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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sturdivant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Northman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sturdivant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Northman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturdivant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturdivant lands a really nice looking cross but Northman seems unphased.
Sturdivant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturdivant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Northman wants to clinch.
Sturdivant dodges the punch combination from Northman.
Sturdivant lands with a kick to the temple. Northman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Northman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturdivant.
Northman looks to land a left hand but Sturdivant moved out of range nicely.
Sturdivant throws a good cross that connects.
Sturdivant moves away from the strike by Northman.
Sturdivant throws a head kick that misses.
Mark Sturdivant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturdivant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Northman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturdivant.
Northman connects with a crisp jab.
Sturdivant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Northman in his tracks.
Sturdivant scores with a hook.
Sturdivant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Northman avoids the head kick by Sturdivant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northman moves into range and clinches up with Sturdivant.
Northman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Northman landing knees to the head.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Northman manages to break the clinch.
Sturdivant throws a sloppy head kick and Northman moves out of range easily.
Sturdivant throws a poor cross that misses
and Northman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Northman throws a left that rocks Sturdivant and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Northman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sturdivant regain composure!
Sturdivant is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Oh Sturdivant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sturdivant to his feet.
Northman cracks Sturdivant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Northman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturdivant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturdivant seems to have got his legs back now.
Northman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Northman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northman slips a jab from Sturdivant.
Northman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Northman throws a nice looking combination but Sturdivant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturdivant blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Sturdivant misses.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturdivant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Northman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturdivant's calf.
Northman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturdivant. That did some damage!
Northman slips a jab from Sturdivant.
Northman throws an overhand right that lands on Sturdivant's shoulder, as Sturdivant tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Sturdivant catches Northman right on the button with a cross.
Sturdivant takes a swing at Northman's ribcage but misses.
Sturdivant swings widly with a right hand
and Sturdivant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Northman walks into a straight right hand from Sturdivant.
Northman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Northman catches Sturdivant right on the button with a cross.
A left and a right from Northman both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant throws a shot from downtown. Northman moves away and avoids it.
Sturdivant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Northman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturdivant to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturdivant throws a sloppy head kick and Northman moves out of range easily.
Sturdivant is breathing heavily.
Northman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sturdivant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Northman is looking to clinch but Sturdivant is avoiding it.
Northman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturdivant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturdivant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturdivant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Northman lands a right hook to the body.
Northman defending well as Sturdivant loads up on a big left hand.
Northman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northman takes the fight into the clinch.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Northman looking to throw knees to the head but Sturdivant is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant working hard to break the clinch.
Northman misses with a knee strike.
Sturdivant wants to break free but Northman has control.
Sturdivant working hard to break the clinch.
Northman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturdivant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Northman.
Northman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturdivant backwards.
Northman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Northman breaks the clinch.
Northman just misses with a punch to the body.
Northman lands a nice shot to the body.
Northman moves into the clinch successfully.
Northman lands a nice elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Northman wants to stall.
Northman prevents Sturdivant from breaking the clinch.
Northman misses with a knee to the head.
Northman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Northman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturdivant blocks it with crossed arms.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman breaks the clinch.
Northman gets a clinch.
Northman stalling in the clinch.
Sturdivant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Northman has him pressed against the ropes.
Northman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturdivant's face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturdivant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Northman counters with a two punch combo.
Northman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Northman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sturdivant, pushing him back against the ropes.
Northman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Northman taking a breather.
Northman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturdivant throws a looping overhand right but Northman ducks down to avoid it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Northman sends Sturdivant down but not out. Northman dives into side control looking to finish.
Sturdivant being controlled for a moment.
Northman advances nicely into full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Northman controlling from the full mount.
Sturdivant working to try and regain half guard.
Northman is landing with some decent strikes but Sturdivant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Northman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sturdivant manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sturdivant tries to escape but Northman is in control.
Northman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eric Northman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sturdivant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Northman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Northman - that landed with a thud.
Northman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Northman tries to clinch but Sturdivant is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Northman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Northman throws a head kick but Sturdivant moves out of range.
Northman slips under a jab from Sturdivant.
Sturdivant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Northman tries to clinch but Sturdivant is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Northman dominated that round.
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!
Northman closes the distance and clinches.
Northman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturdivant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Northman tries to work over Sturdivant's front leg with a kick but Sturdivant checks it.
Sturdivant throws the left hand but Northman avoids the punch easily.
Northman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sturdivant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturdivant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Northman.
Northman has managed to clinch.
Northman has Sturdivant pressed against the ropes, preventing Sturdivant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Northman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturdivant's efforts to push away.
Northman is struggling to control the position.
Northman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Northman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturdivant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturdivant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sturdivant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Sturdivant.
Northman moves in looking to clinch but Sturdivant pushes him off.
Northman misses with a two punch combination.
Northman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sturdivant.
Sturdivant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Northman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturdivant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Northman blocks a head kick by Sturdivant.
Eric Northman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Northman tries to clinch there but Sturdivant circles away.
Sturdivant digs a good body shot into Northman's ribs.
Northman moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northman is pushing Sturdivant up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Northman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Northman misses with a looping right.
Northman knocks Sturdivant to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturdivant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Northman looks up at the clock and then as Sturdivant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Northman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sturdivant wants to get back to his feet but Northman drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northman cracks Sturdivant with a big right hand but Sturdivant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Northman taking a breather here.
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.
Sturdivant wants to control but Northman postures up.
Northman staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sturdivant is trying to get back to his feet.
Northman controls the position.
Northman prevents Sturdivant from escaping the position.
Sturdivant tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Northman is working the ground and pound. Can Sturdivant escape?
Northman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sturdivant's body.
Sturdivant holding both Northman 's hands and preventing any damage.
Northman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sturdivant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Northman has managed to slip his arm under Sturdivant's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sturdivant is tapping out! Submission win for Northman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Northman!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Northman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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