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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sandman (ranked 987 p4p, 144 weight class) and Jake Theodorou (ranked 778 p4p, 115 weight class). Jake Theodorou told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
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214 lbs
33 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Theodorou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Theodorou throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandman counters with a shoot takedown. Theodorou fights it but they end up in guard.
Sandman is working Theodorou over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sandman stopping the sweep attempt from Theodorou.
Sandman postures up in Theodorou's guard and throws a big left but Theodorou blocks it.
Theodorou keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
Theodorou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theodorou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Theodorou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodorou is controlling Sandman's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou is trying to keep Sandman in close.
Sandman throws a big elbow that misses.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandman throws an elbow that misses. Theodorou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandman's guard. Nice move by Theodorou!
Sandman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Theodorou is one step ahead there.
My spies in Pride inform me that Theodorou has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Theodorou trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theodorou defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman wants to sweep here but Theodorou controlling him for the moment.
Sandman is looking for a triangle but Theodorou pushes his legs off easily.
Theodorou stands up over Sandman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sandman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theodorou defends it easily.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Theodorou defends well.
Theodorou postures up in Sandman's guard and throws a big left but Sandman blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Theodorou is aware though and is defending well.
Theodorou distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Theodorou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandman's head.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Theodorou defends easily.
Sandman is looking for a triangle but Theodorou pushes his legs off easily.
Theodorou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Theodorou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Theodorou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Theodorou is aware though and is defending well.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Theodorou defends easily.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Theodorou defends easily.
Theodorou throwing strikes from guard but Sandman blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Theodorou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Theodorou defends easily.
Theodorou working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sandman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sandman moves away from the strike by Theodorou.
Sandman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sandman throws a poor cross that misses
and Theodorou counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sandman!
Theodorou wants to control but Sandman is keeping him busy.
Theodorou working the ground and pound.
Sandman is looking for a sweep.
Theodorou working the body and head with strikes.
Sandman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sandman wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodorou is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sandman is pressing down on Theodorou's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Theodorou doesn't defend quickly enough and Sandman has managed to lock this one up! Can Theodorou escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sandman on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). The Sandman!
A victorious The Sandman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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