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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Furry (ranked 2296 p4p, 22742 weight class) and Walker Smith (ranked 246 p4p, 498 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furry.
Furry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Furry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Furry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Furry pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Furry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Furry 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furry wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Furry working some strikes from top position.
Furry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Furry scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furry landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Furry from controlling successfully.
Furry tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furry cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Furry connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith looking to control.
Furry working some strikes from top position.
Furry is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Furry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furry chips away with some ground and pound.
Furry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Furry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Furry scoring with some ground and pound.
Furry throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith has Furry pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Furry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Furry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Furry throws a big elbow that misses.
Furry connects with a couple of short punches.
Furry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Furry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Furry manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Furry keeps moving.
Furry wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Furry is keeping the position.
Furry is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Furry wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Furry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Furry is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
Furry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Furry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Furry sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith trying to control the action but Furry is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Furry dominated that 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.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furry checks a leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Furry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Furry postures up.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Furry manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Furry keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry looking for a sweep. Not yet Furry, not yet.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Furry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bryan Furry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Furry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Furry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Furry.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Furry has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smith is looking to defend but Furry has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smith! Furry pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smith taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryan Furry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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