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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Younger Blood (ranked 2535 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Ligongo Teixeira (ranked 261 p4p, 418 weight class). Younger Blood had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Younger Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ligongo Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira takes the fight into the clinch.
Blood lands a right hand.
Teixeira jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teixeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blood duly obliges.
We've been told by Blood's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teixeira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Teixeira is defending well.
Teixeira tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
Teixeira controlling the action here for a moment.
Blood fails to pull guard.
Teixeira successfully pulls guard.
Blood wants to get up but he can't break Teixeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood preventing the sweep.
Blood trying to control but Teixeira is working from the bottom.
Teixeira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blood has passed into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teixeira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Teixeira throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Teixeira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blood tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Blood staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Teixeira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teixeira regains half guard.
Teixeira trying to control here.
Blood is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teixeira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blood duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood blocks a head kick by Teixeira.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Blood.
Blood drives through and clinches with Teixeira against the cage.
Blood avoiding damage as Teixeira throws knees to the body.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teixeira blocking some punches.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blood!
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood dominated that 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.
Teixeira darts in looking for a takedown but Blood gets double underhooks and turns Teixeira into the cage.
Teixeira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blood avoids it really well and circles away.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Blood. No joy for Teixeira on that attempt.
Blood is looking for a counter combo.
Younger Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligongo Teixeira.
Teixeira has Blood up against the cage in a clinch.
Teixeira taking a breather.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teixeira can do to turn this around?
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood gets control of Teixeira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood controls Teixeira momentarily but Teixeira frees himself.
Blood pulls Teixeira in close to his closed guard and prevents Teixeira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Teixeira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira won't allow Blood to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blood holds on and takes a little breather.
Blood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teixeira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood won't allow Teixeira to get back to his feet.
Teixeira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Teixeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira parries the strikes from Blood easily there. Blood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Teixeira to escape.
Teixeira wants to control but Blood postures up.
Teixeira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blood's best efforts.
Teixeira is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blood is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Teixeira moves out of range easily.
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.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Younger Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood is looking to chop away at Teixeira's legs.
Teixeira has closed the distance and engaged Blood in a clinch.
Teixeira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Younger Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Blood blocks the leg kick.
Teixeira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blood is out of range.
Teixeira closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Teixeira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blood on his heels. He'll look to pass Blood's guard now, I'm sure.
Teixeira trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Teixeira is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood has wrist control.
Blood is trying to control the position but Teixeira postures up.
Teixeira postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Teixeira wants to stand and escape but instead Blood has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Teixeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Teixeira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blood controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Teixeira, not yet.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood throws an elbow that misses. Teixeira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blood's guard. Nice move by Teixeira!
Teixeira wanted to stand there but Blood had control of the position.
Teixeira throws an elbow that misses. Blood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teixeira's guard. Nice move by Blood!
Teixeira looking for subs off his back but Blood has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blood postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Teixeira to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Teixeira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Younger Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood tries to keep at a distance but Teixeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood is defending well.
Younger Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blood wants to get back to striking at distance but Teixeira won't allow it.
Blood is pressed up against the cage. Teixeira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blood down to the mat. Blood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Younger Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligongo Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses.
Blood tried to counter with a leg kick but Teixeira avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood shoots in but no luck this time.
Blood throws a series of punches but Teixeira avoids them all with ease.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Teixeira moves into range and clinches up with Blood.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blood looks to land a combination but Teixeira avoids it well.
Blood rushes Teixeira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blood forces Teixeira back against the cage and clinches.
Teixeira pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood wants to stand but Teixeira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Younger Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Younger Blood!
Younger Blood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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