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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Stanton (ranked 4187 p4p, 4215 weight class) and Willy Klarenet (ranked 392 p4p, 394 weight class). Urijah Stanton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Willy Klarenet's chin.
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190 cm 24 185 2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm 27 185 3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Klarenet! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Klarenet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanton counters with a shoot takedown. Klarenet fights it but they end up in guard. Stanton 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. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stanton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Klarenet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Klarenet looks winded! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stanton controls from within his opponent's guard. Stanton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stanton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Klarenet for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Klarenet cracks Stanton with an open hand slap. Klarenet throws a combination. Stanton tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Stanton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Klarenet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. As Klarenet looks to move away, Stanton throws a big counter combo but Klarenet just gets out of the way. Klarenet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanton doesn't seem bothered though. Klarenet throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease. Stanton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Stanton dodges the punch combination from Klarenet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Klarenet manages to circle out of the way. Klarenet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanton. Stanton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Klarenet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Klarenet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Stanton attempts a counter takedown but Klarenet avoids it well and moves away. Klarenet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klarenet looks to land a combination but Stanton avoids it well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Klarenet shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanton tries to sprawl out of it but Klarenet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stanton dodges the punch combination from Klarenet.
Stanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanton attempts a counter takedown but Klarenet avoids it well and moves away. Klarenet swinging wildly here.
Stanton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klarenet throws out the jab. Klarenet throws a jab when Stanton was well out of range. Stanton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klarenet. Stanton attempts a counter takedown but Klarenet avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klarenet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Stanton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Klarenet throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease. Klarenet misses with a two punch combination.
Klarenet throws a looping overhand right but Stanton ducks down to avoid it. Stanton attempts a counter takedown but Klarenet avoids it well and moves away. Klarenet misses with a straight right. Klarenet throws a hook to the side of Stanton's head but Stanton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Klarenet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanton counters with a takedown into side control. Stanton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Klarenet is positioning himself to get back to half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Klarenet 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. Klarenet tries to clinch but Stanton moves out of range. Stanton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Klarenet throws a right and a left that Stanton avoids nicely. Stanton is looking to counter the offense by Klarenet and move into the clinch. Klarenet has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Stanton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klarenet. Stanton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Klarenet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Klarenet shoots and misses and Stanton moves into the clinch. Stanton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stanton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klarenet.
Klarenet is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Klarenet misses with a combination
and Stanton counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Klarenet off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Stanton follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Klarenet was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Urijah Stanton! The defeated Willy Klarenet had this to say: 'Awwwwww mann. For focccksss sake. This guy... Ill be back soon. WOOOOOOO.'.
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