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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hrosef Hralin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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150 lbs
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190 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hrosef Hralin! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hralin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Powers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Hralin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Powers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hralin stopping the sweep attempt from Powers. Powers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Powers is figuring out what he wants to do next. Powers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Powers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hralin for as long as he can get away with. Hralin wants to control but Powers passes into side.
Powers trying to control the position but Hralin is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Powers advances nicely into full mount. Powers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Powers looking to control and managing it successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hralin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two 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. Hralin is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hralin can do anything to dispel that myth. Powers controlling from the full mount. Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hralin is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Austin Powers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Hralin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers shoots and misses and Hralin counters with a shoot takedown. Powers fights it but they end up in guard. Powers trying to keep a closed guard but Hralin is proving a slippery customer.
Hralin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hralin wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving. Hralin sitting in guard here, content to control. Powers is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hralin has his hands clasped together but Powers extends an breaks Hralin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Powers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Powers!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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