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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 1984 p4p, 3979 weight class) and Ryan Texas (ranked 233 p4p, 449 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 cm 28 162 8 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm 28 167 8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Great elbows Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Zwirn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Texas! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Texas has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zwirn as the two fighters clinch.
Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Texas shoots for a double leg takedown but Zwirn sprawls well. He's pushed Texas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Texas misses with a few strikes there.
Zwirn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Texas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zwirn circles away. Zwirn takes the fight into the clinch. Texas jumps guard but Zwirn stands there with Texas around his waist. Texas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Zwirn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Frederick Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Texas. Zwirn lands with a short shot to the head. Texas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zwirn walks away with a smile on his face. Texas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Texas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zwirn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Zwirn pushes Texas up against the cage in a clinch. Come on Zwirn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zwirn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zwirn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Texas throws out the jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Texas throws a nice looking combination but Zwirn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zwirn shoots in and gets a takedown into Texas's guard. Zwirn controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Texas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zwirn defends well. Texas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Zwirn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Texas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Texas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Zwirn is defending well. Texas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Zwirn has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Texas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Texas! During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Texas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
64% |
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