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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trickle (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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178 cm
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170 lbs
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170 cm
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Marcus Priest! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Trickle! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trickle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Priest tries to get to full guard but Trickle has control of the leg. Trickle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trickle thows a huge punch but Priest dodges it nicely.
Priest keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Priest is looking to control Trickle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Priest avoid being mounted? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Priest gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily so Trickle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Trickle tries to free his leg and advance position but Priest is retaining full guard. Trickle landing with the ground and pound. Priest managing to control the position. Trickle forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trickle trying to control the action but Priest is working from the bottom. Priest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Trickle is looking to take a break and control but Priest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Priest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Trickle drops an elbow to the side of Priest's head. Trickle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Trickle works his way into full mount! Priest is breathing heavily. Trickle goes for an armbar but Priest turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trickle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Trickle is trying to keep Priest in close.
Trickle looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Trickle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Priest's guard. Trickle passes Priest's left leg - he's now in half guard. Trickle content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Priest trying to control but Trickle postures up.
Trickle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Trickle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Trickle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Priest doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trickle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Trickle dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Priest has his takedown stuffed and Trickle counters with a shoot takedown. Priest fights it but they end up in guard. Trickle works a leg free and moves into half guard. Priest wants to get back to his feet. Priest has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trickle is working away from the top position though. Trickle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Priest defends it well. Priest trying to control here.
Priest gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trickle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Trickle is breathing heavily. Trickle tries to free his leg and advance position but Priest is retaining full guard. Priest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trickle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Priest dives on top into guard. Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Trickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Priest with a flurry of punches that miss. Priest is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Trickle is trying to control the position but Priest postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Trickle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Priest controls the pace. Priest has gone for a leg lock! Trickle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Priest's guard. Trickle forces his way into half guard. Trickle seems to be working for a kimura but Priest defends the submission attempt. Trickle trying to mount his opponent but Priest defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Priest has a hand on Trickle's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Trickle takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Trickle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Priest can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A nice elbow there by Trickle. Trickle with good strikes from the mount here! Trickle has isolated one of Priest's arms. Priest looking to fight him off but Trickle twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cole Trickle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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