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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Campbell (ranked 23313 p4p, 4208 weight class) and Ji Hwan Bae (ranked 0 p4p, 439 weight class). Ethan Campbell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm 29 178 2 - 9 - 0 |
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200 cm 18 178 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ji Hwan Bae! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campbell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bae tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Campbell is in Bae's guard. Bae is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bae working a defensive guard here.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses. Bae is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up. Bae has his foot on Campbell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campbell works his way back into a safe position though. Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bae is retaining full guard. Bae bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard. Campbell looking to control.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bae on the ground. Bae wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving. Bae stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard. Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bae trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bae got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campbell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bae has managed to get both his arms back between Campbell's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bae drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bae seems to have locked his on tight now - Campbell screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bae, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ji Hwan Bae!
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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
54% |
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