is proving hard to escape from. DeeStroy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. DeeStroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. My spies in Punchin N\' Chockin inform me that DeeStroy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! DeeStroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clegane is keeping the position for now. DeeStroy stays in close to Clegane's body and controls the position. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
DeeStroy gets to his feet. Clegane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. DeeStroy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DeeStroy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. DeeStroy showed some decent athleticism there. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. DeeStroy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Clegane trying to hold on to DeeStroy's head to control him but DeeStroy postures up.
Clegane wants to get back to full guard. Clegane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeeStroy. It looks like DeeStroy is going to stand back up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. DeeStroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Clegane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. DeeStroy is thwarting Clegane's attempts to control the position. DeeStroy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Clegane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from DeeStroy. Clegane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Clegane is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DeeStroy's half guard. DeeStroy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! DeeStroy is trying to control but can't.
 That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clegane pulls his head out easily.
DeeStroy is defending against the submission attempts here by Clegane.
Clegane is looking for submissions but instead, DeeStroy has regained full guard.
DeeStroy is trying to keep Clegane in close.
DeeStroy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Clegane doesn't defend quickly enough and DeeStroy has managed to lock this one up! Can Clegane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to DeeStroy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gorath DeeStroy!
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