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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thad Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glossu Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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193 cm
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thad Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glossu Rabban!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabban wants to clinch.
Rabban misses with a wild combination.
Rabban throws a body kick that misses.
Rabban looks for a takedown but Doyle sprawls well.
Rabban shoots for a double leg takedown but Doyle sprawls well. He's pushed Rabban's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rabban on his heels. He'll look to pass Rabban's guard now, I'm sure.
Doyle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabban managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabban trying to keep a closed guard but Doyle is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doyle content to stall in guard here.
Doyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doyle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rabban is pulling down on Doyle's head. It's preventing any offense from Doyle, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rabban shoots in for a double leg but Doyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thad Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glossu Rabban.
Doyle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rabban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rabban is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Doyle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Doyle working away.
Rabban is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Doyle off and has taken his back!
Doyle tries to roll but Rabban sticks to his back.
Doyle is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabban is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rabban looks winded!
Doyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Doyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rabban controlling from the back.
Doyle trying to control the action but Rabban just sinks the hooks in.
Rabban is hanging on to Doyle's back as he tries to escape.
Doyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rabban lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Doyle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabban on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is in bad spot here.
Rabban tries to get the hooks in deep but Doyle pushed the leg off.
Doyle manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rabban's guard. Nice work there by Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rabban's head.
Doyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glossu Rabban will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rabban closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doyle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doyle is trying to maintain the position but Rabban is very close to passing his half guard.
Glossu Rabban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Rabban is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doyle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rabban.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabban is looking for a kimura but Doyle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabban to get the leverage.
Rabban thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabban controlling the action here.
Rabban is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rabban is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is pressing down on Rabban's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rabban stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Doyle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rabban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyle is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rabban presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rabban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doyle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doyle sets himself, and Rabban steps forward looking for the clinch! Doyle avoids it this time.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabban circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabban fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doyle shoots in for a double leg but Rabban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rabban steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doyle.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rabban sprawls well. Rabban wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thad Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Rabban. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Rabban feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doyle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rabban dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rabban presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Doyle is trying desperately to improve position.
Doyle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rabban connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rabban controlling his opponent.
Doyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rabban trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rabban working for a submission but Doyle is keeping him at bay.
Rabban tries to control but Doyle wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rabban moves to take his opponent's back.
Rabban has one arm under Doyle 's neck. Doyle is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Rabban manages to get his arm free though and Doyle is in a world of trouble! Rabban sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Doyle turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Glossu Rabban!
Glossu Rabban decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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
43% |
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