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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randyl Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Krogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krogh has chosen Low Estate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randyl Tarly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mads Krogh! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krogh gets the takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tarly can't do much from the bottom here. Tarly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krogh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Tarly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Krogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarly defending well though. Krogh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Tarly is trying to maintain the position but Krogh is very close to passing his half guard. Krogh lands strikes from half guard. Krogh not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tarly wants to get back to his feet. Krogh working the head and body with strikes. Krogh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Tarly pushes Krogh off looking to stand but Krogh dives back in and keeps control.
Tarly won't allow Krogh to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krogh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Tarly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tarly. Tarly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Tarly is looking for a kimura but Krogh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tarly to get the leverage. Tarly tries to pass to full mount but Krogh defends it. Krogh is looking to improve his position.
Krogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tarly wants to free his trapped foot but Krogh is holding on for dear life with his legs. Tarly looks to land a strike but Krogh avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Krogh wants to sweep here but Tarly controlling him for the moment. Tarly wants to stand but Krogh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Tarly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krogh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krogh lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Randyl Tarly has been cut. Krogh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krogh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tarly did well to prevent Krogh getting side control. Tarly is defending against the submission attempts here by Krogh.
Krogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarly defending well though. Tarly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Krogh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarly's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tarly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krogh is one step ahead there. Krogh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Krogh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Krogh throwing strikes but missing. Krogh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Tarly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krogh. Tarly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Tarly is looking for a triangle but Krogh pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tarly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Krogh lands a couple of elbows. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Krogh landing with the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Krogh dominated that round. The cut man is working on Randyl Tarly's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tarly blocks a head kick by Krogh.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarly blocks the leg kick.
Krogh moves out of range of the body kick. Tarly with a poor takedown and Krogh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tarly's guard now. Krogh cracks Tarly with a solid left hand. Krogh scoring with some ground and pound. Krogh 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. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krogh's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Krogh is breathing heavily. Krogh works over Tarly with some ground and pound from guard. Krogh postures up in Tarly's guard and throws a big left but Tarly blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarly throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krogh throwing strikes from guard but Tarly blocks nicely. Tarly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Krogh scoring with punches to the head and body. Krogh stands up over Tarly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Tarly looking to control.
Krogh scoring with some ground and pound. Krogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Krogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Krogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Krogh connects with a couple of short punches. Krogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarly has wrist control. Krogh throwing strikes from guard but Tarly blocks nicely. Tarly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tarly is trying to keep Krogh in close.
Krogh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tarly's guard. Krogh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Krogh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krogh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Tarly is looking to control Krogh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarly avoid being mounted? Krogh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarly's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tarly gets back to full guard.
Krogh won't allow Tarly to get back to his feet. Tarly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krogh. Tarly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Tarly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Krogh chips away with some ground and pound. Krogh throws and elbow that misses. Tarly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krogh's guard. Nice move by Tarly! Tarly trying to control the position from guard on top but Krogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krogh is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krogh lands a couple of decent looking shots. Krogh chips away with some ground and pound. Krogh won't allow Tarly to sweep him here. Krogh passes Tarly's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Tarly pushes Krogh off looking to stand but Krogh dives back in and keeps control.
Krogh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tarly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Krogh. Krogh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Krogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Randyl Tarly's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tarly doesn't succeed with the takedown and Krogh counters with a right hand to the body. Krogh throws a head kick that misses. Krogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Krogh feints and as Tarly raises his hands in defense, Krogh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Krogh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarly swivels though and keeps the full guard. Krogh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Tarly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Krogh postures up.
Krogh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarly's head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Krogh postures up and lands a big shot to Tarly's brow. Krogh thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krogh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarly works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tarly is looking for a triangle but Krogh pushes his legs off easily.
Tarly trying to keep a closed guard but Krogh is proving a slippery customer.
Krogh scoring with punches to the head and body. Krogh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Krogh slips nicely into half guard. Krogh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Krogh passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krogh landing strikes, looking to finish! Krogh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Krogh cracks Tarly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tarly wants to control but Krogh is having none of it. Krogh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krogh working Tarly over with strikes here. Krogh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tarly is surviving well by controlling Krogh's body position as best he can. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Krogh working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Krogh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krogh cracks Tarly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Krogh lands a big shot there that rocks Tarly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Krogh with good strikes from the mount here! Tarly taking shots to the head. Krogh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Krogh misses with some ground and pound and Tarly recovers position to half guard. Krogh stops Tarly from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Krogh there. Nice strikes from Krogh there. Krogh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tarly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krogh is working away from the top position though. Krogh is nestled in close to Tarly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Krogh drops an elbow to the side of Tarly's head. Krogh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Tarly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krogh scores with a couple of nice shots. Mads Krogh has got the better of the ground game so far. Krogh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tarly is looking for a sweep. Krogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight! Mads Krogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Krogh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Krogh!
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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
71% |
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