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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Lennox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mush Mouth's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth stalks Lennox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lennox's face. Lennox staggers backwards, shaken.
Mouth shoots in looking for a takedown. Lennox tries to sprawl out of it but Mouth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lennox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mush Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouth circles away.
Lennox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouth with a hook.
Mouth shoots in but Lennox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lennox closes the distance and pushes Mouth back into the cage.
Lennox wants to get back to striking at distance but Mouth won't allow it.
Lennox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mouth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lennox wants a takedown but no success here.
Lennox gets underhooks to prevent Mouth's takedown attempt.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Lennox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mouth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lennox wants to break free but Mouth has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mouth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lennox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mouth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lennox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lennox misses with an uppercut. Mouth saw that one coming.
Mouth shoots in but no luck this time.
Lennox gets the takedown into side control.
Lennox scoring with punches from side control.
Mouth sneaks back into half guard.
Mouth wants to get back to full guard.
Mouth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox passes to full mount!
Mouth tries to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Mouth is trying to escape the mount.
Lennox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mouth?
Mouth is bucking up trying to escape but Lennox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
Mouth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lennox wants to pass to mount but Mouth is defending the position.
Mouth is looking for a sweep. Lennox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth is not content to let Lennox control the position.
Mouth trying to control here.
Lennox is looking to take a break and control but Mouth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lennox stands up over Mouth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mouth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mouth looks gassed!
Mouth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lennox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lennox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mouth keeping full guard, as Lennox tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lennox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mouth looking for a guillotine here but Lennox defends easily.
Mouth looking for a guillotine here but Lennox defends easily.
Lennox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mouth is looking for a triangle but Lennox pushes his legs off easily.
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 Larry Lennox will probably get the nod.
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.
Lennox clinches.
Lennox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mouth lands a body shot.
Mouth prevents Lennox from breaking the clinch.
Lennox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mouth prevents the takedown attempt.
Mouth prevents Lennox from breaking the clinch.
Mouth tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth is looking to control Lennox's arms but Lennox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mouth has his back to the cage.
Mouth lands a left hand.
Lennox goes for a takedown attempt but Mouth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox wants to clinch up but Mouth keeps it at a distance.
Mouth with a poor takedown
and Lennox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mouth!
Lennox breaks from Mouth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mouth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Lennox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lennox landing punches.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
Mouth is bucking up trying to escape but Lennox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lennox looking to finish Mouth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mouth!
Mouth wants to control but Lennox is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox wants to control but instead Mouth manages to regain half guard.
Lennox wants to control but Mouth is keeping him busy.
Lennox slows the pace down in half guard.
Mouth actively working from the bottom here.
Lennox uses his free foot to push down on Mouth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lennox lands a big shot there that rocks Mouth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mouth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lennox is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mouth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mouth shrugs it off.
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mouth is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouth is desperately trying to improve his position but Lennox has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lennox landing punches.
Mouth is looking to get to half guard.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lennox trying to control but Mouth is having none of it.
Lennox scoring with strikes but Mouth is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lennox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mouth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lennox counters with a nice uppercut.
Mouth with a poor takedown
and Lennox counters with a single leg into guard. Mouth didn't expect that.
Lennox postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lennox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lennox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lennox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lennox trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouth is trying to control the position but Lennox postures up.
Lennox passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lennox is working for a kimura but Mouth is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mouth trying to control from the bottom.
Lennox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mouth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lennox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mouth is just riding it out for now. Lennox eventually gives up the hold.
Mouth trying to hold on to Lennox's head to control him but Lennox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lennox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mouth keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mouth misses with a combination
and Lennox counters with a shoot takedown. Mouth fights it but they end up in guard.
Mouth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lennox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lennox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mouth keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
Lennox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth looking for a guillotine here but Lennox defends easily.
Mouth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larry Lennox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mouth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lennox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lennox preventing the sweep.
Larry Lennox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lennox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mouth keeps control of Lennox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mouth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lennox has picked Mouth up - he's going for a ride! Lennox dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lennox prevents Mouth from improving his position.
Lennox controlling the action here.
Lennox prevents Mouth from improving his position.
Lennox wants to pass the guard but Mouth is defending well.
Lennox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mush Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouth misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Lennox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lennox, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Lennox!
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energy
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