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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yojizo Trismegistus (ranked 3172 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Howard Clay (ranked 346 p4p, 317 weight class). Howard Clay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yojizo Trismegistus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Clay!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clay.
Clay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clay trying to control the position but Trismegistus is working away.
You can see the frustration on Trismegistus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clay tries to move to mount but Trismegistus blocks the move with his legs.
Trismegistus is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trismegistus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clay's best efforts.
Trismegistus wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay trying to pass the guard but Trismegistus defending well.
Trismegistus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clay is working away from the top position though.
Trismegistus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clay is thwarting Trismegistus's attempts to control the position.
Clay is looking to take a break and control but Trismegistus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trismegistus trying to get back to full guard but Clay takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trismegistus is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay trying to control but Trismegistus is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trismegistus tries to hold on but Clay postures up.
Trismegistus is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Trismegistus tries to hold on but Clay pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trismegistus is now in Clay's guard. A big mistake from Clay there, giving up the dominant position!
Trismegistus trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay trying to keep a closed guard but Trismegistus is proving a slippery customer.
Trismegistus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus landing some decent shots from guard.
Trismegistus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trismegistus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clay struggling a bit here.
Clay prevents Trismegistus from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clay tries to buck Trismegistus off but Trismegistus is having none of it.
Trismegistus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Trismegistus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Howard Clay will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clay.
Trismegistus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Trismegistus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clay has gone for a leg lock! Trismegistus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clay's guard.
Trismegistus scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trismegistus chips away with some ground and pound.
Clay trying to control the position.
Clay working for a triangle but Trismegistus defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Trismegistus from controlling successfully.
Trismegistus tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay wants to sweep but no luck.
Clay trying to control the position.
Trismegistus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Trismegistus from controlling successfully.
Trismegistus stands and throws Clay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus advances to mount.
Trismegistus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trismegistus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clay tries to hold on but Trismegistus pushes him away.
Clay 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.
Trismegistus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trismegistus looking to control but Clay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trismegistus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trismegistus fails to move to back control.
Trismegistus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clay is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay working to try and regain half guard.
Yojizo Trismegistus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clay is still trying to improve position.
Trismegistus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clay looks a forlorn figure.
Trismegistus working Clay over with strikes here.
Trismegistus landing punches.
Trismegistus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trismegistus lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clay is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus avoids the attempt from Clay to control.
Trismegistus postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Clay out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Trismegistus goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yojizo Trismegistus!
A very excited looking Yojizo Trismegistus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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