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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Alabaster closes the distance and pushes Rasmussen back into the cage.
Alabaster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rasmussen is defending well.#BC#
Rasmussen manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Alabaster closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rasmussen quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
Rasmussen has one foot on Alabaster's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Alabaster shoots for a double leg takedown but Rasmussen sprawls well. He's pushed Alabaster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alabaster with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Rasmussen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rasmussen.
Joan Rasmussen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezikiel Alabaster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasmussen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Alabaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Alabaster looking to sit in guard and control but Rasmussen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB#
Rasmussen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rasmussen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rasmussen lands a couple of digs.
Rasmussen stopping the sweep attempt from Alabaster.#T1#
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Alabaster is trying to keep Rasmussen in close.
Alabaster throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alabaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alabaster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasmussen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen postures up and lands a big shot to Alabaster's brow.
Alabaster wants to stand up but Rasmussen is controlling him.
Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rasmussen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alabaster's head.
Rasmussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rasmussen stopping the sweep attempt from Alabaster.
Rasmussen distracts Alabaster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alabaster looks winded!
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alabaster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasmussen cracks Alabaster with a solid left hand.#SU#
Rasmussen stands and steps away. Alabaster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rasmussen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alabaster defends it nicely.#TD#
Alabaster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Rasmussen stands up over Alabaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasmussen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alabaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasmussen really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands a couple of elbows.
Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rasmussen is working Alabaster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Rasmussen is working Alabaster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Alabaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasmussen is in close to Alabaster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasmussen 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alabaster has momentary wrist control but Rasmussen slips an elbow through the middle.
Alabaster looking to control.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Rasmussen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Alabaster. No joy for Rasmussen on that attempt.
Alabaster looks for a takedown but Rasmussen sprawls well.
Rasmussen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alabaster manages to circle out of the way.
Rasmussen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alabaster can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Alabaster or perhaps it was just good defense by Rasmussen, which made it look bad.
It looked like Rasmussen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Alabaster closes the distance and pushes Rasmussen back into the cage.
Alabaster wants a takedown but no success here.
Joan Rasmussen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezikiel Alabaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Rasmussen breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alabaster.
#TD#
Rasmussen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alabaster tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rasmussen is in Alabaster's guard.
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Alabaster controls Rasmussen momentarily but Rasmussen frees himself.
Alabaster is breathing heavily.
Rasmussen is working Alabaster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alabaster wants to sweep here but Rasmussen controlling him for the moment.
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rasmussen preventing the sweep.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joan Rasmussen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.#T2##SUB2#
Alabaster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rasmussen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rasmussen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alabaster has momentary wrist control but Rasmussen slips an elbow through the middle.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alabaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Alabaster, not yet.
Rasmussen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alabaster's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rasmussen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen is in close to Alabaster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen stands up over Alabaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rasmussen is in close to Alabaster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen works over Alabaster with some ground and pound from guard.
Rasmussen cracks Alabaster with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alabaster trying to keep a closed guard but Rasmussen is proving a slippery customer.
Rasmussen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alabaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasmussen distracts Alabaster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rasmussen stands up over Alabaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Rasmussen dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
Rasmussen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alabaster is not content to let Rasmussen control the position.
Rasmussen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alabaster is looking to improve his position.
Rasmussen winds up and cracks Alabaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Alabaster actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alabaster has hold of Rasmussen's hands but Rasmussen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alabaster taking some punishment here, with Rasmussen in his half guard.
Rasmussen working Alabaster over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rasmussen connects with a nice short shot to Alabaster's temple. #ROC#
Alabaster is rocked!
Alabaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alabaster taking some punishment here, with Rasmussen in his half guard.
Alabaster is still in real trouble! Can Rasmussen finish him?#T1#
Rasmussen drops an elbow to the side of Alabaster's head.
Rasmussen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rasmussen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alabaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Rasmussen there.
Alabaster is looking to improve his position.
Rasmussen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rasmussen lands strikes from half guard.
Rasmussen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands with a punch from half guard.
Rasmussen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rasmussen lands with a punch from half guard.
Rasmussen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rasmussen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rasmussen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen is thwarting Alabaster's attempts to control the position.
Rasmussen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alabaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rasmussen lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Rasmussen working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen drops an elbow to the side of Alabaster's head.
Rasmussen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Alabaster is defending against the submission attempts here by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rasmussen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Rasmussen is trying to work for a kimura but Alabaster is defending well.
Alabaster is positioning himself well to prevent Rasmussen advancing to mount. #SUB2#
Alabaster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alabaster seems to have recovered his senses.
Alabaster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rasmussen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Alabaster is looking for a sweep. Rasmussen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rasmussen is nestled in close to Alabaster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rasmussen lands strikes from half guard.
Rasmussen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rasmussen connects with a nice short shot to Alabaster's temple.
