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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cluk Cloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell's Ditch. Cloo has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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159 cm
27
141 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cluk Cloo! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Christos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cloo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Christos stuffs the takedown attempt from Cloo. Cloo gets slowly back to his feet. Christos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cloo. Cloo shoots in and drives through. Christos sprawls well. Cloo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christos sprawls well. Christos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cloo gets slowly back to his feet. Roman Christos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cluk Cloo. Christos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christos wants it to stay on the feet. Some wild striking there from Cloo.
Christos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cloo. Christos catches Cloo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Christos slaps away a takedown attempt from Cloo, before circling back to the center of the mat. Christos works the jab nicely. Christos throws and low kick but Cloo moves out of range easily. Christos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christos throws a front kick that sends Cloo stumbling back into the cage. Cloo looks gassed! Christos scores with a takedown into Cloo's guard. Christos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Christos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Christos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloo swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Christos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Christos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Christos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Christos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Christos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Christos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Christos postures up and lands a big shot to Cloo's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cloo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christos defends it easily. Cloo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christos defends well. Christos wants to control from the top but Cloo keeps moving. Cloo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christos passes into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cloo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christos pulls his head out easily. Christos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christos lands strikes from half guard. Christos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cloo sees it coming and defends easily. Cloo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christos scores with a couple of nice shots. Cloo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christos pulls his head out easily. Cloo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cloo looking for submissions off his back. Christos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cloo! Christos with good strikes from the mount here! Cloo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christos punishing his opponent with strikes. Christos working Cloo over with strikes here. Cloo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Christos is hanging on to Cloo's back as he tries to escape.
Christos is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Cloo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. Christos lands a shot to the body. Cloo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Christos's arms. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cloo wants to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cloo holding both Christos 's hands and preventing any damage. Christos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Christos dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cloo throws a right and a left that both miss. Christos lands a glancing blow to the side of Cloo's head. Cloo moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off. Christos stuns Cloo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Christos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloo was well out of range. Poor timing from Christos. Christos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cloo fails with the takedown enabling Christos to counter with a crisp jab. Christos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Cloo tries to clinch up and Christos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cloo! Cloo is breathing heavily. Cloo can't escape the position.
Christos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Christos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cloo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cloo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Christos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Christos lands a few punches from side control. Christos cracks Cloo with a big right hand but Cloo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cloo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Christos scores with a couple of short elbows. Christos grinds an elbow into Cloo's temple. Christos scoring with punches and elbows. Christos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Roman Christos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Cloo is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christos scoring with punches from side control. Christos working the head and body with strikes. Christos is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cloo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Christos gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cloo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Christos lets go of the hold and Cloo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Christos!
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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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