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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alkan Jemil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alkan Jemil! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Patrick! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Jemil tries to sprawl out of it but Patrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jemil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Patrick shoots in for a double leg but Jemil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Jemil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patrick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Patrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jemil tries to avoid it but Patrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jemil to the ground. Jemil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Alkan Jemil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Patrick. A bone on bone clash there as Jemil blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jemil tries to clinch there but Patrick circles away.
Jemil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jemil fails in his attempt to clinch. Patrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jemil fails in his attempt to clinch. Jemil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patrick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Patrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jemil swivels and escapes. Jemil tries to clinch up but Patrick circles away and keeps his distance. Jemil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jemil doesn't manage to clinch there - Patrick circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemil looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Patrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Jemil stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrick. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet. Jemil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jemil fails in his attempt to clinch. Jemil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patrick swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jemil tries to clinch but Patrick moves out of range. Jemil is looking to clinch but Patrick is avoiding it.
Jemil misses with a head kick.
Jemil doesn't manage to clinch there - Patrick circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jemil is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jemil wants to clinch up but Patrick keeps it at a distance. Jemil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Patrick. Jemil is looking to regain half guard here but Patrick keeps moving and retains side control. Patrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jemil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Patrick is working Jemil over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jemil on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Patrick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Patrick looks gassed! Jemil tries to improve position but can't. Patrick tries for a kimura but Jemil is defending well. Jemil tries to buck Patrick off but Patrick is having none of it. Jemil sneaks back into half guard. Jemil could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Patrick is looking to advance position but Jemil won't allow it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patrick prevents Jemil from improving his position. Jemil looking for submissions off his back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Patrick dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jemil rushes Patrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Jemil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jemil lands an elbow inside that Patrick shrugs off.
It looks like Josh Patrick has been cut. Jemil misses with a knee strike.
Jemil landing knees to the head.
Jemil looking to throw knees to the head but Patrick is blocking nicely.
Jemil misses with a knee to the head. Jemil looking to throw knees to the head but Patrick is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patrick takes an elbow to the temple. Jemil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jemil looking to throw knees to the head but Patrick is blocking nicely.
Patrick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jemil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Jemil tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jemil misses with a knee strike.
Jemil scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jemil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patrick has Jemil pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Patrick pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jemil tumbling to the mat - Patrick dives into Jemil's guard. Jemil being controlled here, momentarily. Jemil trying to control the position.
Jemil keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully. Jemil tries to land a sweep but no joy. Patrick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patrick preventing the sweep. Patrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Jemil tries to clinch up. Jemil tries to clinch but Patrick is having none of it. Jemil tries to close the distance and clinch but Patrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Patrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Jemil. Patrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patrick lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jemil has his feet on Patrick's thighs here. He's pushed Patrick off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Patrick screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alkan Jemil!
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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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RATING
26% |
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