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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Sorenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Chen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorenson scores with a punch to the head.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Sorenson.
Sorenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorenson.
Sorenson wants to slow Chen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sorenson misses with a straight right.
Sorenson lands a jab to the head.
Sorenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen on the side of the head.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Sorenson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sorenson showed some decent athleticism there.
Sorenson working Chen over with strikes.
Sorenson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chen.
Sorenson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is defending against the submission attempts here by Sorenson.
Chen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sorenson is trying to work for a kimura but Chen is defending well.
Sorenson looks to land a strike but Chen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sorenson is breathing heavily.
Sorenson is working Chen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorenson is one step ahead there.
Sorenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sorenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sorenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Chen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Sorenson misses.
Sorenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Sorenson. No joy for Chen on that attempt.
Sorenson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sorenson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chen is one step ahead there.
Chen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sorenson.
Chen is keen to just control but Sorenson is a slippery customer.
Sorenson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sorenson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a one-two to the body.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorenson.
Chen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson wants to get back to full guard.
Sorenson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sorenson as he avoids it easily.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Chen.
Sorenson misses with a wild combination.
Sorenson misses with a double jab.
Chen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sorenson is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Chen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sorenson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Chen off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd cheers as Sorenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen doesn't seem phased though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sorenson.
Sorenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sorenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sorenson looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Sorenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nate Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorenson lands a jab.
Chen needs to keep his hands up - Sorenson had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen slips a jab and a cross from Sorenson.
Chen with a poor takedown
enabling Sorenson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sorenson misses.
Chen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorenson but Sorenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Chen.
Chen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sorenson as he avoids it easily.
Sorenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chen.
Sorenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sorenson swinging wilding here.
Chen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a takedown into side control.
Sorenson is putting a hurting on Chen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sorenson tries for a kimura but Chen is defending well.
Chen is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chen struggling a bit here.
Chen is looking to regain half guard here but Sorenson keeps moving and retains side control.
Chen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sorenson cracks Chen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sorenson looking to finish Chen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chen!
Nate Sorenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sorenson landing strikes from the mount and Chen is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen has left one of his arms exposed and Sorenson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Sorenson!
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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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