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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khyen Heimdall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Jordan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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173 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khyen Heimdall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan tries to clinch there but Heimdall circles away.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimdall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimdall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan moves into the clinch.
Heimdall taking a breather.
Jordan is struggling to control the position.
Jordan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heimdall blocks it with crossed arms.
Jordan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jordan obliges.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Heimdall won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan working Heimdall over with knees to the body.
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heimdall takes an elbow to the temple.
Jordan misses with an elbow strike.
Heimdall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heimdall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan lands a nice knee to the body.
Heimdall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimdall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heimdall is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan prevents Heimdall from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stalls.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jordan obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan.
Heimdall takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Francis Jordan.
Heimdall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimdall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Heimdall circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimdall fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Jordan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jordan tries to clinch up
and Heimdall counters with a shoot takedown. Jordan fights it but they end up in guard.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heimdall.
Jordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heimdall is one step ahead there.
Jordan has his hands on Heimdall's head, controlling the position.
Jordan working a defensive guard but Heimdall passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimdall is thwarting Jordan's attempts to control the position.
Heimdall wants to pass to mount but Jordan is defending the position.
Jordan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Heimdall tries to pass to full mount but Jordan defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimdall swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heimdall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heimdall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan lands an elbow inside that Heimdall shrugs off.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heimdall up against the cage.
Heimdall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan crunches a lovely knee into Heimdall's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
Jordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Francis Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Heimdall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Jordan to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan with a knee to the head.
Jordan landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francis Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jordan tries to clinch up
and Heimdall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jordan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Heimdall jumps into side control!
Jordan tries to bench press Heimdall off him but Heimdall keeps the position.
Jordan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Heimdall's best efforts.
Heimdall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jordan wants to control but Heimdall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is looking for a sweep. Heimdall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jordan is trying to control but Heimdall manages to pass to mount!
Heimdall controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan tries to lock up and control but Heimdall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Heimdall content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jordan is looking to improve his position but Heimdall isn't that keen on the idea.
Heimdall controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan really wants to buck Heimdall off and get back to his feet.
Heimdall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khyen Heimdall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jordan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jordan tries to hold on but Heimdall postures up.
Heimdall controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heimdall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jordan for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khyen Heimdall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Jordan!
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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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