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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polibotes Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiman Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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172 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
18
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Polibotes Titan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caiman Hendrix! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Titan tries for a takedown but Hendrix circles away easily and Hendrix counters with a left to the body. Titan tries for a takedown but Hendrix circles away easily and Hendrix counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Titan! Titan trying to remain calm as Hendrix controls from the top position. Hendrix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Hendrix is looking to take a break and control but Titan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hendrix tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Titan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Titan is looking for a sweep. Hendrix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendrix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Hendrix trying to control the action but Titan is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hendrix in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Titan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hendrix. Titan is looking to regain half guard here but Hendrix keeps moving and retains side control. Titan on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Hendrix looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Titan is avoiding damage well.
Hendrix creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Titan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Titan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Titan tries to get out of the position. Sloppy strikes there by Hendrix. Hendrix tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Titan is not content to let Hendrix control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Titan is trying to work for a sweep but Hendrix has mounted him! Hendrix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Titan is looking to escape. Hendrix lands a big elbow. Titan wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away. Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Titan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hendrix.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount. Hendrix looking to control but Titan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hendrix throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've been informed that Hendrix has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hendrix looking to control but Titan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Hendrix controlling from mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Titan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiman Hendrix dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Titan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendrix swivels and escapes. Hendrix gets the takedown into side control. Titan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendrix on the ground. Hendrix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hendrix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The ground and pound from Hendrix seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Hendrix has knee on belly and moves into mount. Titan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hendrix throwing strikes here but Titan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hendrix wants to control the action but instead Titan gets a body lock and reverses into Hendrix's guard! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendrix punching from the bottom - just letting Titan know he's still in a fight. Titan postures up.
Titan trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom. Titan throws a big right hand that misses. Titan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendrix is keeping the position for now. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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. Hendrix is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Titan rolls with it to try and escape but Hendrix cranks on the arm and Titan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caiman Hendrix!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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