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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tough as John Jacobs. Joe Dirt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Keller!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keller pinned against the cage. Keller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dirt misses with a strike from the bottom.
Keller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keller is trying to move to mount but Dirt reverses beautifully and ends up in Keller's guard.
Dirt with a nice head shot there.
Keller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Keller working for a triangle but Dirt defends it easily.
Dirt postures up in Keller's guard and throws a big left but Keller blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dirt trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
Dirt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Keller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dirt works over Keller with some ground and pound from guard.
Dirt trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirt landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dirt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Keller manages to get back to half guard.
Keller wants to get back to full guard.
Keller is refusing to be controlled, as Dirt sits in half guard.
Keller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keller looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller looking for submissions off his back.
Dirt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Keller is just riding it out for now. Dirt eventually gives up the hold.
Keller is not content to let Dirt control the position.
Dirt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keller is looking for a sweep. Dirt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dirt trying to control the action but Keller is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keller actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dirt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dirt's guard.
Dirt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dirt working a defensive guard here.
Dirt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Keller is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dirt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Keller's back instead.
Keller tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller prevents Dirt from getting a body triangle.
Dirt 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.
Keller is really stuck here.
Dirt scores with strikes from the back.
Keller tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dirt's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dirt doesn't have the hooks in and Keller manages to turn into his guard.
Keller stopping the sweep attempt from Dirt.
Keller 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.
Dirt scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Keller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dirt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dirt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller wants to pass the guard but Dirt is keeping the position.
Keller 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.
Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dirt strikes from his own guard.
Keller being controlled here momentarily.
Dirt trying to control the position.
Keller is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dirt wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christian Keller has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Keller wants to work for an arm triangle but Dirt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dirt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dirt is looking to sinch up a triangle. Keller throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dirt's body to avoid the submission. Dirt has instead reached around Keller's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dirt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Dirt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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