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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjergan Fjordfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fjordfoot's choice of entrance music: The Fjordfoots - Going for a title. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramon Labayen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjergan Fjordfoot! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Labayen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fjordfoot to score an easy takedown into full guard. Labayen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Fjordfoot looking to sit in guard and control but Labayen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Fjordfoot wants to stand but Labayen is controlling the position. Fjordfoot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Labayen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Labayen misses with a head kick.
Labayen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Labayen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Labayen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Fjordfoot thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fjordfoot dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fjordfoot gets caught flat footed, as Labayen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Fjordfoot is pulling down on Labayen's head. It's preventing any offense from Labayen, at least for the moment. Labayen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjordfoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fjordfoot is pulling down on Labayen's head to control his posture. Fjordfoot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Labayen is one step ahead there. Fjordfoot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Labayen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fjordfoot to score an easy takedown into full guard. Fjordfoot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Fjordfoot scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Labayen looking to control.
Fjordfoot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Fjordfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Labayen is retaining full guard. Fjordfoot trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom. Labayen working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Fjordfoot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fjordfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Labayen is retaining full guard. Fjordfoot trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom. Fjordfoot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Fjordfoot chips away with some ground and pound. Labayen trying to keep a closed guard but Fjordfoot is proving a slippery customer.
Fjordfoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Labayen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fjordfoot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Fjordfoot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Fjordfoot trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom. Labayen keeping full guard, as Fjordfoot tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fjordfoot working some strikes from top position. Fjordfoot with a flurry of punches that miss. Fjordfoot trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom. Fjordfoot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Fjordfoot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Fjordfoot lands a couple of decent looking shots. Fjordfoot wants to pass the guard but Labayen is keeping the position. Fjordfoot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Fjordfoot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Labayen swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjergan Fjordfoot dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fjordfoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Labayen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fjordfoot.
Fjordfoot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Labayen misses with a series of wild punches.
Labayen tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjordfoot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fjordfoot misses the body punch and Labayen counters with a nice body shot. Fjordfoot darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fjordfoot slaps away a takedown attempt from Labayen, before circling back to the center of the mat. Fjordfoot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Labayen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fjordfoot lands a nice short elbow. Fjordfoot trying to control the action but Labayen is working from the bottom. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fjordfoot is looking to advance position but Labayen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fjordfoot is trying to control. Labayen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Fjordfoot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Fjordfoot trying to pass the guard but Labayen defending well. Labayen is trying to control but Fjordfoot manages to pass to mount!
Fjordfoot punishing his opponent with strikes. Fjordfoot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fjordfoot loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Labayen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fjordfoot land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fjordfoot stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjergan Fjordfoot!
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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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