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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Findley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Sorenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Findley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Findley.
Findley doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorenson circles away.
Findley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Findley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorenson but Sorenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sorenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Findley moves in looking to clinch but Sorenson pushes him off.
Sorenson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sorenson controlling the position from side mount.
Findley wants to get back to his feet.
Sorenson working the ground and pound.
Sorenson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sorenson moves into full mount!
Sorenson looking for a guillotine from mount but Findley is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Findley tries to lock up and control but Sorenson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorenson tries to control but Findley wriggling away.
Findley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Findley is looking to improve his position but Sorenson isn't that keen on the idea.
Sorenson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sorenson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sorenson controlling the pace for now.
Sorenson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Findley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sorenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Sorenson prevents Findley from getting the reversal.
Findley blocking the ground and pound.
Findley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sorenson with good strikes from the mount here!
Findley taking shots to the head.
Sorenson lands a big elbow.
Findley wants to control but Sorenson is having none of it.
Sorenson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sorenson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Findley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson lands a nice shot to the head.
Findley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Findley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Findley is trying to stand.
Sorenson is looking to take a break and control but Findley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sorenson 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.
Sorenson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sorenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Findley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sorenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Findley managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Findley looking to control.
Findley is controlling Sorenson's posture.
Findley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Findley has momentary wrist control but Sorenson slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorenson with a nice head shot there.
Findley is trying to control the position but Sorenson postures up.
Findley keeping moving, preventing Sorenson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sorenson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Findley misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a single leg into guard. Findley didn't expect that.
Findley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sorenson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sorenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sorenson wants to control from the top but Findley keeps moving.
Findley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sorenson has passed into side control.
Sorenson taking a breather here.
Sorenson trying to control the position but Findley is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Findley is trying to improve his position.
Sorenson tries for a kimura but Findley is defending well.
Findley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sorenson's best efforts.
Findley is trying to stand back up but Sorenson is controlling him
Sorenson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorenson is looking to take a break and control but Findley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sorenson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Findley is trying to stand back up but Sorenson is controlling him
Sorenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Findley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sorenson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Findley is looking for a sweep. Sorenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Findley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Findley tries to clinch up
and Sorenson counters with a shoot takedown. Findley fights it but they end up in guard.
Sorenson with a nice head shot there.
Findley keeping moving, preventing Sorenson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson is stalling in the full guard.
Findley controls Sorenson momentarily but Sorenson frees himself.
Findley wants to stand and escape but Sorenson is having none of it.
Findley is trying to keep Sorenson in close.
Findley wants to control the position but Sorenson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sorenson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Findley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sorenson seems to be working for a kimura but Findley defends the submission attempt.
Sorenson trying to control the action but Findley is working from the bottom.
Sorenson working the head and body with strikes.
Findley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorenson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorenson's back!
Nate Sorenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sorenson breaks Findley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sorenson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sorenson is in close to Findley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Findley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sorenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Findley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sorenson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Sorenson as he connects with a hook.
Findley misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Findley!
Findley is trying desperately to improve position.
Sorenson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Findley hang on?
Findley tries to hold on but Sorenson postures up.
Sorenson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Findley is bucking up trying to escape but Sorenson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sorenson looking for a guillotine from mount but Findley is having none of it.
Sorenson lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Findley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sorenson prevents Findley from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorenson lands with some strikes.
Findley working to try and regain half guard.
Sorenson controlling the position easily from mount.
Findley wants to hold on but Sorenson pushes him away.
Findley is looking to get to half guard.
Findley tries to hold on but Sorenson postures up.
Sorenson controlling from the full mount.
Findley is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sorenson looking to secure an arm triangle but Findley defends it well.
Sorenson avoids the attempt from Findley to control.
The referee warns Findley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sorenson controlling from the full mount.
Findley is bucking up trying to escape but Sorenson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Findley is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Findley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Findley shrugs it off.
Sorenson prevents Findley from getting the reversal.
Sorenson with shots to the head and body - Findley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Findley is desperately trying to improve his position but Sorenson has a good base and remains in mount.
Sorenson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sorenson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Findley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sorenson tries to control but Findley wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sorenson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Findley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sorenson scoring with strikes but Findley is staying in there.
Findley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sorenson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sorenson looking to finish Findley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Findley!
Mickey Findley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Findley can't escape the position.
Sorenson has isolated one of Findley's arms. Findley looking to fight him off but Sorenson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Sorenson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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