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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ngo Quyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quyen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NG� QUYỀN. Ngo Quyen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren James's chin.
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174 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 Helsinki, Ngo Quyen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren James! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Quyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quyen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James! James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Quyen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Quyen keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully. James stopping the sweep attempt from Quyen.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. James stopping the sweep attempt from Quyen. Quyen trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Quyen looking for a sweep. Not yet Quyen, not yet.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Quyen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Quyen trying to control the position.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Quyen is retaining full guard. James preventing the sweep.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Quyen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Quyen has escaped and now he's on top!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. James wants to sweep but no luck. Quyen throws a big right hand that misses. Quyen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. James keeping moving, preventing Quyen from controlling successfully. Quyen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground. James is trying to keep Quyen in close.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Quyen distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Quyen trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Quyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Quyen controls from within his opponent's guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is looking to sinch up a triangle. Quyen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to James's body to avoid the submission. James has instead reached around Quyen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! James arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darren James!
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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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