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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Forsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskar Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho has Forsberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Jericho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jericho lands a knee to the head.
Jericho leaning against his opponent.
Jericho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jericho misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho is leaning against Forsberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Forsberg lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jericho.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Forsberg blocks with his arms.
Jericho prevents Forsberg from breaking the clinch.
Forsberg looks gassed!
Jericho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jericho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jericho has clasped his hands together around Forsberg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho advances nicely into full mount.
Jericho controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jericho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jericho trying to control but Forsberg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Chris Jericho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho is looking to clinch.
Forsberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Forsberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jericho thows a body shot but no joy.
Jericho closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Forsberg avoiding damage as Jericho throws knees to the body.
A short right from Forsberg.
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forsberg is keeping busy.
Forsberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jericho or not.
Forsberg can't break the clinch.
Forsberg has had enough of the clinch but Jericho keeps him there for the moment.
Forsberg letting Jericho take a breather here.
Forsberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Forsberg breaks from the clinch.
Forsberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forsberg closes the distance and clinches.
Forsberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Jericho won't allow it.
Forsberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Jericho gets an underhook and turns Forsberg into the cage.
Forsberg cracks Jericho with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Jericho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Forsberg closes the distance but Jericho moves to the side
and Jericho counters by clinching up.
Forsberg stops a takedown attempt from Jericho.
Jericho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Forsberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Jericho won't allow it.
Forsberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Forsberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forsberg breaks the clinch.
Jericho swats away the attempt to clinch by Forsberg.
Jericho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Forsberg counters with a three punch combo that has Jericho backing up. Jericho nods at Forsberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forsberg tries to clinch
and Jericho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forsberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho keeps control of Forsberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forsberg scores with a hook to the body.
Jericho swings wildly with an uppercut but Forsberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forsberg can't break the clinch.
Forsberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Forsberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Jericho won't allow it.
Forsberg wants to break free but Jericho has control.
Jericho prevents Forsberg from breaking the clinch.
Jericho prevents Forsberg from breaking the clinch.
Forsberg taking a breather.
Jericho taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Forsberg can't break the clinch.
Jericho tries to land knees in the clinch but Forsberg avoids the damage to the body.
Forsberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Forsberg lands an elbow inside that Jericho shrugs off.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Forsberg blocks it.
Jericho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jericho trying to land knees to the body.
Forsberg lands a shoulder strike.
Forsberg throws an elbow that misses.
Jericho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Forsberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forsberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg tries to clinch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho closes the distance but Forsberg moves to the side
and Forsberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forsberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Forsberg looking to stall.
Forsberg can't break the clinch.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Forsberg blocks with his arms.
Forsberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jericho tries to stall but Forsberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jericho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Forsberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Forsberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jericho.
Jericho keeps the fight on the outside.
Forsberg tries to clinch
and Jericho counters with a left and a right that stings Forsberg.
Forsberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forsberg.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forsberg.
Jericho tries to clinch
and Forsberg counters with a left and a right that stings Jericho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Forsberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Forsberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jericho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chris Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forsberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jericho circles away quickly and effectively.
Jericho tries to clinch
and Forsberg counters with a two punch combo.
Forsberg throws a nice looking combination but Jericho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jericho's corner calls for a 1-2. Jericho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forsberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forsberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jericho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jericho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Forsberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Forsberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Forsberg scores with a nice strike.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forsberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jericho tries to clinch there but Forsberg circles away.
Forsberg has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jericho can't get the takedown.
Jericho letting Forsberg take a breather here.
Jericho keeps control of Forsberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forsberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Forsberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Forsberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forsberg.
Forsberg is looking to clinch but Jericho is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jericho circles away quickly and effectively.
Jericho closes the distance and pushes Forsberg back into the cage.
Jericho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Forsberg avoiding damage as Jericho throws knees to the body.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Forsberg blocks it.
Forsberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jericho is looking to clinch but Forsberg is avoiding it.
Forsberg's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Forsberg duly obliges.
Forsberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
Forsberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Forsberg throws a series of punches but Jericho moves out of range.
Forsberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jericho, pushing him back against the cage.
Forsberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Forsberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jericho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jericho misses with an elbow over the top.
Jericho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forsberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jericho with a knee to the head.
Jericho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Forsberg up against the cage.
Forsberg stops a takedown attempt from Jericho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jericho throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Forsberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Forsberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Forsberg!
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energy
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FIGHT
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