Alabaster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rasmussen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Rasmussen. #SUB2#
Alabaster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Rasmussen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alabaster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rasmussen winds up and cracks Alabaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rasmussen slips a nice elbow through Alabaster's hands, connecting with Alabaster's forehead.
Rasmussen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alabaster taking some punishment here, with Rasmussen in his half guard.
Rasmussen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alabaster taking some punishment here, with Rasmussen in his half guard.
Alabaster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rasmussen is working away from the top position though.
Rasmussen prevents Alabaster from standing back up.
Rasmussen winds up and cracks Alabaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ezikiel Alabaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joan Rasmussen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rasmussen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joan Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rasmussen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Rasmussen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Balboa darts in and clinches Rasmussen up against the cage.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasmussen is defending well for now.
Balboa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rasmussen's face.
#CUT2#
It looks like Joan Rasmussen has been cut.
Rasmussen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Balboa breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Rasmussen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rasmussen really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasmussen is one step ahead there.
Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasmussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Balboa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Rasmussen is fighting to break Balboa's control of his arms but Balboa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Balboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Rasmussen wants to get back to his feet but Balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Rasmussen keeps moving.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Rasmussen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rasmussen wants to get back to his feet but Balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balboa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasmussen has wrist control.
Balboa sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rasmussen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balboa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasmussen has wrist control.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasmussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasmussen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES#
Rasmussen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Balboa presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Rasmussen as Balboa shoots in.
Rasmussen is looking to counter the offense by Balboa and move into the clinch.#TD#
Rasmussen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balboa was covering up waiting for the punch and Rasmussen finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rasmussen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasmussen.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses. Balboa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasmussen's guard. Nice move by Balboa!#REVB#
Balboa stopping the sweep attempt from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen pulls Balboa in close to prevent any damage.
Rasmussen wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Rasmussen keeps moving. #T4#
Balboa postures up.
Balboa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rasmussen's guard.
Rasmussen is pulling down on Balboa's head to control his posture.
Rasmussen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasmussen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Balboa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joan Rasmussen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joan Rasmussen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rasmussen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Balboa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasmussen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Balboa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rasmussen is trying to maintain the position but Balboa is very close to passing his half guard.
Rasmussen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balboa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balboa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rasmussen controls his leg.
Balboa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Rasmussen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joan Rasmussen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rasmussen trying to control from the bottom.
Balboa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Still in half guard, Balboa seems content to control.
Rasmussen trying to hold on to Balboa's head to control him but Balboa postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Balboa.
Balboa effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#BC#
Rasmussen manages to break the clinch.
Rasmussen shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Rasmussen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rasmussen lands a couple of elbows.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balboa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Balboa working for a triangle but Rasmussen defends it easily.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Rasmussen connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Balboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Rasmussen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balboa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasmussen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Balboa is standing up over Rasmussen. Rasmussen looks to escape but Balboa dives into side control.
Rasmussen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Balboa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Balboa controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Balboa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rasmussen is bucking up trying to escape but Balboa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rasmussen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Balboa not allowing Rasmussen to control his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2#
Balboa is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Rasmussen taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Balboa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Socky Balboa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Boraros misses with a low kick as Rasmussen jumps back.#TD#
Boraros gets caught flat footed, as Rasmussen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boraros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rasmussen lands a couple of digs.
Boraros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boraros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasmussen really is a fat lump.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boraros holds on and takes a little breather. #T1##SUB2#
Boraros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Rasmussen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Boraros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound.
Boraros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasmussen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boraros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen lands a couple of digs.
Rasmussen throws a big elbow that misses.
Rasmussen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasmussen won't allow Boraros to get back to his feet. #T2#
Boraros pulls Rasmussen in to control the position.
Boraros is looking to stand up but Rasmussen isn't so interested in that idea.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasmussen really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rasmussen is working Boraros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boraros trying to keep a closed guard but Rasmussen is proving a slippery customer.
Rasmussen won't allow Boraros to get back to his feet.
Rasmussen works over Boraros with some ground and pound from guard.
Rasmussen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rasmussen 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.#T3#
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boraros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boraros looks winded!
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boraros looking to control.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boraros wants to stand up but Rasmussen is controlling him.
Rasmussen lands a couple of elbows.
Rasmussen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rasmussen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boraros's head.
Rasmussen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Rasmussen is in close to Boraros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasmussen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rasmussen stopping the sweep attempt from Boraros.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands a couple of digs.
Rasmussen is working Boraros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasmussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Boraros is looking for a triangle but Rasmussen pushes his legs off easily.
Rasmussen is working Boraros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasmussen connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Rasmussen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Rasmussen or perhaps it was just good defense by Boraros, which made it look bad. #TD2#
Boraros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rasmussen was covering up waiting for the punch and Boraros finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
Rasmussen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boraros defends well.#SUB#
Rasmussen pushes a forearm under Boraros's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Boraros is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joan Rasmussen!
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