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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 1613 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 231 p4p, 220 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
A swing and a miss from East.
Glover tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Glover 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.
East connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East missing with a left hand there. Glover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Glover now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glover.
East misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East lands a jab to the head.
East throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
A jab lands there for East.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover throws out a counter right but East avoids it with no problem.
East lands a left and a right that send Glover crashing to the mat, dazed. East thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Buster Glover has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
Glover moves away from the strike by East.
East throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Glover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from East finds it's target.
East misses with a right hand
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
East connects with a body shot that sends Glover's belly button to the back.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover counters with a nice body shot.
East looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
East misses the shot to the body.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam East dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Glover's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Glover might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, East has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as East lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glover doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Glover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
East throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Glover counters with a crisp right hand that drops East! Glover lets East back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
East is rocked!
It looks like Adam East has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East punishes Glover's body with a nice straight punch.
East misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a left to the body.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover wants to counter the offense by East and move into the clinch position.
Adam East is winning the standup battle so far.
East lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
East misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East fails to land with a series of punches.
East misses with a lunging right hand
and Glover counters with a crisp right hand that drops East! Glover lets East back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East misses with an uppercut
and Glover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
East throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from East. Those never looked like landing.
East ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Glover in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
East rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a double jab
and Glover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
East misses with a double jab
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Glover throws out a counter right but East avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
East with a nice cross.
East shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glover eats them both and turns towards East to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a nice right hand that sends East toppling to the canvas! East scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Glover finish him?!
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a left hand
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glover counters with a nice right hand that sends East toppling to the canvas! East scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Glover finish him?!
East misses the jab.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover moves out of range as East strikes.
Glover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
East misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Glover on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
East scores with a hook.
East misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glover's head.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a hook to the body. Glover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
East moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Glover takes one on the button.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam East.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam East!
Adam East decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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