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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between john do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ubuntu labandi (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, john do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ubuntu labandi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
labandi drops do with a beautiful combination! do stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - labandi is looking for the KO!
It looks like john do has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
do blocks a head kick by labandi.
labandi misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from do.
do dodges the punch combination from labandi.
labandi misses with a double jab.
do fails with a takedown attempt.
do shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. labandi is trying to defend but do finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
do controlling the action here.
labandi wants to get back to full guard.
labandi tries to kick do off but do keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
labandi is looking for a sweep. do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
do performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
do stops labandi from getting back to his feet.
labandi looks gassed!
john do has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
do closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming labandi to the mat! labandi manages to get full guard.
labandi working a defensive guard but do manages to pass into side control anyway.
labandi pushes do away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, do gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
do stands up and we're back to a striking position.
labandi keeps the fight on the outside.
labandi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows do to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
do controls from within his opponent's guard.
do lands a couple of digs.
do slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
do sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed labandi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
labandi is trying to stand up here but do is controlling him well.
labandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with do. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
do slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
labandi is trying to get back to full guard.
do works his foot free and advances to mount.
labandi taking shots to the head.
labandi is in a horrible position here. do smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
do lands a big shot there that rocks labandi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
do cracks labandi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
labandi is rocked!
labandi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. do locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! labandi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). john do!
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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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