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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tambir Mahheb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat McWhorter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahheb comes to the cage accompanied by The lapdance is so much better. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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188 cm
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204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tambir Mahheb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mat McWhorter!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahheb fails to land with a series of punches.
McWhorter misses with a takedown attempt - Mahheb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahheb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahheb throws a right and a left that McWhorter avoids nicely.
McWhorter avoids the head kick by Mahheb.
Mahheb keeps the fight on the outside.
McWhorter clinches.
McWhorter jumps guard and drags Mahheb to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McWhorter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McWhorter looks gassed!
McWhorter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahheb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahheb wants to stand but McWhorter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mahheb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McWhorter on the ground.
McWhorter trying to keep a closed guard but Mahheb is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahheb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWhorter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahheb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McWhorter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mahheb is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McWhorter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
McWhorter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McWhorter is looking to get back to full guard here but Mahheb has managed to pass to side control instead.
McWhorter regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McWhorter tries to roll over but Mahheb keeps him under control.
McWhorter moves into full guard.
McWhorter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McWhorter wants to improve his position but instead Mahheb has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat McWhorter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mahheb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McWhorter misses with a takedown attempt - Mahheb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahheb lands a head kick that stumbles McWhorter and the fighters go to the mat.
McWhorter is rocked!
It looks like Mat McWhorter has been cut.
McWhorter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mahheb stacks McWhorter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mahheb!
McWhorter is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWhorter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McWhorter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McWhorter is looking for a sweep. Mahheb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McWhorter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahheb prevents McWhorter from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mahheb throws a right and a left that McWhorter avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mahheb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McWhorter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahheb pinned against the cage. Mahheb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahheb swinging wilding here.
Tambir Mahheb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McWhorter fails to land the takedown.
Tambir Mahheb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat McWhorter.
Some wild striking there from Mahheb.
Mahheb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Mahheb does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhorter shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahheb tries to sprawl out of it but McWhorter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahheb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tambir Mahheb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWhorter slips a jab and a cross from Mahheb.
McWhorter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahheb misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for McWhorter with that takedown attempt.
Mahheb lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as McWhorter crumples to the floor! Mahheb milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tambir Mahheb!
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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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