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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1341 p4p, 169 weight class) and Horatius McDaniels (ranked 2007 p4p, 230 weight class). McDaniels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jaws Theme Song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Horatius McDaniels enters the cage!
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193 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horatius McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels feints and as Nurmy raises his hands in defense, McDaniels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDaniels has gone for a leg lock! Nurmy slips out almost immediately though and dives into McDaniels's guard.
McDaniels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nurmy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurmy works over McDaniels with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDaniels's head.
Nurmy working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniels wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nurmy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McDaniels's body to avoid the submission. McDaniels has instead reached around Nurmy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McDaniels arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Horatius McDaniels!
Horatius McDaniels was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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