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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ask Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Born comes to the ring accompanied by hopsin: I'm here. Ask Midgard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ask Midgard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Midgard throws a series of punches but Born avoids them all with ease.
Born closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Midgard to the mat! Midgard manages to get full guard.
Born is working Midgard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Born wanted to stand there but Midgard had control of the position.
Midgard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Born. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Born trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Midgard wants to stand and escape but Born is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Born 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.
Midgard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Midgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Born.
Born loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born throwing strikes but missing.
Born throws an elbow that misses. Midgard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Born's guard. Nice move by Midgard!
Born has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Born is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Born's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Born trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Born striking off his back but it's not causing Midgard any problems.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Born shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Born missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Born is trying to work for a kimura but Midgard is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Born sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Midgard defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Born scores with a couple of nice shots.
Born seems to be looking for submissions.
Born throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Midgard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Born.
Born is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Midgard defends it well.
Born is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Midgard sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Born.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Midgard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Born escapes and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Midgard coming out on top.
It looks like Mike Born has been cut.
Midgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooh!!! Midgard has knocked Born down with a huge combo! Midgard steps away and waves a wobbly Born back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Born is rocked!
Midgard tries to bum rush Born with a series of wild strikes but Born uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Born is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Midgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Born circles away quickly and effectively.
Midgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Midgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Midgard looks winded!
Midgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Born moves into the clinch.
Midgard can't break the clinch.
Midgard tries to break the clinch but Born is controlling the position.
Born seems to have got his legs back now.
Born has Midgard pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Born pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Midgard tumbling to the mat - Born dives into Midgard's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Born thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Born is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Midgard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Midgard has escaped and now he's on top!
Born is pulling down on Midgard's head. It's preventing any offense from Midgard, at least for the moment.
Born throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Born holds on and takes a little breather.
Midgard is looking to stand up but Born won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Midgard throws a series of punches but Born avoids them all with ease.
Midgard lands a left and a right that send Born crashing to the mat, dazed. Midgard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Born closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Midgard's guard.
Born drops back looking for a leg! Midgard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Midgard manages to kick Born off! Born jumps back into Midgard's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Midgard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Born working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Born throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Midgard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Born gets to his feet. Midgard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Born dodges the punch combination from Midgard.
Midgard scores with a nice head shot.
Mike Born's cut is getting worse.
Midgard throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midgard throws a series of punches but Born avoids them all with ease.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Midgard misses.
Born connects with a nice looking jab.
Midgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Midgard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Born gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Born feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Midgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Born.
Midgard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Born postures up and lands a big shot to Midgard's brow.
Born distracts Midgard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Born postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Born throwing strikes from guard but Midgard blocks nicely.
Born distracts Midgard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Born stands up and waves to Midgard to follow him.
Midgard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Born scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Born not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Born scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Midgard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Born.
Born missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Born will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Born's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Born scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Born in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Midgard tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Born!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Born!
Mike Born took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank every one that is supporting me.'.
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