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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Undertaker (ranked 4472 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Sowle (ranked 5672 p4p, 0 weight class). Undertaker comes to the cage accompanied by ven y criticame. Sowle has chosen Feel So Good as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The Undertaker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Undertaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emerson Sowle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sowle tries a head kick but it misses.
Undertaker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sowle did well to prevent Undertaker getting side control.
Undertaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sowle is looking to control Undertaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sowle avoid being mounted?
Undertaker trying to pass the guard but Sowle defending well.
Sowle wants to control but Undertaker is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undertaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sowle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Undertaker trying to pass the guard but Sowle defending well.
Sowle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Undertaker pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sowle is defending against the submission attempts here by Undertaker.
Sowle wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undertaker is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sowle still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sowle has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Undertaker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sowle's best efforts.
Undertaker is looking for a sweep. Sowle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Undertaker moves into full guard.
Undertaker wants to improve his position but instead Sowle has moved into half guard.
Undertaker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sowle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Undertaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sowle has managed to get both his arms back between Undertaker's legs - danger averted.
Sowle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Undertaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sowle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sowle stopping the sweep attempt from Undertaker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowle distracts Undertaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Undertaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Undertaker is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Undertaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sowle slips nicely into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sowle working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sowle seems to be working for a kimura but Undertaker defends the submission attempt.
Undertaker wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sowle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Undertaker tries to roll over but Sowle keeps him under control.
Sowle wants to free his trapped foot but Undertaker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Undertaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sowle controlling the action here.
Undertaker moves into full guard.
Sowle preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Undertaker seems to be working for a kimura but Sowle defends the submission attempt.
Undertaker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Undertaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sowle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Undertaker uses his free foot to push down on Sowle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sowle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Undertaker with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Undertaker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sowle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sowle and Undertaker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sowle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Undertaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body kick there by Sowle.
Sowle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Undertaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Undertaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Undertaker is fighting to break Sowle's control of his arms but Sowle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Undertaker wants to pass the guard but Sowle is keeping the position.
Sowle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Undertaker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undertaker pushes down on Sowle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sowle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Undertaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Undertaker's back!
Undertaker tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undertaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Sowle has a good base and remains in mount.
Sowle content just to control the position here.
Sowle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Undertaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Undertaker gets back to half guard.
Sowle content to control rather than advance.
Sowle working Undertaker over with strikes.
Sowle wants to free his trapped foot but Undertaker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sowle is breathing heavily.
Undertaker wants to improve his position but Sowle is controlling well.
Sowle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Undertaker defends it well.
Undertaker moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sowle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sowle postures up in Undertaker's guard and throws a big left but Undertaker blocks it.
Undertaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sowle defends it easily.
Sowle won't allow Undertaker to sweep him here.
Undertaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sowle manages to get himself to full guard.
Undertaker wants to pass the guard but Sowle is keeping the position.
Undertaker is looking to advance position but Sowle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Undertaker gets back to half guard.
Undertaker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Undertaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Undertaker tries to get out of the position.
Undertaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sowle's guard.
Sowle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Undertaker forces his way into half guard.
Undertaker passes to side control.
Undertaker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sowle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Undertaker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sowle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Undertaker's guard! Nice work there by Sowle!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Undertaker is on top in guard.
Undertaker passes Sowle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker wants to free his trapped foot but Sowle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sowle gets back to full guard.
Undertaker passes Sowle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Undertaker blocks the strikes from Sowle.
Undertaker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Undertaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sowle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Undertaker working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sowle's thigh. Sowle counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Undertaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Undertaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Undertaker slips a jab from Sowle.
Sowle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Undertaker manages to avoid it.
Undertaker throwing a counter right hand but Sowle manages to avoid it.
Sowle throws a series of punches but Undertaker avoids them all with ease.
Emerson Sowle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Undertaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Undertaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Undertaker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sowle, who protects the arm well.
Undertaker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sowle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Undertaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Undertaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undertaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowle throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sowle wants to control but Undertaker postures up.
Undertaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Undertaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Undertaker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sowle is trying to improve his position.
Undertaker in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sowle is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Undertaker!
The Undertaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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