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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mouritz Opperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richard Price was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mouritz Opperman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Price!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opperman shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Opperman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Price manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Opperman manages to get himself to full guard.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Price accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Opperman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Price passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Opperman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Opperman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Opperman keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opperman tries to improve position but can't.
Opperman struggling a bit here.
Opperman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Opperman wants to get back to his feet.
Price taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Opperman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Opperman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Opperman tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opperman looking for a sweep but Price has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Price looking to control and managing it successfully.
Price raining down shots from the mount!
Opperman is looking to improve his position but Price isn't that keen on the idea.
Opperman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Opperman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price with shots to the head and body - Opperman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Price working the ground and pound effectively.
Price controlling from the full mount.
Price landing strikes, looking to finish!
Price lands a nice shot to the head.
Opperman is looking to improve his position but Price isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working Opperman over with strikes here.
Price lands a big shot there that rocks Opperman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Price!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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