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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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186 cm
30
192 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Puempel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clausen.
Clausen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puempel walks into a straight right hand from Clausen.
Clausen misses with a combination
and Puempel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Puempel.
Puempel throwing strikes from guard but Clausen blocks nicely.
Puempel wants to pass the guard but Clausen is keeping the position.
Puempel throwing strikes but missing.
Puempel content to stall in guard here.
Puempel trying to control the position from guard on top but Clausen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel drops back looking for a leg! Clausen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clausen manages to kick Puempel off! Puempel jumps back into Clausen's guard.
Puempel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puempel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puempel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Puempel wants to control from the top but Clausen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puempel working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Clausen trying to keep a closed guard but Puempel is proving a slippery customer.
Puempel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puempel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Puempel is looking for a kimura but Clausen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puempel to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puempel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clausen has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puempel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clausen keeps working.
Puempel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Clausen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Puempel!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Puempel waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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