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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osbourne comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code blaring out of the sound system. Oleg Osbourne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Oleg Osbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osbourne tries to clinch up but Mohorovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Osbourne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Osbourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mohorovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mohorovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Osbourne.
Osbourne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Osbourne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mohorovic, who protects the arm well.
Mohorovic is trying to improve his position.
Mohorovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Osbourne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Osbourne moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohorovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mohorovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Osbourne.
Mohorovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Osbourne tries to stand and escape but Mohorovic is controlling the position.
Mohorovic trying to control but Osbourne postures up.
Osbourne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Osbourne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mohorovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mohorovic wants to control but Osbourne is keeping busy.
Osbourne wants to stand up but Mohorovic has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Osbourne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mohorovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osbourne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mohorovic scores with a jab to the head.
Mohorovic connects with the punch.
No luck for Osbourne with that takedown attempt.
Mohorovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Osbourne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Osbourne tries to clinch but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Mohorovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Osbourne is working to get back to half guard.
Osbourne tries to hold on but Mohorovic postures up.
Osbourne is squirming around, avoiding Mohorovic's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic fails to take his opponent's back.
Osbourne is looking to get to half guard.
Mohorovic pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Osbourne working to try and regain half guard.
Mohorovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Osbourne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Osbourne tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohorovic is retaining full guard.
Mohorovic looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Osbourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohorovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohorovic is looking to stand up but Osbourne isn't so interested in that idea.
Osbourne advances position into side control!
Osbourne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Osbourne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Osbourne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Osbourne is breathing heavily.
Osbourne wants to stand but Mohorovic has his arm trapped.
Osbourne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 Oleg Osbourne will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Osbourne tries to clinch but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Mohorovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohorovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mohorovic is looking to take a break and control but Osbourne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osbourne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mohorovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Osbourne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mohorovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mohorovic's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Osbourne's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mohorovic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Osbourne decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a sloppy head kick and Mohorovic moves out of range easily.
Osbourne wants to clinch up but Mohorovic keeps it at a distance.
Osbourne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mohorovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Osbourne shoots for a takedown but Mohorovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osbourne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Osbourne showed some decent athleticism there.
Mohorovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Osbourne is working away from the top position though.
Osbourne passes to full mount!
Mohorovic is looking to improve his position but Osbourne isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Osbourne is looking for a kimura but Mohorovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Osbourne to get the leverage.
Mohorovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mohorovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Osbourne!
Osbourne stops Mohorovic from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mohorovic is breathing heavily.
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oleg Osbourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Osbourne wants to control but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Osbourne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne is staying active underneath Mohorovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Mohorovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mohorovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Osbourne kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Osbourne wants to get back to his feet.
Mohorovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mohorovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osbourne keeps working.
Osbourne is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Osbourne fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Osbourne is looking to clinch.
Osbourne misses with a few strikes there.
Osbourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohorovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osbourne fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Mohorovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohorovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osbourne tries to clinch but Mohorovic moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mohorovic.
Osbourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohorovic.
Mohorovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Mohorovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osbourne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohorovic is fending him off so far but Osbourne persists. Nope, Mohorovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Osbourne misses with a straight right.
Osbourne shoots in and bounces Mohorovic off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mohorovic wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Osbourne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Osbourne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Osbourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohorovic.
Osbourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohorovic circles away.
Mohorovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Osbourne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mohorovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Osbourne tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohorovic is retaining full guard.
Osbourne forces his way into half guard.
Mohorovic is looking to control Osbourne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mohorovic avoid being mounted?
Mohorovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Osbourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne trying to mount his opponent but Mohorovic defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osbourne is working hard here to advance position.
Osbourne stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mohorovic to get to his feet.
Osbourne thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg Osbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohorovic scores with a hook to the body. Osbourne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Osbourne misses with a takedown
and Mohorovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mohorovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osbourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mohorovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mohorovic lands a jab to Osbourne's midsection.
Mohorovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Osbourne 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.
Mohorovic keeping moving, preventing Osbourne from controlling successfully.
Mohorovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Osbourne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mohorovic keeping moving, preventing Osbourne from controlling successfully.
Mohorovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mohorovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Osbourne, into his guard.
Osbourne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohorovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohorovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Osbourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohorovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osbourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mohorovic wants to control from the top but Osbourne keeps moving.
Osbourne is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Mohorovic frees his head nicely. Oh but Osbourne has switched to an armbar! Mohorovic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Oleg Osbourne!
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energy
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hype
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