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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Jones (ranked 2104 p4p, 5677 weight class) and Jace Michaels (ranked 132 p4p, 274 weight class). Jace Michaels has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 cm 25 140 7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 19 135 5 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling Brawler Granite chin |
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Good takedowns Basic striking Knockout power |
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waylon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jace Michaels! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch. Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard. Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Michaels wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jones slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead. Jones prevents Michaels from improving his position. Michaels wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it. Michaels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michaels defending well though. Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Michaels wants to get back to full guard. Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Michaels 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. Michaels trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Michaels taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard. Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Michaels is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted? Jones working Michaels over with strikes. The fighters are battling for position here. Michaels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Michaels's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Waylon Jones! Our winner, Waylon Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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77% |
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