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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 4618 p4p, 25586 weight class) and Jorah Mormont (ranked 411 p4p, 488 weight class). Khamzat Chimaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorah Mormont!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mormont pushes Chimaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Mormont manages to break the clinch.
Mormont instigates a clinch.
Mormont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimaev dives in and grabs Mormont's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mormont pushes down on Chimaev's head and hops out.
Chimaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mormont as he jumps to the side.
Chimaev is breathing heavily.
Mormont closes the distance and pushes Chimaev back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormont is pressed up against the cage. Chimaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mormont down to the mat. Mormont avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chimaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mormont is fending him off so far but Chimaev persists. Nope, Mormont circles away and we're back to standing.
Mormont clinches with his opponent.
Mormont lands an elbow just above Chimaev 's eye.
A short right from Mormont.
Mormont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormont pushes Chimaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Chimaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mormont lands an elbow just above Chimaev 's eye.
Mormont is working Chimaev over against the cage.
Mormont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mormont forces Chimaev back against the cage and clinches.
Chimaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Mormont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chimaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chimaev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mormont rushes Chimaev and presses him up against the cage.
Mormont lands an elbow inside.
Mormont lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Mormont.
Mormont unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chimaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mormont breaks from the clinch.
Mormont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mormont clinches up with Chimaev and pushes him back against the cage.
Mormont lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chimaev backwards.
Mormont scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormont lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chimaev or not.
Mormont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mormont closes the distance and clinches.
Mormont breaks from the clinch.
Mormont closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mormont.
Mormont lands a hook that snaps the head of Chimaev backwards.
Mormont presses Chimaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mormont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mormont gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mormont lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mormont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mormont has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mormont.
Mormont lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mormont.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormont creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chimaev's defenses.
Mormont breaks from the clinch.
Mormont forces Chimaev back against the cage and clinches.
Mormont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mormont looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mormont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mormont forces Chimaev back against the cage and clinches.
Mormont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chimaev backwards.
Mormont lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mormont lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mormont utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mormont breaks the clinch.
Mormont digs a good hook to Chimaev's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mormont cracks Chimaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mormont closes the distance and pushes Chimaev back into the cage.
Good body shot from Mormont.
Mormont using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mormont breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mormont closes the distance and pushes Chimaev back into the cage.
Mormont lands a nice elbow.
Chimaev takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Mormont on the inside.
Chimaev is rocked!
A short right from Mormont.
Oh Chimaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mormont lands a vicious elbow to the side of Chimaev's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Mormont tries to finish him with strikes but Chimaev still seems able to defend himself so Mormont steps back and lets Chimaev get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Mormont rushes Chimaev with punches - Chimaev moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Chimaev goes down! Mormont follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorah Mormont!
The defeated Khamzat Chimaev had this to say: 'Alhamdulillah for everything'.
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hype
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FIGHT
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