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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 9749 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Brekker (ranked 4802 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down BYOB. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
28 - 21 - 0 |
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179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brekker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brekker is looking to clinch but Chomsky is avoiding it.
Chomsky has closed the distance and engaged Brekker in a clinch.
Chomsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chomsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brekker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chomsky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chomsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brekker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chomsky prevents it.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Brekker.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
Brekker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chomsky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chomsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brekker.
Brekker decides to pull guard.
Chomsky controlling from the top position.
Chomsky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky is working Brekker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chomsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chomsky distracts Brekker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chomsky stays in close to Brekker's body and controls the position.
Chomsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chomsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brekker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chomsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brekker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brekker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chomsky defends well.
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.
Chomsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chomsky postures up and lands a big shot to Brekker's brow.
Chomsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brekker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chomsky has passed into half guard!
Brekker has hold of Chomsky's hands but Chomsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chomsky trying to control the pace.
Brekker is trying to get back to full guard.
Brekker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chomsky not doing much here.
Brekker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brekker looks winded!
Chomsky working over Brekker with some ground and pound. Brekker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Chomsky.
Brekker wants to get back to full guard but Chomsky has mounted him!
Chomsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brekker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky raining down shots from the mount!
Chomsky controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brekker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brekker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chomsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Chomsky working the head and body with strikes.
Chomsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chomsky works his way into side control.
Brekker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chomsky is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brekker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chomsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chomsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brekker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrew Brekker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brekker shoots in but Chomsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chomsky tries to counter by clinching up but Brekker breaks away and moves out of range.
Chomsky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brekker has hold of Chomsky's hands but Chomsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky wants to pass to mount but Brekker is defending the position.
Chomsky moves nicely into side control.
Chomsky lands some shots froms side control.
We've been informed that Brekker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker is trying to get back to half guard.
Brekker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brekker is breathing heavily.
Chomsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chomsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brekker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brekker is looking to improve his position.
Chomsky is working for a kimura but Brekker is defending it quite comfortably.
Brekker tries to get to full guard but Chomsky has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brekker is looking to improve his position.
Chomsky passes to side control.
Brekker is looking to reverse the position.
Chomsky staying calm.
Chomsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brekker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Chomsky grinds an elbow into Brekker's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is trying to get back to half guard.
Chomsky is putting a hurting on Brekker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brekker tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.
Chomsky lands a few punches from side control.
Chomsky scoring with punches from side control.
Chomsky is staying tight to Brekker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chomsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brekker is trying to escape the position but Chomsky is controlling the position.
Brekker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chomsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brekker can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brekker trying to remain calm as Chomsky controls from the top position.
Brekker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chomsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brekker is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Brekker's face as Chomsky controls the position.
Chomsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brekker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chomsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Chomsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brekker tries to clinch up.
Chomsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrew Brekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brekker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chomsky seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chomsky drives through with a takedown into Brekker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chomsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Chomsky.
Noam Chomsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomsky landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brekker has his foot on Chomsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chomsky works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky advances to half guard.
Brekker actively working from the bottom here.
Brekker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chomsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chomsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Brekker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chomsky not doing much here.
Chomsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chomsky pulls his head out easily.
Chomsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brekker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chomsky stalling.
Brekker with the active half guard here but Chomsky passes nicely into side control.
Chomsky 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is looking to reverse the position.
Chomsky cracks Brekker with a big right hand but Brekker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chomsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chomsky cracks Brekker with a big elbow.
Chomsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky working the head and body with strikes.
Brekker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chomsky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chomsky working the head and body with strikes.
Brekker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chomsky pulls his head out easily.
Brekker actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chomsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andrew Brekker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brekker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Chomsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chomsky 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Chomsky!
In his post fight interview, Noam Chomsky started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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RATING
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