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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 1389 p4p, 82 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 1681 p4p, 94 weight class). Reed has chosen Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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177 cm
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145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! One scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. One throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. One is thwarting Reed's attempts to control the position. Reed trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but One manages to pass to mount!
One trying to control but Reed is having none of it. Reed tries to lock up and control but One gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. One trying to control but Reed is having none of it. Reed regains half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. One is working away from the top position though. Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed is pressing down on One's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. One with a nice head shot there. Reed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Reed keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully. Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Reed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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. Reed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. One throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. One distracts Reed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Reed working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck. Reed trying to keep a closed guard but One is proving a slippery customer.
One drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now One has Reed in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reed working some strikes from top position. One lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well. Reed is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily.
One trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom. Reed trying to control the position.
Reed pulls One in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. One passes Reed's right leg, so he's now in half guard. One moves nicely into side control. Reed is looking for a sweep. One is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. You can see the frustration on Reed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Reed is working to avoid the ground and pound but One connects with a decent elbow. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. One in side control lands a decent elbow. Reed holding on. One taking a breather here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Breed One dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away. One is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around? A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target. Reed throws a lazy head kick and One counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by One. One trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom. Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Reed trying to keep a closed guard but One is proving a slippery customer.
One looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Reed can't keep his opponent in guard - One advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reed has hold of One's hands but One slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, One escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by One! One working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. One landing a few strikes. Reed wants to control but One postures up. One taking a breather here. Reed is looking to reverse the position. One is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reed's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round. One scores with a couple of short elbows. Reed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Reed struggling a bit here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Reed is not content to let One control the position. Reed is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked One off and has taken his back! Reed has the hooks in. One is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. One is working hard here to advance position. New Breed One overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Reed is punishing One with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reed is working the ground and pound. Can One escape? One wants to escape the position.
One rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
One is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reed's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reed's back! Reed tries to break free.
One lands punches and elbows. Reed tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Reed tries to lock up and control but One gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Reed tries to reverse the position but One maintains control. One sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Reed tries to hold on but One pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. One looking to control but Reed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. One is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Reed is surviving well by controlling One's body position as best he can. One lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! One is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reed shrugs it off. One with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
One content just to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Breed One dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Reed misses with a leg kick so One counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Reed pulls One in close to his closed guard and prevents One from doing any damage or advancing position. One working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. One controls from within his opponent's guard. One postures up.
One is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. One pushes down on Reed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here. One working Reed over with strikes. Reed is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Reed trying to hold on to One's head to control him but One postures up.
One is trying to control. Reed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Reed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. One 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.
One is looking to advance position but Reed won't allow it. Tommy Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Reed is trying to maintain the position but One is very close to passing his half guard. One passes to full mount! Reed tries to hold on but One pushes him away. One tries to control but Reed wriggling away. Reed wants to control but One is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. One putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Reed taking shots to the head. One scoring with strikes but Reed is staying in there. Reed tries to hold on but One pushes him away. Reed is squirming around, avoiding One's attempts to control the action. Reed is bucking up trying to escape but One cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Reed holds of for dear life. Reed tries to hold on but One pushes him away. Reed is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. One unloading with bombs! One avoids the attempt from Reed to control. One punishing his opponent with strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice elbow there by One. Reed is squirming around, avoiding One's attempts to control the action. Reed wants to hold on but One pushes him away. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Reed has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of One's lack of action.
Reed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! New Breed One showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for One, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Breed One! Our winner, New Breed One, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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