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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Han Solo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Han Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan King!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails to land the takedown.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solo pinned against the cage. Solo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solo pinned against the cage. Solo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Han Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan King.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to clinch but Solo moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Solo as King shoots in.
Han Solo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
King looks gassed!
Solo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
King trying to hold on to Solo's head to control him but Solo postures up.
Solo is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Solo works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Solo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
King can't escape the position.
Solo lands with some strikes.
King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Solo.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo controlling his opponent.
King slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
King is pressing down on Solo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Solo is one step ahead there.
Solo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Solo scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Solo wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Solo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo landing with the ground and pound.
Solo stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Solo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King wants to get back to his feet but Solo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solo pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Solo prevents King from improving his position.
Solo wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King is looking for a triangle but Solo pushes his legs off easily.
King throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
King is trying to keep Solo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Solo 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.
Solo shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Solo shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is looking for a triangle but Solo pushes his legs off easily.
King working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solo trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Solo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for a guillotine here but Solo defends easily.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but King is tightening it up a little... Solo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Solo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Solo taps out! nice BJJ there by King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nathan King!
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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
62% |
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