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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Per Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quaker (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Per Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Quaker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund pushes Quaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Eklund has hold of one of Quaker's legs. Quaker is fighting the takedown attempt but Eklund gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eklund postures up.
Eklund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eklund gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eklund stops Quaker from standing up.
Eklund scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund thows a big elbow that misses.
Quaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quaker has Eklund pulled in close to control his posture.
Eklund controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund pushes down on Quaker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Eklund looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eklund lands with a punch from half guard.
Quaker wants to get back to full guard.
Eklund takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quaker trying to control from the bottom.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eklund lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaker is looking to improve his position.
Eklund is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund stops Quaker from getting back to his feet.
Quaker looks gassed!
Eklund is tying to control. Quaker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quaker trying to control but Eklund postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eklund not doing much here.
Quaker trying to hold on to Eklund's head to control him but Eklund postures up.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eklund content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaker is not content to let Eklund control the position.
Eklund working Quaker over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eklund connects with a nice short shot to Quaker's temple.
Eklund content to control rather than advance.
Eklund landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eklund lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eklund is nestled in close to Quaker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Eklund there.
Eklund is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eklund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eklund working Quaker over with strikes.
Quaker is looking for a sweep. Eklund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eklund slips a nice elbow through Quaker's hands, connecting with Quaker's forehead.
Eklund is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quaker sees it coming and defends easily.
Eklund winds up and cracks Quaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Eklund dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quaker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eklund swivels and escapes.
Quaker shoots in and drives through. Eklund sprawls well.
Eklund darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eklund wants to take a breather but Quaker is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Eklund there.
Eklund is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Eklund is nestled in close to Quaker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Eklund seems content to control.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quaker is breathing heavily.
Eklund stalling.
Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eklund looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Quaker is staying active underneath Eklund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eklund's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eklund's back!
Quaker missing with punches from the back.
Eklund is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Quaker gets his way!
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.
Eklund breaks Quaker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Eklund landing some decent shots from guard.
Quaker has momentary wrist control but Eklund slips an elbow through the middle.
Eklund trying to control but Quaker is working from the bottom.
Eklund working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaker's head.
Quaker has momentary wrist control but Eklund slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund postures up.
Eklund looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eklund working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaker's head.
Eklund with a nice head shot there.
Eklund stands and throws Quaker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Eklund is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Quaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quaker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Eklund connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quaker some visible discomfort.
Eklund cracks Quaker with a big right hand but Quaker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eklund working away.
Quaker taking a bit of punishment here - Eklund scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Eklund dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Eklund scores with a takedown into Quaker's guard.
Eklund has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quaker keeping moving, preventing Eklund from controlling successfully.
Eklund distracts Quaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eklund is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eklund.
Quaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eklund cracks Quaker with a solid left hand.
Eklund slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Per Eklund just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Quaker throws a head kick that misses.
Eklund changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quaker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eklund wants to control but Quaker is keeping him busy.
Quaker is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Eklund politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Eklund prefers to stall for the moment though.
Eklund landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Quaker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Eklund scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quaker to see if he's OK.
Eklund lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quaker down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaker is trying to get back to half guard.
Eklund controls the position from side control.
Eklund cracks Quaker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eklund connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quaker some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Eklund stalls from top position.
Quaker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eklund trying to control the action but Quaker is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quaker wants to control but Eklund postures up.
Quaker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quaker struggling a bit here.
Eklund controls the position from side control.
Eklund is working Quaker over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eklund is chipping away with strikes.
Quaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eklund works to advance to full mount. Quaker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Eklund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Eklund.
Quaker is in a horrible position here. Eklund smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quaker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eklund looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sean Quaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Per Eklund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eklund in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Eklund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eklund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Eklund!
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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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