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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Dorkover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benson Dorkover has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Dorkover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esa Nahka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka tries to keep at a distance but Dorkover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nahka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dorkover can't fight it off and eventually Nahka manages to take the fight to the floor. Dorkover looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nahka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dorkover working a defensive guard here.
Nahka stays in close to Dorkover's body and controls the position.
Nahka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nahka controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka looking to pass the guard.
Nahka trying to control but Dorkover is working from the bottom.
Nahka tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorkover is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorkover had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nahka is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dorkover Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nahka's back instead.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dorkover.
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.
Dorkover has the hooks in. Nahka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nahka grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Nahka tries to break free.
Dorkover avoiding Nahka 's attempts to control his hands.
Nahka is keeping busy.
Nahka can't escape the position.
Dorkover is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nahka is defending well though. Dorkover let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka turns into Dorkover and is now in his guard.
Dorkover is breathing heavily.
Nahka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nahka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nahka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nahka wants to control from the top but Dorkover keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nahka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorkover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dorkover working for a triangle but Nahka defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dorkover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Nahka finds it's target.
Nahka cracks Dorkover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nahka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nahka passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dorkover!
Dorkover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dorkover working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Nahka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nahka takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Dorkover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorkover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nahka blocks a head kick by Dorkover.
Nahka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nahka breaks from the clinch.
Dorkover stalks Nahka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nahka's face. Nahka staggers backwards, shaken.
Dorkover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nahka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorkover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nahka is rocked!
A head kick misses from Dorkover.
Nahka is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorkover finish him?
Dorkover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nahka's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nahka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nahka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorkover tries to clinch but Nahka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka drives through and clinches with Dorkover against the cage.
Nahka seems to have recovered his senses.
Nahka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorkover throws an off balance right hand
and Nahka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dorkover's guard.
Dorkover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nahka tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorkover is retaining full guard.
Nahka drops back looking for a leg! Dorkover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dorkover manages to kick Nahka off! Nahka jumps back into Dorkover's guard.
Nahka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dorkover throws a head kick that misses
and Nahka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nahka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nahka showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nahka is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dorkover still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dorkover has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorkover advances nicely into full mount.
Dorkover wants to control the pace but Nahka is squirming around nicely.
Nahka is trying desperately to improve position.
Dorkover tries to control but Nahka wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka working to try and regain half guard.
Dorkover scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dorkover tries to control but Nahka wriggling away.
Nahka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nahka wants to control but Dorkover is having none of it.
Dorkover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Nahka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dorkover avoids the attempt from Nahka to control.
Nahka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nahka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nahka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dorkover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Nahka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nahka.
Dorkover taking a bit of punishment here - Nahka scoring with strikes.
Nahka working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Nahka.
Nahka goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dorkover rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nahka's guard! Nice work there by Dorkover!
Nahka looking for a guillotine here but Dorkover defends easily.
Nahka is trying to control the position but Dorkover postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkover trying to control but Nahka is working from the bottom.
Dorkover works over Nahka with some ground and pound from guard.
Nahka keeping moving, preventing Dorkover from controlling successfully.
Nahka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nahka controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dorkover puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nahka tries to get to full guard but Dorkover has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nahka instigates a clinch.
Nahka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nahka has managed to clinch.
Nahka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dorkover regains guard immediately.
Nahka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nahka forces his way into half guard.
Nahka thows a huge punch but Dorkover dodges it nicely.
Dorkover tries to kick Nahka off but Nahka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dorkover is in trouble now - Nahka has advanced to mount!
Nahka forces the positional change into back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nahka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nahka looking to hold on to the position here but Dorkover rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's four 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.
Dorkover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dorkover is really struggling to control Nahka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nahka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nahka gets to his feet - Dorkover follows without any prompting.
Dorkover jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nahka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nahka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nahka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Nahka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nahka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Nahka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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