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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 cm
27
201 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Arthur! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Rodgers! The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arthur throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodgers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arthur is in Rodgers's guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Arthur sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodgers's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Arthur prevents Rodgers from improving his position. Arthur works his way into full mount! Arthur with the ground and pound from mount. Arthur forces the positional change into back control. Arthur is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rodgers is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Arthur! James Arthur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
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100% |
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