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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jang wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hal Jordan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jang wang!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jordan shoots in and bounces wang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jordan defends it easily.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break wang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
wang has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
wang has momentary wrist control but Jordan slips an elbow through the middle.
Jordan wants to stand but wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wang keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
wang looks gassed!
Jordan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
wang wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan is looking for a triangle but wang pushes his legs off easily.
Jordan looking for a guillotine here but wang defends easily.
Jordan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for wang on the ground.
Jordan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. wang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
wang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jordan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for wang but great work by Jordan.
Jordan wants to lay and pray for a moment but wang keeps working.
Jordan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by wang, who protects the arm well.
Jordan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jordan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
wang is working an open guard so Jordan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
wang shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for wang!
wang tries to improve his position but instead Jordan has taken his back!
Jordan lands shots from the back.
wang tries to escape the position.
Jordan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
wang is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan is persistently looking for the submission but wang is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan is persistently looking for the submission but wang is defending it well.
wang turns into Jordan and is now in his guard.
wang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jordan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jordan has escaped and now he's on top!
Jordan scoring with some ground and pound.
wang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan 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.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan 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.
wang tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jordan stands up out of the half guard.
Jordan 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.
Jordan got a little sloppy there for a moment and wang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jordan has managed to get both his arms back between wang's legs - danger averted.
Jordan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan working away.
Jordan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jordan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
wang misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jordan.
Jordan gets control of wang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jordan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
wang wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is looking to stand up but wang isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jordan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, wang has managed to get both his arms back between Jordan's legs - danger averted.
Jordan is looking for a triangle but wang pushes his legs off easily.
Jordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. wang defends it easily.
Jordan working for a triangle but wang defends it easily.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing wang from controlling successfully.
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.
Jordan keeping full guard, as wang tries to pass.
Jordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. wang defends it easily.
wang is posturing up here but Jordan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! wang tries to roll out but it's too tight and wang has to tap! Slick submission there by Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hal Jordan!
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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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