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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chiasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reem Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Chiasson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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158 lbs
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170 cm
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Chiasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reem Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiasson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Khalid tries to counter it with a takedown but Chiasson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chiasson wants to clinch up but Khalid keeps it at a distance.
Khalid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khalid swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiasson.
Khalid with the counter takedown but Chiasson avoids it easily.
Chiasson tries to clinch there but Khalid circles away.
Khalid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiasson defends it well.
Chiasson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalid counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chiasson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiasson keeps working.
Khalid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiasson pushes Khalid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khalid is putting a hurting on Chiasson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chiasson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chiasson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Chiasson's face as Khalid controls the position.
Khalid trying to control the action but Chiasson is working from the bottom.
Khalid prevents Chiasson from escaping the position.
Khalid landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khalid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chiasson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Khalid has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khalid is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chiasson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chiasson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalid is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid is staying tight to Chiasson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chiasson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiasson defends it well.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khalid with the counter takedown but Chiasson avoids it easily.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid is having none of it.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid moves out of range.
Chiasson tries to clinch there but Khalid circles away.
Khalid gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalid.
Khalid has Chiasson pressed against the cage, preventing Chiasson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khalid throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiasson.
Khalid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalid.
Chiasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalid throws a head punch that misses.
Chiasson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chiasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiasson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiasson being controlled against the cage.
Chiasson tries to break free but Khalid pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiasson is trying to break the clinch but Khalid has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalid tries for a takedown but Chiasson manages to get underhooks.
Khalid swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reem Khalid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chiasson tries to clinch up but Khalid circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid moves out of range.
Khalid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Khalid tries to counter it with a takedown but Chiasson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chiasson misses with the combination.
Matt Chiasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiasson tries to clinch up.
Khalid throws out a counter right but Chiasson avoids it with no problem.
Chiasson tries to clinch up but Khalid circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiasson wants to clinch.
Khalid tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiasson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid won't allow Chiasson to get back to his feet.
Khalid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chiasson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chiasson tries to get out of the position.
Khalid advances to half guard.
Chiasson is trying to stand up here but Khalid is controlling him well.
Khalid working Chiasson over with strikes.
Chiasson is not content to let Khalid control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chiasson is trying to stand back up but Khalid is controlling him
Chiasson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Khalid manages to move to mount!
Chiasson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Khalid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chiasson hang on?
Khalid landing strikes from the mount.
Chiasson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Khalid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chiasson has left one of his arms exposed and Khalid doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chiasson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reem Khalid!
A very excited looking Reem Khalid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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