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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Thorne (ranked 5484 p4p, 545 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 5392 p4p, 541 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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210 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Thorne!
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, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drulog shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thorne is trying to defend but Drulog finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thorne has hold of Drulog's hands but Drulog slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drulog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drulog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thorne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drulog on the ground.
Drulog 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drulog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drulog is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drulog thows a huge punch but Thorne dodges it nicely.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drulog.
Drulog landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drulog wants to pass to mount but Thorne is defending the position.
Drulog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drulog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drulog seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drulog controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drulog not doing much here.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drulog.
Drulog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drulog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drulog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drulog lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drulog keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drulog 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.
Drulog takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thorne trying to control but Drulog postures up.
Drulog drops an elbow to the side of Thorne's head.
Drulog controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne has a hand on Drulog's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Drulog takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Drulog controlling the position easily from mount.
Drulog lands a couple of good shots and Thorne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drulog lands punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drulog controlling from the back.
Drulog is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glot Drulog dominated that round.
That's time! Thorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drulog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drulog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drulog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drulog dives in for a single leg takedown but Thorne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Josh Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glot Drulog.
Thorne wants to clinch.
Drulog throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Drulog moved out of range.
Drulog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thorne defends it well.
Drulog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorne to the mat! Thorne manages to get full guard.
Drulog advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to reverse the position.
Drulog working the head and body with strikes.
Thorne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drulog happy to just control the position for now.
Drulog lands an elbow.
Drulog lands some shots froms side control.
Thorne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Drulog presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Drulog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drulog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Thorne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drulog in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drulog landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drulog looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Drulog controlling the pace for now.
Drulog pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog landing punches.
Thorne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drulog has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thorne's face.
Drulog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drulog postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thorne looks a forlorn figure.
Drulog is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Thorne is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glot Drulog!
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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
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