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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Avery Paul (ranked 2895 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kribbson Urmago (ranked 5098 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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169 cm
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139 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avery Paul! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kribbson Urmago! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paul scores with a one two! Urmago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Paul gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Urmago is stalling in the full guard. Urmago wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving. Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urmago. Urmago is working Paul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Paul keeping moving, preventing Urmago from controlling successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Urmago is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Paul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Urmago manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paul is looking to work some ground and pound but Urmago has wrist control. Paul preventing the sweep. Paul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urmago works some decent striking defense from the bottom. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Urmago can do anything to dispel that myth. Paul stands up out of Urmago's guard for a moment - Urmago manages to land a nice upkick. Paul wanted to stand there but Urmago had control of the position. Urmago wants to get back to his feet but Paul is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Urmago thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Urmago is trying to control the position but Paul postures up. Urmago throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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. Urmago scores with a nice shot. Urmago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Paul is looking for a sweep. Urmago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Urmago is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Urmago lands with a punch from half guard. Urmago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Paul taking some punishment here, with Urmago in his half guard. Urmago is taking a breather. Paul says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Ground and pound from Urmago.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Urmago scoring with strikes to the body and head. Urmago lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Urmago tries to pass to full mount but Paul defends it. Urmago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Urmago slips a nice elbow through Paul's hands, connecting with Paul's forehead. Well, if Urmago is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Urmago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Urmago working over Paul with some ground and pound. Paul looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Paul is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Urmago scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Urmago working the head and body with strikes. Urmago scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Paul is breathing heavily. Urmago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paul trying to control but Urmago postures up.
Urmago content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Urmago 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. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Urmago looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Urmago is trying to work for a kimura but Paul is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kribbson Urmago dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urmago gets the takedown into side control. Paul tries to bench press Urmago off him but Urmago keeps the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Paul can't do much from the bottom here. Urmago working the ground and pound from side control. Urmago in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Urmago lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paul down.
Urmago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kribbson Urmago has got the better of the ground game so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Paul takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paul is rocked! Urmago works to advance to full mount. Paul defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Oh Paul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Urmago pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Urmago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Urmago postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Paul badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Urmago around the waist but Urmago pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Urmago is the winner by TKO! Urmago jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kribbson Urmago! During a confident post fight interview, Kribbson Urmago thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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