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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 866 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 115 p4p, 182 weight class). Marc Read had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole misses with a head kick.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole connects with a nice looking jab.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Read throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Read misses its intended target.
Sole tries to clinch but Read moves out of range.
Read was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sole misses with a hook
enabling Read to counter with a crisp jab.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Read is looking to counter punch.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Read moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Read was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Read bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Read walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sole.
Sole scores with a nice right hand.
Sole drives through with a takedown into Read's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Read controlling Sole's posture.
Sole told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read is controlling Sole's posture.
Sole postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
Sole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Read steps away.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Read sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read scores with a spinning back kick!
Read fails with the takedown.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Sole plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Read avoids the head kick by Sole.
Read thinks about countering with a body kick.
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole connects with a leg kick.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Read manages to avoid it.
Sole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Read moved out of range nicely.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Read.
Sole steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Read.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Read blocks the low kick.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Read checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
Read with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sole to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Read went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Read takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Read slips under a jab from Sole.
Read throws a series of punches but Sole moves out of range.
Read defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sole misses with a series of wild punches.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole gets a double leg takedown into Read's guard.
Sole is fighting to break Read's control of his arms but Read is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Read working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole looking to sit in guard and control but Read gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Read is pushing down on Sole's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sole is fighting to maintain full guard but Read has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sole wants to get back to full guard.
Sole is pressing down on Read's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Read might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Read doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Read manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sole wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Read has passed into half guard!
Read trying to mount his opponent but Sole defends it.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sole wants to improve his position but Read is controlling well.
Sole tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Read has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Read content to control rather than advance.
Sole is looking to control Read's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sole avoid being mounted?
Jacks Sole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Read is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sole defends it well.
Sole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sole actively working from the bottom here.
Sole is staying active underneath Read, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read trying to control the pace.
Sole is staying active underneath Read, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacks Sole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Read on the side of the head.
Sole drives through with a takedown into Read's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Read has his hands on Sole's head, controlling the position.
Sole throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sole is one step ahead there.
Read wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sole tries to free his leg and advance position but Read is retaining full guard.
Read looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Read keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Read is looking to sweep but instead, Sole has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sole is stalling here. Read is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sole seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Read has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Sole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Read moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Marc Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sole tries to bench press Read off him but Read keeps the position.
Read in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sole is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Read's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Read! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Sole has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marc Read!
A very excited looking Marc Read made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Jacks Sole stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happens, I'll learn from this.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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