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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eben Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!. Evander Nasri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evander Nasri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eben Thorn! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nasri has managed to clinch.
Nasri turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Thorn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nasri's best efforts. Thorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Thorn wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thorn looking for submissions off his back. Nasri seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nasri wants to pass the guard but Thorn is defending well. Nasri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nasri wants to free his trapped foot but Thorn is holding on for dear life with his legs. Nasri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Thorn taking some punishment here, with Nasri in his half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thorn gets back to full guard.
Nasri wants to stand but Thorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nasri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Nasri wanted to stand there but Thorn had control of the position. Nasri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Thorn is trying to control the position but Nasri postures up. Nasri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Thorn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nasri is sitting in close to Thorn's body. Thorn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nasri is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nasri is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thorn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eben Thorn! Eben Thorn took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'THEYRE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD FFS!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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