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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Audad Mhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple 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 Las Vegas, Audad Mhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny McBride!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride dives in and scores a takedown into Mhana's guard.
McBride trying to control but Mhana is working from the bottom.
Mhana is looking to stand back up but McBride counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mhana.
Mhana is staying active underneath McBride, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McBride looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McBride seems to be working for a kimura but Mhana defends the submission attempt.
McBride sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McBride is working for a kimura but Mhana is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhana tries to get to full guard but McBride has control of the leg.
Mhana is staying active underneath McBride, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mhana is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBride seems to be looking for submissions.
Mhana blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBride.
Mhana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride gets caught napping as Mhana dives in and scores a takedown. McBride manages to retain guard.
McBride throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBride throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mhana uses it to pass to side control.
McBride is being controlled here.
McBride throws Mhana to one side and escapes!
Mhana shoots in and gets a takedown into McBride's guard.
Mhana trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
McBride striking off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McBride is keen to just control but Mhana is a slippery customer.
Mhana wants to control but McBride is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mhana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBride on the ground.
McBride moves nicely into side control.
Mhana is working to avoid the ground and pound but McBride connects with a decent elbow.
McBride lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mhana's face as McBride controls the position.
Mhana gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mhana is breathing heavily.
McBride scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mhana?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by McBride.
Mhana working to try and regain half guard.
Mhana taking shots to the head.
McBride connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mhana tries to lock up and control but McBride gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mhana is squirming around, avoiding McBride's attempts to control the action.
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBride controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mhana is squirming around, avoiding McBride's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBride dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McBride throws a sloppy head kick and Mhana moves out of range easily.
McBride throws a head kick that misses.
McBride shoots in and drives through. Mhana sprawls well.
Mhana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mhana looking to control but McBride is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McBride is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McBride is just holding on here. Mhana manages to take his back.
McBride tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhana looking to control but McBride is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McBride bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mhana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mhana keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
McBride is pushing down on Mhana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mhana is fighting to maintain full guard but McBride has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McBride in particular looking to stall.
McBride is trying to control the action in half guard but Mhana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride passes to side control.
McBride in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mhana is not content to let McBride control the position.
McBride lands a decent elbow from side control.
McBride trying to control the action but Mhana is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mhana is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride working the ground and pound from side control.
McBride trying to control the position but Mhana is working away.
McBride controlling the position.
McBride trying to control the position but Mhana is working away.
Mhana can't do much from the bottom here.
McBride in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBride content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McBride in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mhana is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny McBride!
A very excited looking Johnny McBride rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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