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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between alex iram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Derren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. World Funeral kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rick Derren looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 cm
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140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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164 cm
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130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, alex iram! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Derren! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! iram throws a right hand that Derren ducks under and follows up with a left that Derren also avoids with ease. Derren looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Derren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. iram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. iram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
iram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
iram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Derren misses with an elbow over the top. Derren misses with a knee to the head. iram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
iram dodges an elbow strike from Derren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. iram gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Derren regains guard.
iram's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round. iram pushing down on Derren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. iram passes to side control. iram is working Derren over with some ground and pound from side control. iram decides to stand back up. iram closes the distance and clinches. iram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. iram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rick Derren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Some wild striking there from iram.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Derren avoids a low kick by using good footwork. iram scores a takedown into full mount! iram looking to control and managing it successfully. iram seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Derren for as long as he can get away with. iram landing punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. iram content just to control the position here. Derren is in a horrible position here. iram smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
iram controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Derren is bucking up trying to escape but iram cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Derren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with iram. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. iram landing punches. Derren is in a horrible position here. iram smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
iram breaks from Derren's wrist control and lands an elbow. iram looking to control and managing it successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
alex iram dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
iram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derren circles away quickly and effectively. A combination from iram does no damage. Derren dodges the punch combination from iram.
iram forces Derren back against the cage and clinches. iram pulls Derren into guard.
Derren is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. iram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Derren manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Derren can't keep his opponent in guard - iram advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. iram frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. iram controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. iram pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. iram quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for iram but it's paid off an Derren is forced to tap! Nice work by iram.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). alex iram!
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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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