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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Stanton (ranked 3323 p4p, 25268 weight class) and Erich Fromm (ranked 352 p4p, 481 weight class). Urijah Stanton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 cm 25 185 3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm 19 194 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter KO power |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erich Fromm! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Excellent takedown into side control there by Fromm. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fromm lands a nice forearm strike. Fromm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Stanton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stanton is breathing heavily. Fromm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Fromm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Stanton stops Fromm from passing to mount. Stanton taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fromm staying calm. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fromm working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Fromm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stanton's legs. Fromm scoring with punches from side control. Stanton is being controlled here.
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. Fromm cracks Stanton with a big elbow. Fromm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stanton to see if he's OK. Stanton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Fromm just content to control the position. Fromm is putting a hurting on Stanton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stanton is rocked! Fromm 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. Fromm wants to control but Stanton is keeping him busy. Fromm lands some shots froms side control. Oh Stanton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fromm scores with a couple of short elbows. Fromm tries to advance to mount but can't. Fromm slows the pace down. Fromm is working Stanton over with some ground and pound from side control. Fromm is putting a hurting on Stanton here, landing some big shots from side control. Fromm lands a big left to the face of Stanton, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Fromm and another - Stanton is out! Fromm stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erich Fromm!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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