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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 943 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Darsin Bleak (ranked 120 p4p, 186 weight class). Estili's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ready For War (Instrumental). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bleak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Estili striking from half guard on the bottom.
Estili makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Estili.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Estili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleak is one step ahead there.
Bleak forces his way into half guard.
Bleak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Estili defending well though.
Bleak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bleak prevents Estili from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Estili knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Estili on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Estili is trying to get back to full guard.
Estili makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Estili.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak cracks Estili with a solid left hand.
Estili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bleak postures up.
Estili tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Estili managing to control the position.
Estili wants to sweep here but Bleak controlling him for the moment.
Estili is working hard here to advance position.
Bleak pushing down on Estili's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bleak drops an elbow to the side of Estili's head.
Estili is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Estili throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bleak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bleak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Estili knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Estili with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bleak prevents Estili from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estili wants to control but Bleak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Estili is trying to get back to full guard.
Estili is trying to control but can't.
Estili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Estili is trying to get back to full guard.
Estili slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bleak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Estili manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bleak manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bleak trying to control the position.
Bleak wants to sweep here but Estili controlling him for the moment.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estili is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bleak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Estili lands a couple of digs.
Bleak looking for a sweep. Not yet Bleak, not yet.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
Estili avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bleak looking for a sweep. Not yet Bleak, not yet.
Estili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Estili postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Estili has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Estili is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bleak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Estili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bleak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estili stopping the sweep attempt from Bleak.
Bleak keeping full guard, as Estili tries to pass.
Bleak working for a triangle but Estili defends it easily.
Estili chips away with some ground and pound.
Bleak looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Estili has picked Bleak up and slammed him! Bleak can't keep hold of the triangle and Estili manages to pass to side control!
Estili wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bleak keeps working.
Bleak manages to get back to half guard.
Bleak moves into full guard.
Estili trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Estili doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Estili manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bleak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Estili's waist but Estili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bleak off to one side.
Bleak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Estili tries to avoid it but Bleak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Estili to the ground. Estili escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Estili appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Estili is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Estili decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Estili prevents Bleak from improving his position.
Estili drops an elbow to the side of Bleak's head.
Estili takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Estili lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleak felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bleak manages to get to full guard.
Bleak working for a triangle but Estili defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estili lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili won't allow Bleak to sweep him here.
Estili wants to control from the top but Bleak keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Estili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Estili is aware though and is defending well.
Bleak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Estili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bleak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estili has managed to get both his arms back between Bleak's legs - danger averted.
Estili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bleak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Estili lands a couple of elbows.
Estili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bleak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estili has managed to get both his arms back between Bleak's legs - danger averted.
Estili trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estili looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estili slips nicely into half guard.
Bleak is pressing down on Estili's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
Bleak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Estili defends well.
Estili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck.
Bleak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bleak is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Estili!
Bleak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Estili is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleak with good strikes from the mount here!
Estili is rocked!
Estili bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oh Estili is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Estili seems to have got his legs back now.
Estili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleak is one step ahead there.
Bleak is working Estili over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Estili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Estili is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Estili 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.
Bleak is not content to let Estili control the position.
Bleak manages to get to full guard.
Estili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Estili won't allow Bleak to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak pushes a forearm under Estili's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Estili is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darsin Bleak!
Darsin Bleak is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Darsin Bleak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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