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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Saunders (ranked 4731 p4p, 5605 weight class) and James Shortman (ranked 84 p4p, 178 weight class). James Shortman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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186 cm 24 230 2 - 3 - 0 |
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220 cm 27 300 4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Saunders! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Shortman! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saunders shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shortman is trying to defend but Saunders finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Shortman actively working from the bottom here. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saunders in particular looking to stall. Shortman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Shortman actively working from the bottom here. Shortman looking for submissions off his back. Saunders is keen to just control but Shortman is a slippery customer. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shortman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Shortman looking for submissions off his back. Shortman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saunders pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shortman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Saunders is tapping! Great win for Shortman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Shortman!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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53% |
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