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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ammar Hjelm (ranked 6617 p4p, 5861 weight class) and Edgar Rice (ranked 495 p4p, 472 weight class). Hjelm comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of personality. Edgar Rice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ammar Hjelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edgar Rice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice scores with a nice right hand.
Hjelm looks to clinch
and Rice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hjelm looks for a takedown but Rice sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Rice misses.
Ammar Hjelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjelm dives in and grabs Rice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rice pushes down on Hjelm's head and hops out.
Hjelm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rice defends well and Hjelm ends up having to push Rice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ammar Hjelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Rice as he connects with a hook.
Rice throws a nice looking combination but Hjelm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Hjelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Rice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rice is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjelm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hjelm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rice counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice lands with a nice body punch.
Rice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hjelm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rice lands a right hook to the body.
Hjelm could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rice checks a leg kick.
Hjelm rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rice is looking to break free of the clinch but Hjelm has double underhooks.
Rice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hjelm slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rice.
Rice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hjelm fails to pull guard.
Rice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rice is trying to push Hjelm away but Hjelm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hjelm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hjelm tries to pull guard but Rice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hjelm tries to pull guard but Rice won't allow it.
Hjelm is breathing heavily.
Hjelm goes for a takedown attempt but Rice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hjelm.
Rice appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hjelm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hjelm showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rice makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rice lands a really nice looking cross but Hjelm seems unphased.
Hjelm misses with a takedown
and Rice counters with a left to the body.
Rice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hjelm fails with the takedown
and Rice counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelm needs to keep his hands up - Rice had a free shot at his head there.
Rice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hjelm doesn't seem bothered though.
Hjelm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rice to counter with a crisp jab.
Rice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hjelm eats them both and turns towards Rice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rice cracks Hjelm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Rice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rice connects with a looping right hand.
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hjelm shoots in but Rice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice connects with a body shot.
Hjelm gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelm tries to score with some ground and pound. Rice controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hjelm moves into full mount!
Hjelm looking to control but Rice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hjelm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hjelm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hjelm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Hjelm working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rice is breathing heavily.
Hjelm content just to control the position here.
Hjelm moves to the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice covers up after that shot from Hjelm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelm has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Rice is in real trouble here. Hjelm gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Rice is tapping out! Hjelm wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ammar Hjelm!
Our winner, Ammar Hjelm, 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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RATING
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