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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 501 p4p, 1064 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 76 p4p, 123 weight class). Eron Saunders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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15 - 10 - 0 |
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10 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saunders.
Saunders connects with a jab.
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Donk. Saunders catches Gustafsson right on the button with a cross.
Saunders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustafsson at a distance.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Saunders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saunders throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
We've been informed that Saunders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Saunders throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Gustafsson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders wants to get back to his feet.
Gustafsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gustafsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Saunders rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gustafsson's guard! Nice work there by Saunders!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gustafsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gustafsson is looking for a triangle but Saunders pushes his legs off easily.
Gustafsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saunders defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saunders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Saunders off him but Saunders keeps the position.
Saunders is looking to take a break and control but Gustafsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustafsson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gustafsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saunders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gustafsson looking for a guillotine here but Saunders defends easily.
Gustafsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Gustafsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustafsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saunders has managed to get both his arms back between Gustafsson's legs - danger averted.
Gustafsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Gustafsson, not yet.
Gustafsson working for a triangle but Saunders defends it easily.
Saunders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Gustafsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Saunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Gustafsson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Saunders is trying to escape and Gustafsson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Saunders is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gustafsson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Gustafsson!
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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
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