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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Humble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Varlamovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Simon Humble has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Humble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stepan Varlamovs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varlamovs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Varlamovs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Humble pinned against the cage. Humble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stepan Varlamovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varlamovs shoots for a takedown but Humble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simon Humble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stepan Varlamovs.
Good shot there by Humble.
Humble wants to clinch up but Varlamovs keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Humble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varlamovs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Varlamovs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Varlamovs throws a big elbow that misses.
Humble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Humble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Varlamovs on the ground.
Varlamovs lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varlamovs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Varlamovs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Humble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Varlamovs.
Varlamovs throws a big right hand that misses.
Humble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Humble is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Varlamovs is controlling him.
Humble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Humble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Humble tries to get out of the position.
Varlamovs postures up in Humble's guard and throws a big left but Humble blocks it.
Humble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Varlamovs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Humble is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varlamovs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Humble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Varlamovs.
Varlamovs is looking to work some ground and pound but Humble has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Varlamovs.
Varlamovs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Varlamovs works over Humble with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varlamovs connects with a couple of short punches.
Humble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Varlamovs throwing strikes from guard but Humble blocks nicely.
Humble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varlamovs lands a couple of elbows.
Humble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Varlamovs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Humble's head.
Varlamovs is looking to work some ground and pound but Humble has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varlamovs chips away with some ground and pound.
Varlamovs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Humble's head.
Varlamovs throws a big right hand that misses.
Humble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Varlamovs scoring with some ground and pound.
Varlamovs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Varlamovs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varlamovs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Varlamovs is working Humble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Varlamovs throws a big elbow that misses.
Varlamovs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Varlamovs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Varlamovs chips away with some ground and pound.
Varlamovs landing with the ground and pound.
Varlamovs lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Varlamovs lands a couple of elbows.
Humble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Varlamovs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Varlamovs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Varlamovs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Varlamovs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Varlamovs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Varlamovs throwing strikes but missing.
Varlamovs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Varlamovs landing with the ground and pound.
Varlamovs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varlamovs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Varlamovs passes Humble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Varlamovs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humble avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varlamovs.
Humble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Varlamovs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Varlamovs breaks from Humble's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Humble that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humble is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Varlamovs unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Humble wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Varlamovs celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stepan Varlamovs!
Stepan Varlamovs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
74% |
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