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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arslan Clegg (ranked 6741 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Em (ranked 5424 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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26
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arslan Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Em!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Em tries to sprawl but Clegg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Em won't allow Clegg to pass to mount.
Em keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Clegg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clegg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Em with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clegg is working for a kimura but Em is defending it quite comfortably.
Em is defending against the submission attempts here by Clegg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em is refusing to be controlled, as Clegg sits in half guard.
Clegg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clegg wants to take a breather but Em is having none of it.
Em makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Em.
Clegg scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Clegg throws a big right hand that misses.
Em preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clegg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clegg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Em works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegg really is a fat lump.
Clegg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clegg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Em is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Em has escaped and now he's on top!
Em postures up.
Clegg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Em escapes and throws Clegg's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Clegg misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Clegg is looking for a sweep.
Clegg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clegg trying to pass the guard but Em defending well.
Em keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Em is defending against the submission attempts here by Clegg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clegg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Em avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clegg.
Em is in trouble now - Clegg has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clegg trying to control but Em is having none of it.
Clegg has control of Em's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Em regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arslan Clegg dominated that round.
That's time! Clegg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clegg throws a sloppy head kick and Em moves out of range easily.
Clegg misses with a body shot
and Em counters with a right hand to the body.
Clegg throws a head kick that misses
and Em counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Em cracks Clegg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Em has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clegg to stand back up!
Clegg is rocked!
It looks like Arslan Clegg has been cut.
Clegg circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Em. Clegg falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Em!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Em!
Bryan Em decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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