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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simpson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last of the Mohicans Theme. Jorgen Kruth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth throws a head kick that misses.
Kruth tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorgen Kruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson feints and as Kruth raises his hands in defense, Simpson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kruth wants to stand up but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simpson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruth can't keep his opponent in guard - Simpson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kruth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control from half guard but Kruth is working away.
Simpson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruth.
Kruth is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Kruth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruth looks gassed!
Simpson fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruth takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Kruth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simpson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kruth's guard.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simpson controls the pace.
Simpson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Simpson 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.
Simpson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kruth to his feet.
Simpson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Simpson 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.
Simpson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Kruth keeps moving.
Kruth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simpson is pushing down on Kruth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kruth is fighting to maintain full guard but Simpson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simpson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kruth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruth tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simpson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simpson 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.
Simpson looks for a takedown but Kruth sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Kruth.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kruth stops Simpson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Simpson controlling from mount.
Simpson'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.
Kruth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
Kruth is bucking up trying to escape but Simpson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simpson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simpson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Simpson looking to isolate an arm here. Kruth doesn't see it coming and as Simpson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Simpson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Simpson!
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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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