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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Blackwell (ranked 25391 p4p, 3258 weight class) and Samuel Prescott (ranked 250 p4p, 180 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 cm 21 144 0 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm 25 142 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Granite chin |
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Blackwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Prescott! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blackwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Prescott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Prescott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackwell defends well. Blackwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Prescott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prescott tries to land a sweep but no joy. Blackwell trying to control but Prescott is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blackwell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Prescott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Prescott is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Prescott controlling Blackwell's posture. Prescott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blackwell defends it easily. Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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. Prescott controlling the position. Blackwell is posturing up here but Prescott has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Blackwell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Blackwell has to tap! Slick submission there by Prescott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Prescott! Samuel Prescott spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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