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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between eddy vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). eddy vazquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to adam nichols's chin.
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170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
19
139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eddy vazquez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, adam nichols! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body. vazquez throws a quick inside leg kick. nichols closes the distance and pushes vazquez back into the cage. nichols takes an elbow to the forehead. vazquez lands a hook to the side of the head. vazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. vazquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. vazquez throws a solid leg kick but nichols takes the impact on his shin and smiles at vazquez. vazquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of nichols's head. vazquez misses with a series of wild punches.
nichols avoids the head kick by vazquez.
vazquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles and nichols counters with a nice double leg into half guard. vazquez trying to hold on to nichols's head to control him but nichols postures up.
nichols blocks the strikes from vazquez.
nichols tries to stand and escape but vazquez is controlling the position. nichols stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows vazquez to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. nichols takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
vazquez instigates a clinch. vazquez manages to break the clinch.
vazquez misses with a few strikes there.
vazquez tries to clinch but nichols is having none of it. nichols tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but vazquez swivels and escapes. nichols works over vazquez's head and body with a nice combination. vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and nichols counters with a nice double leg into guard. vazquez is breathing heavily. nichols works over vazquez with some ground and pound from guard. nichols trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. nichols stands and steps away. vazquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. vazquez stuffs the takedown. nichols blocks a jab. nichols stuffs the takedown attempt from vazquez. vazquez gets slowly back to his feet. vazquez doesn't succeed with the takedown and nichols holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. vazquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
vazquez lands an uppercut. nichols pulls guard successfully.
nichols has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. vazquez wants to pass the guard but nichols is keeping the position. nichols has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. vazquez doesn't defend quickly enough and nichols has managed to lock this one up! Can vazquez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to nichols on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). adam nichols!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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