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MFC 2- GRINGO V. SACHEZ PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Aarons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bo Aarons enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Harrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Aarons! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aarons gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Aarons looking to control.
Harrison wants to stand but Aarons is controlling his posture from full guard. Harrison wants to control from the top but Aarons keeps moving. Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aarons swivels though and keeps the full guard. Aarons wants to stand and escape but Harrison is having none of it. Harrison slips nicely into half guard. Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Aarons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Harrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Aarons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harrison's back! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Harrison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aarons tries to get the hooks in deep but Harrison pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aarons is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Aarons let's go of the attempt for now. Aarons tries to keep control of the position but Harrison is staying busy. Aarons is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harrison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Aarons looks gassed! Harrison manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aarons's guard. Nice work there by Harrison.
Aarons working a defensive guard here.
Harrison slips nicely into half guard. Aarons is trying to get back to full guard. Harrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Harrison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aarons! Harrison breaks from Aarons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harrison stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Harrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aarons to the mat! Aarons manages to get full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aarons is on top in guard.
Aarons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harrison, up you get! Aarons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aarons has his takedown stuffed and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aarons won't be happy with that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Harrison wants to control but Aarons is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Aarons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Harrison tries for a kimura but Aarons is defending well. Aarons regains half guard. Harrison is looking to advance position but Aarons won't allow it. Aarons is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harrison decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Aarons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aarons showed some decent athleticism there. Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done. Aarons wants to stand and escape but instead Harrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Aarons has an active guard here but Harrison has managed to pass into half guard.
Harrison works his way into side control. Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aarons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Aarons struggling a bit here. Aarons explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aarons misses with a series of wild punches.
Aarons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harrison! Aarons lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrison tries to reverse the position but Aarons maintains control. Harrison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Aarons has a good base and remains in mount. Harrison wants to hold on but Aarons pushes him away. Aarons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrison is looking to escape. Aarons prevents Harrison from getting the reversal. Harrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Aarons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Aarons scoring with strikes to the body and head. Harrison is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aarons pulls his head out easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Harrison dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harrison fails with the takedown and Aarons counters with a takedown into side control. Aarons has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Aarons tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Aarons looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Jake Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Harrison stops Aarons from getting back to his feet.
Aarons actively working from the bottom here. Aarons tries to kick Harrison off but Harrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Harrison is trying to work for a kimura but Aarons is defending well.
Aarons wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it. Aarons is looking to escape. Aarons trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Aarons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Harrison counters with a two punch combo. Harrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harrison has Aarons pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harrison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aarons tumbling to the mat - Harrison dives into Aarons's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Aarons working a defensive guard here.
Harrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Jake Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Aarons slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard. Aarons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison's guard. Aarons postures up.
Aarons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aarons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Aarons gets to his feet. Harrison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Aarons throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! A low kick from Harrison misses and Aarons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harrison is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aarons in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Harrison tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aarons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Aarons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Stalberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's entrance music is 99 Problems. A fine choice. Cyrus Quinn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Quinn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nik Stalberg! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss. Quinn throws a hook but Stalberg avoids it easily. A head kick misses from Quinn. Quinn scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Quinn. Stalberg dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Stalberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Stalberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Cyrus Quinn has been cut. Stalberg tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Stalberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A punch lands to the side of Quinn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinn is rocked! Quinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Oh Quinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A combination from Stalberg does no damage. Quinn seems to have got his legs back now. Quinn misses with a double jab
and Stalberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Quinn throws a head kick but Stalberg moves out of range.
Stalberg lands with a right that hurts Quinn. Quinn looks to clinch but Stalberg throws a short knee that drops Quinn. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Nik Stalberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enzore Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Sachez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell Sachez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enzore Gringo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Sachez! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sachez has closed the distance and engaged Gringo in a clinch.
Sachez manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Sachez with that takedown attempt. Sachez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Gringo is looking to reverse the position. Sachez tries to score with some ground and pound. Gringo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Sachez trying to control the position but Gringo is working away. Sachez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gringo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sachez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gringo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Gringo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gringo tries to get out of the position. Gringo wants to control but Sachez postures up. Sachez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gringo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gringo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sachez looks gassed! Gringo darts in and clinches Sachez up against the cage. Gringo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sachez tries to pull guard but Gringo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sachez drops back down to his feet.
Sachez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Enzore Gringo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Sachez. Gringo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sachez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gringo avoiding damage.
