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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sulek (ranked 3812 p4p, 4558 weight class) and George Huffman (ranked 129 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Sulek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huffman goes for a double leg but Sulek avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sulek continues to drive forward.
Sulek throws a series of punches but Huffman moves out of range.
Huffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sulek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huffman tries to clinch up but Sulek circles away and keeps his distance.
Sulek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like George Huffman has been cut.
Sulek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huffman moves out of range as Sulek throws a body kick.
Sulek has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulek stuffs the takedown attempt from Huffman. Huffman gets slowly back to his feet.
Sulek misses with a takedown
and Huffman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sulek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman gets a clinch.
Huffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sulek stalling against the cage.
Huffman is stalling here.
Huffman controlling the action here for a moment.
Huffman receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sulek breaks from the clinch.
Huffman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sulek defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Sulek.
Sulek throws a lazy head kick
and Huffman counters with a left and a right that stings Sulek.
Huffman misses with a low kick.
Sulek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huffman unleashes a big counter combination but Sulek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Huffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sulek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huffman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Huffman closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huffman tries to work over Sulek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sulek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulek tries to score a body lock takedown but Huffman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huffman drags the fight down to the ground.
Huffman working a defensive guard here.
Sulek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sulek trying to control the position from guard on top but Huffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huffman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huffman is keen to just control but Sulek is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huffman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sulek is looking to improve his position.
Sulek wants to control but Huffman is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Huffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Huffman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huffman throws a sloppy head kick and Sulek moves out of range easily.
Sulek instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sulek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sulek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huffman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sulek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huffman walks away with a smile on his face. Sulek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sulek scores with a leg kick.
Huffman fails with the takedown.
Sulek shoots in but Huffman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulek clinches up against the cage.
Huffman misses with a knee strike.
Sulek wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sulek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sulek jumps guard but Huffman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sulek breaks the clinch.
Sulek shoots in but no luck this time.
Huffman counters with a body kick.
Sulek with a nice calf kick.
Sulek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huffman but Huffman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huffman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sulek.
Sulek has Huffman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huffman.
Huffman drags the fight down to the ground.
Huffman looking for a guillotine here but Sulek defends easily.
Huffman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sulek controls the pace.
Sulek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huffman on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sulek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman seems keen to control Sulek's posture.
Huffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sulek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sulek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sulek looking to pass the guard.
Huffman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sulek trying to stand up but can't free himself from Huffman's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Sulek pushes Huffman up against the cage in a clinch.
Huffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samuel Sulek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sulek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huffman defends it nicely.
Sulek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huffman is fending him off so far but Sulek persists. Nope, Huffman circles away and we're back to standing.
Huffman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sulek closes the distance and clinches.
Sulek works on Huffman's body with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sulek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huffman tries for a takedown but Sulek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sulek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sulek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Huffman's cut.
That's time! Sulek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Huffman has managed to clinch.
Sulek just leaning against Huffman, taking a breather.
Sulek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sulek gets underhooks to prevent Huffman's takedown attempt.
Huffman is struggling to control the position.
Sulek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sulek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sulek prevents Huffman from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sulek misses with a takedown attempt
and Sulek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huffman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huffman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Huffman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sulek defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huffman is defended easily by Sulek.
No luck for Sulek with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sulek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huffman closes the distance and clinches up with Sulek, looking for a takedown. Huffman pushes Sulek against the cage but Sulek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Huffman misses.
Huffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huffman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sulek circles away.
Sulek misses with a takedown attempt - Huffman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huffman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sulek pinned against the cage. Sulek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulek misses with a series of wild punches.
Sulek scores with a hook to the body. Huffman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sulek fails with the takedown.
Sulek misses with a series of wild punches.
Sulek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman tries to clinch up.
George Huffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sulek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sulek duly obliges.
Sulek goes for a double leg but Huffman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Huffman continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Huffman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Samuel Sulek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huffman tries to circle away but Sulek has him pinned against the cage.
Huffman being controlled against the cage.
Huffman missing with knees to the body.
Sulek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sulek just misses with a punch to the body.
Huffman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huffman shoots for a takedown but Sulek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sulek clinches with his opponent.
Sulek has Huffman pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sulek.
Sulek stalls.
Sulek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huffman throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sulek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huffman is fending him off so far but Sulek persists. Nope, Huffman circles away and we're back to standing.
Huffman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sulek is fending him off so far but Huffman persists. Nope, Sulek circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huffman gets tackled into the cage by Sulek. Sulek maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Sulek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sulek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sulek!
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energy
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hype
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