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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Morril (ranked 3171 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 388 p4p, 281 weight class). Sam Morril could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Adams 's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morril scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morril swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morril throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adams ! But no joy.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morril.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morril.
Morril throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams .
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Morril tries to tie him up.
Morril throws a head punch that misses.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morril backwards.
Adams pulls guard.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Morril from controlling successfully.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morril showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morril knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Morril from controlling successfully.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morril doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morril manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morril stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morril 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.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams 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.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams has his foot on Morril's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morril works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morril trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morril pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morril is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morril got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morril has managed to get both his arms back between Adams 's legs - danger averted.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morril doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morril manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morril defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams keeping full guard, as Morril tries to pass.
Adams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morril stacks Adams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Morril!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Morril wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morril wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams is still trying to improve position.
Adams sneaks back into half guard.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.
Morril not doing much here.
Morril is pressing down on Adams 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Morril sits in half guard.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams actively working from the bottom here.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morril pulls his head out easily.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morril looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morril continues to stall.
Morril is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morril moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morril swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Morril lands a jab-cross combination.
Morril takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morril wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bruno Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Adams 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.
Morril has his hands on Adams 's head, controlling the position.
Adams stops Morril from standing up.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morril looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morril looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morril!
Morril tries to move into full mount but can't pass Adams 's legs.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Morril tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Morril wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morril's best efforts.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morril works his way into full mount!
Morril can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Morril maintains control.
Adams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Morril has control of the leg.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morril pulls his head out easily.
Adams tries to roll over but Morril keeps him under control.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morril moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
Morril trying to control the position but Adams is working away.
Adams manages to get back to half guard.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morril has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams has his foot on Morril's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morril works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morril defends it easily.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morril defends well.
Morril looking to pass the guard.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morril defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morril wants to get up but he can't break Adams 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morril seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morril trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morril gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Morril defends easily.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Morril from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Adams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morril swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Adams .
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morril tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Morril trying to hold on to Adams 's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Morril on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morril tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morril tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morril wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adams is continuing to stall.
Morril is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams .
Adams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Adams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Adams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morril has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morril is looking to control Adams 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morril avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morril is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adams controlling the action here.
Adams has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Morril defend it? Adams steps over the head and cranks it - Morril is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Adams !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Adams !
Bruno Adams very nearly forgot to thank Fantasy Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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