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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dijkstra's choice of entrance music: Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. Omar Dijkstra has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkstra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dijkstra has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Dijkstra tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dijkstra has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Dijkstra has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Dijkstra pulls guard successfully.
Dijkstra working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris won't allow Dijkstra to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris wants to control from the top but Dijkstra keeps moving.
Dijkstra looking for a sweep. Not yet Dijkstra, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
Dijkstra gets back to full guard.
Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dijkstra is proving hard to escape from.
Dijkstra is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dijkstra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dijkstra is tightening it up a little... Harris has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Harris reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Harris taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dijkstra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Omar Dijkstra!
An out of breath Omar Dijkstra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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