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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bartsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens comes to the cage accompanied by LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Bartsch!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Givens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bartsch's waist but Bartsch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Givens off to one side.
Bartsch with a poor takedown
and Givens counters with a single leg into guard. Bartsch didn't expect that.
Bartsch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Givens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bartsch has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Givens has passed into side control.
Givens staying calm.
Givens throwing strikes but Bartsch manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bartsch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bartsch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Givens is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens manages to get back to half guard.
Givens manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Givens tries to clinch up.
Bartsch tries to clinch but Givens moves away
and Givens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bartsch wants to get back to full guard.
Bartsch is pressing down on Givens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bartsch has a closed guard, preventing Givens from standing up.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Bartsch trying to keep a closed guard but Givens is proving a slippery customer.
Givens won't allow Bartsch to sweep him here.
Givens is stalling in the full guard.
Bartsch wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Givens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Givens tries to stand but Bartsch is controlling from the bottom.
Givens has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bartsch to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Givens is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bartsch pulls down on the head and he's put Givens to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andy Bartsch!
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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
RATING
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