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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 1048 p4p, 152 weight class) and Klas Horn (ranked 1270 p4p, 176 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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182 cm
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203 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn looks for a takedown but Horn sprawls well.
Horn misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulainn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horn looking for a sweep. Not yet Horn, not yet.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Horn blocks nicely.
Chulainn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chulainn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Horn's head.
Horn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chulainn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn preventing the sweep.
Chulainn is in close to Horn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Horn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn throws a strike but Horn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horn lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chulainn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chulainn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chulainn thows a huge punch but Horn dodges it nicely.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Horn trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chulainn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chulainn lands with a punch from half guard.
Horn is looking to control Chulainn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horn avoid being mounted?
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Horn's hands, connecting with Horn's forehead.
Horn trying to control here.
Chulainn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chulainn connects with a nice short shot to Horn's temple.
Horn is looking to improve his position.
Horn wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Horn is trying to get back to full guard.
Chulainn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chulainn looking to control but Horn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chulainn controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy.
Horn taking some punishment here, with Chulainn in his half guard.
Horn trying to control but Chulainn postures up.
Horn is looking for a sweep. Chulainn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chulainn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn is just content to waste time from the top position. Horn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Horn is trying to keep Chulainn in close.
Chulainn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chulainn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Horn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chulainn somewhat.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a takedown but Horn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chulainn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Chulainn - just one landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chulainn is defended easily by Horn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chulainn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn chips away with some ground and pound.
Horn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Horn connects with a couple of short punches.
Horn with a nice head shot there.
Horn controlling from the top position.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
Chulainn working a defensive guard here.
Horn is working Chulainn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn works over Chulainn with some ground and pound from guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Horn working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cu Chulainn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horn prevents Chulainn from getting back to his feet.
Horn connects with a couple of short punches.
Horn trying to control but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horn preventing the sweep.
Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chulainn wants to improve his position but instead Horn has moved into half guard.
Horn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chulainn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chulainn wants to hit a switch here but Horn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chulainn there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Horn landing punches.
Chulainn is trying desperately to improve position.
Horn unloading with bombs!
Horn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chulainn tries to reverse the position but Horn maintains control.
Horn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chulainn is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn with shots to the head and body - Chulainn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Chulainn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horn lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Chulainn! Horn sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Chulainn and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klas Horn!
After winning the bout, Klas Horn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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