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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijiah Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toal Prokopy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, do da stankey leg. Toal Prokopy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Urijiah Alexander's chin.
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184 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urijiah Alexander! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toal Prokopy! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alexander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prokopy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prokopy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Prokopy looks gassed! Prokopy trying to control from half guard but Alexander is working away. Alexander flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alexander wants to control but Prokopy is keeping busy and won't allow it. Alexander 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. Prokopy is controlling the pace.
Alexander keeping control of the position. Alexander trying to control here.
Alexander is refusing to be controlled, as Prokopy sits in half guard. Alexander tries to kick Prokopy off but Prokopy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Prokopy pushes him off. Alexander decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Prokopy is staying active underneath Alexander, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Alexander slows the pace down in half guard. Alexander wants to take a breather but Prokopy is having none of it. Alexander passes to side control. Alexander in side control, just content to control the action for now. Alexander is looking to take a break and control but Prokopy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alexander lands some shots froms side control. Alexander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Alexander working the ground and pound. Prokopy pecks away with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Prokopy is trying to improve his position. Alexander lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prokopy is positioning himself to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Prokopy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Prokopy tries to buck Alexander off but Alexander is having none of it. Prokopy parries the strikes from Alexander easily there. Alexander is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Prokopy to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Prokopy misses with a takedown and Alexander counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prokopy won't be happy with that. Alexander working away. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Alexander lands a few punches from side control. Prokopy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexander asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alexander scores with a couple of short elbows. Prokopy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The referee asks Alexander politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Alexander prefers to stall for the moment though. Alexander decides to stand back up. Alexander steps back and let's Prokopy get back to his feet. Prokopy tries for a takedown but Alexander circles away easily and Alexander moves into the clinch. Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alexander closes the distance and clinches. Alexander avoiding damage as Prokopy throws knees to the body.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body. Prokopy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alexander pulls guard successfully.
Alexander wants to sweep here but Prokopy controlling him for the moment. Prokopy passes into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijiah Alexander dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Prokopy lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover. Alexander scores with a takedown into Prokopy's guard. Alexander preventing the sweep. Urijiah Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Prokopy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexander controls the pace. Alexander advances position into side control! Prokopy is looking for a sweep. Alexander in side control lands a decent elbow. Prokopy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prokopy is not content to let Alexander control the position. Alexander stands up and beckons Prokopy to his feet. Toal Prokopy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prokopy.
Alexander is looking to clinch but Prokopy is avoiding it.
Alexander tries to clinch there but Prokopy circles away.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prokopy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Prokopy shoots in and bounces Alexander off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Alexander has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prokopy stands and steps away. Alexander gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Prokopy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Alexander counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Alexander jumps into guard, dragging Prokopy to the mat.
Alexander controlling Prokopy's posture. Alexander looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexander, not yet. Alexander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prokopy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prokopy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Alexander has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Prokopy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Urijiah Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prokopy circles away. Prokopy tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range. Alexander wants to clinch. Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Prokopy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prokopy with a poor takedown and Alexander counters by clinching up. Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prokopy doesn't succeed with the takedown so Alexander counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Urijiah Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toal Prokopy. Prokopy working a defensive guard here.
Prokopy is looking to sinch up a triangle. Alexander throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Prokopy's body to avoid the submission. Prokopy has instead reached around Alexander's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Prokopy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Toal Prokopy!
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hype
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RATING
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