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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo van Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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255 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Popovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo van Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Matterhorn tries to clinch up but Popovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Popovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but van Matterhorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van Matterhorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
van Matterhorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Popovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. van Matterhorn smiles and moves away.
Popovic wants to clinch
and van Matterhorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
van Matterhorn pulls guard successfully.
van Matterhorn wants to stand but Popovic is controlling the position.
van Matterhorn is pulling down on Popovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Popovic, at least for the moment.
van Matterhorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Popovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Popovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
van Matterhorn wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if van Matterhorn can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Matterhorn is looking to stand up but Popovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Popovic is fighting to break van Matterhorn's control of his arms but van Matterhorn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Popovic preventing the sweep.
Popovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Popovic wants to control from the top but van Matterhorn keeps moving.
Nikola Popovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
van Matterhorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Matterhorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Popovic tries to clinch but van Matterhorn is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Popovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and van Matterhorn counters with a body kick that stops Popovic in his tracks momentarily.
Popovic is breathing heavily.
Popovic tries to clinch
and van Matterhorn counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! van Matterhorn looks at the referee who does nothing so van Matterhorn lands a crushing right that sends Popovic to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo van Matterhorn!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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