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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Blanchard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gold!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blanchard on his heels. He'll look to pass Blanchard's guard now, I'm sure.
Blanchard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blanchard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Blanchard controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanchard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold postures up in Blanchard's guard and throws a big left but Blanchard blocks it.
Blanchard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanchard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold shoots in and drives through. Blanchard sprawls well.
Gold clinches with his opponent.
Blanchard breaks from the clinch.
Blanchard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gold wants to stand but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Blanchard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gold is proving hard to escape from.
Gold wants to stand up but Blanchard is controlling him.
Gold has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blanchard stops Gold from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blanchard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gold swivels and escapes.
Blanchard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gold is looking to escape.
Blanchard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blanchard is breathing heavily.
Gold is pressing down on Blanchard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blanchard is controlling him.
Blanchard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blanchard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gold throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blanchard is pushing Gold's head away, looking to escape. Gold manages to hold on to the position though.
Gold swings around for an armbar but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gold's guard.
Gold is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gold is trying to keep Blanchard in close.
Blanchard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanchard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Blanchard dominated that round.
That's time! Blanchard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blanchard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gold pinned against the cage. Gold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blanchard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gold is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blanchard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gold throwing shots but Blanchard is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard wants to get back to his feet.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanchard's head.
Gold seems to be working for a kimura but Blanchard defends the submission attempt.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Blanchard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Blanchard.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Blanchard blocks nicely.
Blanchard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blanchard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gold holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Blanchard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blanchard works over Gold with some ground and pound from guard.
Gold controlling Blanchard's posture.
Gold wants to stand up but Blanchard is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold controls Blanchard momentarily but Blanchard frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gold stops Blanchard from standing up.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blanchard is on top in guard.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Blanchard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blanchard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold wants to stand and escape but Blanchard is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold has control of Blanchard's left arm, preventing Blanchard from doing any damage.
Gold wants to stand but Blanchard is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gold is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blanchard to the mat! Blanchard manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Blanchard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanchard swivels and escapes.
Blanchard fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blanchard to the ground. Gold is now in Blanchard's guard.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Blanchard has wrist control.
Blanchard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold throws an elbow that misses. Blanchard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Blanchard!
Gold wants to stand but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blanchard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blanchard won't allow Gold to get back to his feet.
Blanchard wants to stand but Gold has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gold trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blanchard.
Blanchard goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blanchard tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gold manages to move to mount!
Gold landing punches.
Gold dominating with strikes here.
Gold raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Blanchard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gold lands a heavy elbow.
Blanchard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gold.
Gold looking to secure an arm triangle but Blanchard defends it well.
Gold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blanchard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blanchard tries to hold on but Gold postures up.
Gold misses with some ground and pound and Blanchard recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Blanchard could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gold has cracked it and Blanchard is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Gold!
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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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