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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 37 p4p, 262 weight class) and Jacques Bollomard (ranked 5 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bleak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Bollomard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mysterium. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 cm 35 160 32 - 13 - 0 |
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175 cm 30 167 21 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Bollomard slips the punch. Bollomard misses with a double jab.
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bollomard moves into the clinch. Bleak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bollomard lands a body punch. Bollomard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bleak can't fight it off and eventually Bollomard manages to take the fight to the floor. Bleak looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Bollomard tries to free his leg and advance position but Bleak is retaining full guard. Bollomard stopping the sweep attempt from Bleak. Bleak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bollomard manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been hearing that Bleak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bleak wants to pass the guard but Bollomard is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bleak works over Bollomard with some ground and pound from guard. Bleak has gone for a leg lock! Bollomard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bleak's guard.
Bleak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bollomard trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom. Bollomard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bollomard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bleak's guard. Bleak is trying to get back to full guard. Bleak looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bollomard passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bleak is looking for a sweep. Bollomard trying to control the action but Bleak is working from the bottom. Bleak is looking to reverse the position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bleak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Bollomard is trying to control but can't.
Bleak is looking for a kimura but Bollomard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bleak to get the leverage. Bleak slips a nice elbow through Bollomard's hands, connecting with Bollomard's forehead. Bollomard is trying to get back to full guard. Bleak wants to pass to mount but Bollomard is defending the position. Bollomard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bleak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bleak's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bleak manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bollomard's guard. Nice work there by Bleak.
Bollomard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bleak's guard.
Bleak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bollomard defends it easily. Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bleak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bleak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bollomard passes into half guard.
Bleak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Bollomard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bollomard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bleak?
Bollomard cracks Bleak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bollomard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bollomard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bleak is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Bollomard. Bleak gets back to half guard. Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleak defending well though. Bollomard prevents Bleak from improving his position. The fighters are battling for position here. Bleak manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bollomard landing some decent shots from guard. Bollomard trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom. Bollomard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bleak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bollomard has managed to get both his arms back between Bleak's legs - danger averted. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Bollomard dominated that round. That's time! Bleak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bollomard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bollomard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bleak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Bollomard trying to mount his opponent but Bleak defends it. Bleak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bollomard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bleak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bleak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bollomard pulls his head out easily. Bollomard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bollomard has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bleak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bollomard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bollomard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bleak! Bleak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bollomard wants to control the pace but Bleak is squirming around nicely. Bollomard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bleak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bollomard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bollomard with a couple of short strikes.
Bleak is rocked! Bleak is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Bleak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bleak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Bleak is trying desperately to improve position. BOOM! Bollomard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bleak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bollomard with a couple of short strikes. Jacques Bollomard has got the better of the ground game so far. Bleak is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bollomard loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bleak scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bollomard land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bollomard stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Bollomard! Jacques Bollomard is the new lightweight champion! A relieved looking Jacques Bollomard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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