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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flippin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Flippin Fighter enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake OBrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flippin Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fighter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fighter stops OBrien from passing to mount.
OBrien landing a few strikes.
OBrien trying to control the position but Fighter is working away.
Fighter tries to improve position but can't.
Fighter struggling a bit here.
Fighter sneaks back into half guard.
OBrien slips a nice elbow through Fighter's hands, connecting with Fighter's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter trying to control here.
Fighter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
OBrien looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fighter is trying to maintain the position but OBrien is very close to passing his half guard.
OBrien is keen to just control but Fighter is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OBrien is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
OBrien wants to take a breather but Fighter is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fighter trying to hold on to OBrien's head to control him but OBrien postures up.
OBrien is nestled in close to Fighter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fighter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OBrien's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OBrien's back!
OBrien is really stuck here.
Fighter doesn't have the hooks in and OBrien manages to turn into his guard.
Fighter is trying to keep OBrien in close.
Fighter looks gassed!
Fighter is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flippin Fighter.
Fighter fails with the takedown
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown. Fighter fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fighter is proving hard to escape from.
Fighter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
OBrien stays in close to Fighter's body and controls the position.
OBrien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
OBrien is in close to Fighter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OBrien is pushing down on Fighter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fighter is fighting to maintain full guard but OBrien has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fighter taking some punishment here, with OBrien in his half guard.
OBrien 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.
OBrien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fighter on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien winds up and cracks Fighter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from OBrien there.
OBrien content to control rather than advance.
OBrien is nestled in close to Fighter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fighter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OBrien scores with a couple of nice shots.
OBrien tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
OBrien working Fighter over with strikes.
OBrien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OBrien working Fighter over with strikes.
OBrien slows the pace down in half guard.
OBrien is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fighter is trying to maintain the position but OBrien is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. OBrien lands a nice short elbow.
OBrien drops an elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
OBrien stalling.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. OBrien is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with OBrien in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. OBrien lands a nice short elbow.
OBrien is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OBrien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake OBrien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
OBrien drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fighter wants to control but OBrien postures up.
OBrien in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
OBrien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
OBrien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Fighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fighter manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OBrien decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
OBrien gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on OBrien's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fighter wants to control but OBrien postures up.
OBrien lands a few punches from side control.
Fighter can't do much from the bottom here.
OBrien landing strikes.
OBrien trying to control the position but Fighter is working away.
OBrien working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
OBrien takes a little break here. Fighter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fighter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fighter taking punishment in the form of punches.
OBrien controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fighter is trying to control OBrien's posture but OBrien avoids it.
OBrien decides to stand back up. OBrien steps back and let's Fighter get back to his feet.
OBrien scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
OBrien working the head and body with strikes.
OBrien lands strikes from half guard.
OBrien is thwarting Fighter's attempts to control the position.
OBrien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fighter is refusing to be controlled, as OBrien sits in half guard.
Fighter wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OBrien has his takedown stuffed
and Fighter counters with a single leg into guard. OBrien didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OBrien keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
Fighter stopping the sweep attempt from OBrien.
OBrien on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OBrien tries to get out of the position.
OBrien seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jake OBrien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
OBrien keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OBrien holds on and takes a little breather.
Fighter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake OBrien dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
OBrien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - OBrien lands in his opponent's guard.
OBrien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.
Fighter working a defensive guard here.
OBrien lands a couple of decent looking shots.
OBrien seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OBrien scoring with some ground and pound.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OBrien scoring with punches to the head and body.
OBrien stands up over Fighter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OBrien chips away with some ground and pound.
Fighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OBrien is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
OBrien trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
OBrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OBrien wants to stand but Fighter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fighter trying to control the position.
OBrien slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OBrien connects with a couple of short punches.
OBrien postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
OBrien controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien working some strikes from top position.
OBrien looking to pass the guard.
Fighter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. OBrien is aware though and is defending well.
OBrien gets to his feet - Fighter follows without any prompting.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown. Fighter fights it but they end up in guard.
Fighter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OBrien landing with the ground and pound.
OBrien working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
Fighter scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
OBrien doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fighter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fighter.
Fighter looking to pass the guard.
OBrien is pulling down on Fighter's head. It's preventing any offense from Fighter, at least for the moment.
Fighter has gone for a leg lock! OBrien slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fighter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighter is keeping the position for now.
OBrien stands and steps away. Fighter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
OBrien with a lazy takedown attempt
so Fighter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter stands up and waves to OBrien to follow him.
Fighter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OBrien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flippin Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OBrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OBrien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OBrien stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jake OBrien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fighter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OBrien counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fighter won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake OBrien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OBrien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake OBrien!
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energy
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hype
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