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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mufasa Reeves (ranked 8302 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Hermansen (ranked 4293 p4p, 488 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mufasa Reeves! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olav Hermansen! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hermansen digs a good body shot into Reeves's ribs. Hermansen instigates a clinch. Hermansen has Reeves pressed against the cage, preventing Reeves from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hermansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermansen prevents a body shot from Reeves. Hermansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeves misses with a combination
and Hermansen counters by moving into the clinch. Hermansen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reeves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hermansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermansen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reeves uses from the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hermansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hermansen wants to sweep here but Reeves controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hermansen throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hermansen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hermansen. Hermansen stalling against the cage.
Hermansen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reeves backwards. Hermansen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reeves regains guard.
Reeves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reeves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hermansen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Reeves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermansen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hermansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Hermansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hermansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reeves's head. Hermansen has gone for a leg lock! Reeves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hermansen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hermansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hermansen, not yet. Hermansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hermansen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hermansen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Hermansen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Reeves defend it? Hermansen steps over the head and cranks it - Reeves is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hermansen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olav Hermansen! In defeat, Mufasa Reeves stepped up to the mic, saying 'I may have come up short this time, but ill be back and better than ever'.
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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
42% |
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