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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Essien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Essien had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Essien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Warren!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Essien.
Warren tries to clinch but Essien is having none of it.
Essien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warren swivels and escapes.
Warren checks the leg kick.
Essien lands a jab-cross combination.
Warren tries to keep at a distance but Essien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Essien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Essien controlling the action here for a moment.
Essien manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Essien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Warren with a poor takedown
and Essien counters by clinching up.
Warren misses with a knee strike.
Warren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Essien manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Essien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Warren gets underhooks to prevent Essien's takedown attempt.
Essien breaks the clinch.
Essien swats away the attempt to clinch by Warren.
Essien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essien shoots in for a double leg but Warren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Essien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Essien forces Warren back against the cage and clinches.
Essien taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Essien gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Warren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Essien manages to get himself to full guard.
Essien trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Warren working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Essien's head.
Warren tries to free his leg and advance position but Essien is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Essien.
Essien keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Warren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Warren postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Essien misses with a double jab
and Warren counters with a series of strikes. Essien will be more careful next time no doubt.
Essien wants to clinch up but Warren keeps it at a distance.
Essien misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Essien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Essien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Essien moves into the clinch.
Essien avoiding damage as Warren throws knees to the body.
Essien content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Essien has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warren uses from the top position.
Warren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Essien is keeping the position for now.
Essien doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Warren advances position into side control!
Essien is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Essien dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Essien counters with a one-two to the body.
Essien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warren looks to clinch
and Essien counters with a takedown into side control.
Essien wants to stand but Warren is controlling his arm.
Essien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warren on the ground.
Warren is looking for a sweep.
Warren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Essien wants to take a breather but Warren is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warren is looking for a sweep. Essien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Essien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warren trying to control from the bottom.
Warren is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren won't allow Essien to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Essien throws a series of punches but Warren avoids them all with ease.
Warren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Essien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Warren!
Essien tries to control but Warren wriggling away.
Essien lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Warren tries to buck Essien off but he can't manage it.
Essien looking to control but Warren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Essien is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren working to try and regain half guard.
Warren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Essien is landing with some decent strikes but Warren is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Essien wants to control the pace but Warren is squirming around nicely.
Essien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warren can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Essien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warren can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Essien lands a big elbow.
Essien controlling the pace for now.
Warren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essien landing strikes, looking to finish!
Warren tries to reverse the position but Essien maintains control.
Essien with shots to the head and body - Warren looks very uncomfortable down there.
Warren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Essien landing strikes from the mount and Warren is in trouble!
Warren manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Warren missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren landing small, sideways elbows.
Michael Essien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warren has his feet on Essien's thighs here. He's pushed Essien off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Essien screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Warren!
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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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RATING
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