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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 732 p4p, 697 weight class) and Dubaku Womba (ranked 101 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Womba's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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191 cm 28 218 15 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm 30 207 16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Womba throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Stark attempts a counter takedown but Womba avoids it well and moves away. Womba pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch. Stark wants to take the fight to the mat but Womba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
Womba has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stark regains guard immediately. Womba won't allow Stark to sweep him here. Womba tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard. Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Womba is one step ahead there. Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Womba lands a couple of decent looking shots. Stark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Womba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Womba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Womba controls the pace. Womba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Womba defends well. Womba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Womba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womba defends it easily. Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Womba connects with a couple of short punches. Stark throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully. Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Womba works a leg free and moves into half guard. Womba lands strikes from half guard. Stark is defending against the submission attempts here by Womba.
Womba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Womba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stark sees it coming and defends easily. Stark looking for subs from the bottom but Womba mounts him! Womba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stark is looking to escape. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Womba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stark gets back to half guard. Stark moves into full guard.
Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Womba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Womba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womba defends it easily. Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Womba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stark is trying to get back to full guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Stark fails to land the takedown. Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Womba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stark's half guard. Womba seems to be looking for submissions.
Womba blocks the strikes from Stark.
Womba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Womba is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Womba content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Womba wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy. Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Womba pulls his head out easily. Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Womba pulls his head out easily. Womba trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom. Womba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Womba wants to pass the guard but Stark is defending well. Womba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Womba seems to be looking for submissions.
Womba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Womba sitting and controlling from the half guard. Dubaku Womba has got the better of the ground game so far. Womba is looking for a kimura here.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Womba sits in half guard. Stark is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Womba is tapping! Great win for Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Stark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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