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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aryan Mcintyre (ranked 4748 p4p, 4477 weight class) and Urijah Stanton (ranked 487 p4p, 471 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aryan Mcintyre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aryan Mcintyre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aryan Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mcintyre. That snapped Stanton's head back.
Aryan Mcintyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintyre pushes Stanton up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mcintyre prevents it.
Mcintyre missing with knees to the body.
Mcintyre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mcintyre effectively controlling the action here.
Mcintyre breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stanton to the ground. Mcintyre is now in Stanton's guard.
Mcintyre looking to sit in guard and control but Stanton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanton pushing down on Mcintyre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stanton prevents Mcintyre from improving his position.
Stanton stalling.
Let's hope that Stanton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintyre is looking to improve his position.
Stanton is taking a breather. Mcintyre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two 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.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
Stanton not doing much here.
Mcintyre looking for submissions off his back.
Mcintyre is looking for a sweep. Stanton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stanton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stanton moves into full mount! Mcintyre won't be happy about that!
Mcintyre is working to get back to half guard.
Stanton controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mcintyre wants to hold on but Stanton pushes him away.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Stanton wants to control the pace but Mcintyre is squirming around nicely.
Stanton looks winded!
Mcintyre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stanton tries to control but Mcintyre wriggling away.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Stanton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcintyre is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcintyre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mcintyre is desperately trying to improve his position but Stanton has a good base and remains in mount.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Mcintyre is squirming around, avoiding Stanton's attempts to control the action.
Mcintyre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Stanton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Mcintyre trying to hold on to Stanton's head to control him but Stanton postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urijah Stanton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcintyre closes the distance and clinches.
Mcintyre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mcintyre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stanton up against the cage.
Mcintyre gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mcintyre stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre has Stanton pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mcintyre.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aryan Mcintyre.
Mcintyre closes the distance and pushes Stanton back into the cage.
Mcintyre has Stanton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stanton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcintyre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stanton breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stanton enables Mcintyre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stanton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stanton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcintyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcintyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is looking to pass into half guard but Stanton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stanton is in guard.
Mcintyre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been informed that Stanton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mcintyre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanton is aware though and is defending well.
Stanton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stanton wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
Stanton controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
Stanton is continuing to stall.
Stanton is breathing heavily.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Stanton trying to control the position but Mcintyre is working away.
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.
Mcintyre is looking to regain half guard here but Stanton keeps moving and retains side control.
Stanton just content to control the position.
Mcintyre sneaks back into half guard.
Mcintyre trying to control here.
Stanton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre is pressing down on Stanton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aryan Mcintyre dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mcintyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mcintyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcintyre slowing the pace effectively.
Mcintyre leaning against his opponent.
Stanton tightens his grip and picks Mcintyre up, before dumping him to the ground. Mcintyre manages to land in guard.
Stanton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stanton wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre has his foot on Stanton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanton works his way back into a safe position though.
Stanton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcintyre trying to control the position.
Urijah Stanton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Stanton from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stanton postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcintyre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mcintyre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stanton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mcintyre but great work by Stanton.
Stanton is looking to take a break and control but Mcintyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Mcintyre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcintyre is trying to improve his position.
Mcintyre is trying to escape the position but Stanton is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
Stanton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mcintyre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stanton is looking to take a break and control but Mcintyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Stanton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stanton 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Stanton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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