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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryohei Horie (ranked 3500 p4p, 365 weight class) and Piotr Przepiorka (ranked 3551 p4p, 367 weight class). Przepiorka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kękę - Presja kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
27
159 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryohei Horie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Przepiorka! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horie misses with a combination
and Przepiorka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Przepiorka has hold of one of Horie's legs. Horie is fighting the takedown attempt but Przepiorka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Przepiorka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Przepiorka's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Przepiorka is stalling in the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Przepiorka is pushing down on Horie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Horie is fighting to maintain full guard but Przepiorka has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round. Przepiorka is taking a breather. Horie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Przepiorka drops an elbow to the side of Horie's head. Przepiorka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Horie tries to roll over but Przepiorka keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Przepiorka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Horie is trying to maintain the position but Przepiorka is very close to passing his half guard. Przepiorka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Horie clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Horie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Przepiorka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Horie to the mat. Horie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Przepiorka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Przepiorka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Przepiorka passes easily into side control. Nice work. Przepiorka is staying tight to Horie's torso, preventing him from escaping. We've been informed that Przepiorka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Horie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Przepiorka cracks Horie with a big right hand but Horie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Horie's face as Przepiorka controls the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Przepiorka cracks Horie with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here. Let's hope that Przepiorka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Przepiorka dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horie throws a head kick that misses and Przepiorka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horie's guard. Przepiorka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Przepiorka's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Przepiorka's corner is telling him to maintain position. Przepiorka has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Przepiorka working some strikes from top position. Przepiorka is pushing down on Horie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Horie is fighting to maintain full guard but Przepiorka has managed to sneak the leg through. Przepiorka works his foot free and advances to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Przepiorka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Horie is surviving well by controlling Przepiorka's body position as best he can. Przepiorka controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Przepiorka lands a nice shot to the head. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Przepiorka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Przepiorka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Horie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Przepiorka lands a big shot there that rocks Horie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Horie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Przepiorka controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Przepiorka controlling from mount. Horie is looking to get to half guard. Przepiorka controlling his opponent. Horie tries to lock up and control but Przepiorka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Przepiorka cracks Horie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Przepiorka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Przepiorka.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Horie working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Przepiorka. Horie is looking to improve his position but Przepiorka isn't that keen on the idea. Przepiorka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Przepiorka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Przepiorka working away from the top, dropping strikes. Przepiorka content just to control the position here. Przepiorka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Przepiorka controlling from mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Przepiorka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Horie throws a sloppy head kick and Przepiorka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Przepiorka. Przepiorka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horie's efforts to push away. Przepiorka is trying to trip Horie. He has hold of a leg but Horie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Przepiorka persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Przepiorka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Przepiorka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Horie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Przepiorka is one step ahead there. Przepiorka looking to control the position here, rather than advance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Przepiorka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horie, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round. Przepiorka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Przepiorka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Przepiorka controlling the pace for now. Przepiorka lands a heavy elbow. Przepiorka content just to control the position here. Yet more stalling tactics from Przepiorka.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horie tries to lock up and control but Przepiorka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Przepiorka with good strikes from the mount here! Przepiorka looking to control and managing it successfully. Przepiorka has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Horie is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Przepiorka! During a confident post fight interview, Piotr Przepiorka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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