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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hordeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hordeen's entrance music is in this together. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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186 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Hordeen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rampage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Rampage with a nice head shot there. Rampage pushing down on Hordeen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Hordeen wants to get back to his feet. Rampage is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hordeen tries to kick Rampage off but Rampage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Hordeen is breathing heavily. Rampage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Rampage takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rampage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Rampage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hordeen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hordeen wants to get back to his feet. Rampage wants to control but Hordeen is keeping him busy. Hordeen is defending against the submission attempts here by Rampage.
Hordeen is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Rampage there. Rampage trying to control from half guard but Hordeen is working away. Rampage prevents Hordeen from standing back up.
Rampage drops an elbow to the side of Hordeen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rampage sitting and controlling from the half guard. Rampage is keen to just control but Hordeen is a slippery customer. Rampage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Rampage was stalling too much, according to the referee. Rampage drives through with a takedown into Hordeen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rampage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hordeen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hordeen wants to get back to his feet but Rampage passes into half guard.
Rampage performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Rampage is trying to work for a kimura but Hordeen is defending well.
Rampage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rampage wants to control but Hordeen is keeping him busy. Hordeen is trying to stand up here but Rampage is controlling him well. Rampage wants to control but Hordeen is keeping him busy. Hordeen is defending against the submission attempts here by Rampage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rampage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Rampage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hordeen keeps working. Rampage trying to control from Hordeen's half guard. Hordeen has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Hordeen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rampage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Rampage trying to control but Hordeen is working from the bottom.
Lewis Rampage has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Rampage shoots in and bounces Hordeen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Rampage stays in close to Hordeen's body and controls the position. Rampage tries to free his leg and advance position but Hordeen is retaining full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hordeen wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rampage showing good wrestling skills to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rampage dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rampage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hordeen scores with a jab. Rampage acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hordeen throws a series of punches but Rampage avoids them all with ease. Rampage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hordeen.
Rampage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Hordeen pushes Rampage off looking to stand but Rampage dives back in and keeps control.
Rampage escapes and gets back to his feet. Rampage moves into the clinch. Rampage has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hordeen regains guard immediately. Rampage won't allow Hordeen to get back to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rampage sitting in guard here, content to control. Hordeen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hordeen has momentary wrist control but Rampage slips an elbow through the middle. Rampage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lewis Rampage has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Rampage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hordeen was covering up waiting for the punch and Rampage finishes the takedown easily into guard. Rampage advances position into side control! Rampage looks up at the clock and then as Hordeen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rampage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rampage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Rampage has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hordeen! Lewis Rampage has got the better of the ground game so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rampage looking to control and managing it successfully. Hordeen is trying to stand up. Rampage has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rampage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Rampage lands a big shot there that rocks Hordeen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rampage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rampage landing shots from mount. Rampage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hordeen manages to avoid the submission attempt. Rampage prevents Hordeen from escaping the position. Rampage in side control, just content to control the action for now. Rampage trying to control the position but Hordeen is working away. Hordeen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hordeen is looking to get back to his feet here but Rampage is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hordeen's back. Good control from Rampage. Hordeen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Rampage is riding his opponent, not letting Hordeen buck him off. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hordeen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rampage looking for the RNC. Rampage looking for the choke but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rampage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Hordeen wants to get back to his feet. Rampage slows the pace down in half guard. Rampage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hordeen is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rampage is pressing down on Hordeen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hordeen is holding on for now. Rampage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Rampage prevents Hordeen from standing back up.
Rampage is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lewis Rampage wasn't active enough on the ground. Rampage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hordeen was covering up waiting for the punch and Rampage finishes the takedown easily into guard. Hordeen wants to stand and escape but Rampage is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rampage controlling from the top position. Rampage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hordeen, up you get! Rampage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hordeen is looking to stand up but Rampage isn't so interested in that idea. Rampage distracts Hordeen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Rampage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Rampage 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. Hordeen wants to stand up but Rampage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rampage working some strikes from top position. Hordeen wants to stand up but Rampage is controlling him. Hordeen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rampage tries to free his leg and advance position but Hordeen is retaining full guard. Hordeen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rampage manages to pass to side control. Hordeen pushes Rampage off but Rampage dives into side control.
Rampage has an Americana. Hordeen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rampage is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rampage hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lewis Rampage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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