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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Eagle (ranked 24625 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Jack McGregson (ranked 476 p4p, 362 weight class). Jack McGregson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 cm 19 144 3 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm 19 153 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Eagle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McGregson! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eagle shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregson's guard. Eagle lands a couple of elbows. Eagle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Eagle postures up in McGregson's guard and throws a big left but McGregson blocks it. McGregson working a defensive guard here.
Eagle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. McGregson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGregson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Eagle is in close to McGregson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Eagle scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Eagle lands a couple of digs. Eagle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Eagle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGregson's head. McGregson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eagle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. McGregson keeping moving, preventing Eagle from controlling successfully. Eagle landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGregson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Eagle has his hands clasped together but McGregson extends and breaks Eagle's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by McGregson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack McGregson! Jack McGregson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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