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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 1077 p4p, 140 weight class) and Elton Korth (ranked 7073 p4p, 563 weight class). Korth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game Feat. Lil Wayne - Red Nation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elton Korth!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Chandler shoots in and bounces Korth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Chandler wants to control from the top but Korth keeps moving.
Korth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Chandler is controlling him.
De Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korth is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korth keeping moving, preventing De Chandler from controlling successfully.
De Chandler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Chandler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korth trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Chandler tries to free his leg and advance position but Korth is retaining full guard.
De Chandler 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.
De Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korth trying to strike off his back.
De Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Chandler stops Korth from standing up.
De Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Korth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Korth working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Chandler dives in and grabs Korth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korth pushes down on De Chandler's head and hops out.
De Chandler shoots for a takedown but Korth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Korth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korth throws an overhand right that lands on De Chandler's shoulder, as De Chandler tries to avoid the shot.
De Chandler thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Chandler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Chandler lands in his opponent's guard.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Chandler is stalling in the full guard.
De Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Korth trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from De Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Korth striking off his back but it's not causing De Chandler any problems.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler passes Korth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Korth looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Korth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Korth is trying to stand back up but De Chandler is controlling him
De Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Korth is defending against the submission attempts here by De Chandler.
Korth is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Chandler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korth sees it coming and defends easily.
Korth is trying to stand up here but De Chandler is controlling him well.
De Chandler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Korth wants to improve his position but De Chandler is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Chandler is looking for a kimura but Korth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Chandler to get the leverage.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chadwin De Chandler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Chandler closes the distance and clinches up with Korth, looking for a takedown. De Chandler pushes Korth against the cage but Korth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Korth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Chandler closes the distance and clinches up with Korth, looking for a takedown. De Chandler pushes Korth against the cage but Korth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Korth stalks De Chandler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Chandler's face. De Chandler staggers backwards, shaken.
De Chandler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chadwin De Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korth throws a big shot that misses.
Korth throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korth throws the left hand but De Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Korth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Chandler.
De Chandler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korth throws a jab when De Chandler was well out of range.
De Chandler blocks a head kick by Korth.
De Chandler tries to counter with a takedown but Korth is quick to defend against it.
Korth misses with a lunging right hand
and De Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Korth didn't expect that.
Korth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Chandler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler looking to pass the guard.
De Chandler trying to control but Korth is working from the bottom.
Chadwin De Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler prevents Korth from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Korth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Korth manages to kick De Chandler off! De Chandler jumps back into Korth's guard.
De Chandler passes Korth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Korth missing with punches from the bottom.
De Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Chandler is looking for a kimura here.
De Chandler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Chandler.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler wants to work for an arm triangle but Korth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Chandler is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Korth reverses the position - he's now on top in De Chandler's guard.
De Chandler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Korth defends well.
De Chandler pushes a forearm under Korth's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Korth is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chadwin De Chandler!
Our winner, Chadwin De Chandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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