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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1906 p4p, 3249 weight class) and Julian Concrete (ranked 217 p4p, 329 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm 25 145 10 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm 20 148 3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Concrete! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sparrow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Concrete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Concrete connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sparrow. Sparrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Concrete has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sparrow is landing a low percentage of strikes. Sparrow fails with a takedown attempt. Sparrow fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sparrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Sparrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Concrete tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sparrow is in Concrete's guard. Sparrow lands a couple of digs. Sparrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sparrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Sparrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Concrete's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sparrow postures up and lands a big shot to Concrete's brow. Sparrow forces his way into half guard. Sparrow lands with a punch from half guard. Sparrow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparrow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Concrete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparrow. Concrete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparrow. Nice strikes from Sparrow there. Sparrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sparrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Concrete is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparrow scores with a couple of nice shots. Sparrow passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Concrete! Sparrow working for a submission but Concrete is keeping him at bay. Sparrow is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sparrow cracks Concrete with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Concrete is bucking up trying to escape but Sparrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Concrete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Sparrow landing punches. Sparrow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sparrow landing strikes from the mount and Concrete is in trouble! Sparrow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Concrete looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Sparrow. Sparrow lands a big shot there that rocks Concrete but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Concrete in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sparrow landing punches. Sparrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Concrete's face.
The referee warns Concrete that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparrow has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Concrete is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Sparrow! Jack Sparrow decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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