Gringo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sachez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gringo to the mat. Gringo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Gringo keeping moving, preventing Sachez from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gringo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sachez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gringo 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. Sachez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sachez is in close to Gringo's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sachez cracks Gringo with a solid left hand. Gringo keeping moving, preventing Sachez from controlling successfully. Sachez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gringo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sachez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sachez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Sachez wants to control from the top but Gringo keeps moving. Sachez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sachez feints and as Gringo raises his hands in defense, Sachez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Sachez wants to control from the top but Gringo keeps moving. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Sachez won't allow Gringo to get back to his feet. Sachez lands a couple of digs. Gringo is pulling down on Sachez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sachez, at least for the moment. Sachez stops Gringo from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gringo managing to control the position. Gringo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Gringo keeping full guard, as Sachez tries to pass. Gringo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sachez. Sachez won't allow Gringo to sweep him here. Gringo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gringo looking to control and managing it successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Sachez dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gringo gets caught flat footed, as Sachez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Gringo keeping moving, preventing Sachez from controlling successfully. Sachez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gringo keeping moving, preventing Sachez from controlling successfully. Sachez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sachez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gringo is keeping the position for now. Sachez postures up in Gringo's guard and throws a big left but Gringo blocks it. Sachez trying to control but Gringo is working from the bottom. Gringo 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. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sachez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Sachez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Gringo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gringo stalling the fight.
Gringo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sachez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Enzore Gringo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Sachez. Gringo misses with a wild body shot. Sachez misses with a two punch combination.
Sachez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gringo circles away. Sachez wants to clinch and Gringo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Gringo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sachez.
Gringo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sachez tries for a takedown but Gringo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Enzore Gringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gringo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gringo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gringo showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sachez works his way to full guard. Good work. Gringo lands a couple of digs. Gringo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Sachez keeping moving, preventing Gringo from controlling successfully. Sachez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sachez, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gringo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gringo's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sachez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gringo controls from within his opponent's guard. Sachez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gringo is bucking up trying to escape but Sachez cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Sachez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sachez working away from the top, dropping strikes. Sachez with shots to the head and body - Gringo looks very uncomfortable down there. Sachez lands a big elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sachez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sachez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sachez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sachez working away from the top, dropping strikes. Gringo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sachez on the ground. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sachez landing punches. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sachez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gringo's face.
Sachez lands with some strikes. Sachez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gringo because Sachez loaded up on that one. Gringo is looking to improve his position but Sachez isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Sachez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gringo drives through and clinches with Sachez against the cage.
Sachez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gringo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A punch combination from Gringo misses. Sachez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Gringo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sachez wants a takedown but no success here.
Enzore Gringo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Sachez. Gringo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gringo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sachez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sachez gets the takedown into side control. Sachez working the body and head with strikes. Sachez landing a few strikes. Sachez is looking to take a break and control but Gringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gringo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sachez connects with a decent elbow. Sachez throws a strike aimed at the side of Gringo's head but Gringo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gringo tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gringo is working hard here to advance position. Sachez controls the position. Sachez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Sachez has knee on belly and moves into mount. Gringo tries to hold on but Sachez pushes him away. Maxwell Sachez has got the better of the ground game so far. Gringo tries to reverse the position but Sachez maintains control. Sachez wants to finish this one by submission but Gringo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sachez. Sachez trying to control but Gringo is having none of it.
That's two 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. Sachez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sachez unloads with some shots from mount but Gringo bucks and avoids them well.
Sachez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Gringo tries to hold on but Sachez postures up. Sachez throwing strikes here but Gringo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sachez wants to control the pace but Gringo is squirming around nicely. Sachez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gringo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Sachez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gringo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sachez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gringo hang on? Sachez lands a big elbow. Gringo can't escape the position.
Sachez lands a nice shot to the head. Sachez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gringo is rocked! Gringo wants to hold on but Sachez pushes him away. Sachez with the ground and pound from mount. Oh Gringo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Sachez scoring with strikes but Gringo is staying in there. Sachez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gringo hang on? Sachez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. BOOM! Sachez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Sachez. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. BOOM! Sachez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gringo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Sachez breaks from Gringo's wrist control and lands an elbow. Gringo seems to have got his legs back now. Gringo wants to hold on but Sachez pushes him away. Sachez landing strikes from the mount and Gringo is in trouble! Sachez connects with a bit shot that sees Gringo covering up! More strikes from Gringo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sachez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Sachez! Maxwell Sachez is the new middleweight champion!
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