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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Whoa (ranked 4297 p4p, 5815 weight class) and Gil Lander (ranked 539 p4p, 651 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 cm 18 280 0 - 2 - 0 |
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209 cm 18 265 0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Whoa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gil Lander! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Whoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lander pinned against the cage. Lander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. No joy there for Lander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lander lands the left hand. Lander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Lander throws a series of punches but Whoa moves out of range. Lander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whoa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lander's guard. Whoa won't allow Lander to get back to his feet. Whoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lander is keeping the position for now. Whoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Whoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Whoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Whoa wants to control from the top but Lander keeps moving. Whoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lander has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Whoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Lander working a defensive guard here.
Lander is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Whoa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Lander looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Whoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Whoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Whoa being controlled here momentarily. Whoa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Lander wants to get back to his feet but Whoa passes into half guard.
Whoa prevents Lander from improving his position. Whoa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Whoa is working for a submission of some sort.
Whoa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Whoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Whoa is trying for a kimura here. Lander looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Whoa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Whoa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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