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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Time. Michael Angel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
21
283 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Perry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Angel! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Angel gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Angel keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass. Perry showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Perry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Perry controlling from the top position. Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Angel. Perry showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Perry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Angel for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perry postures up.
Perry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Perry wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving. Perry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Angel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Shawn Perry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Perry drives through with a takedown into guard. Perry postures up.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Angel. Angel controls Perry momentarily but Perry frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Angel tries to land a sweep but no joy. Perry looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Perry passes into half guard. Perry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Perry is trying to control. Angel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Perry is really struggling to control Angel but he's trying to hold on to the position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Perry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Perry wants to take a breather but Angel is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Shawn Perry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Perry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Perry looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Angel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Angel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perry defends well. Angel keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Angel working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Angel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there. Angel being controlled here, momentarily. Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angel is keeping the position for now. Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Angel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perry controls the pace. Perry wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving. Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angel is keeping the position for now. Perry stays in close to Angel's body and controls the position. Angel is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Angel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Angel keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Perry sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Shawn Perry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angel as he jumps to the side. Perry shoots in for a double leg but Angel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him. Angel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perry's waist but Perry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angel off to one side. Angel drives through with a takedown into guard. Perry is breathing heavily. Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Angel being controlled here momentarily. Angel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Perry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Perry controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Perry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Angel wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving. Perry looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Perry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Perry trying to control from half guard but Angel is working away. Angel is trying to control but can't.
Perry trying to control the pace. Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Angel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Perry prevents Angel from improving his position. Perry performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Angel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Angel wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Perry gets a takedown into half guard. Perry is looking to take a break and control but Angel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Angel is trying to maintain the position but Perry is very close to passing his half guard. Angel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Perry is staying active.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Perry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Angel is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Perry controlling the pace. Perry is looking to take a break and control but Angel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Angel fails with a takedown attempt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Angel counters with a single leg into guard. Perry didn't expect that. Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Perry dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angel as he jumps to the side. Excellent takedown into side control there by Angel. You can see the frustration on Perry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Perry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Angel is working for a kimura but Perry is defending it quite comfortably.
Perry tries to get to full guard but Angel has control of the leg. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Perry is working hard here to advance position. Perry is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perry moves into full guard.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Angel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Perry trying to control the position here. Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angel's guard. Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard. Angel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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. Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Angel. Angel trying to control the position.
Perry trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom. Angel is trying to control the position but Perry postures up. Angel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Perry tries to get to full guard but Angel has control of the leg. Perry is refusing to be controlled, as Angel sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Perry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Perry moves into full guard.
Perry tries to land a sweep but no joy. Perry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Angel slips nicely into half guard. Angel trying to mount his opponent but Perry defends it. Shawn Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Perry wants to control but Angel is keeping busy.
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. Angel works his way into side control. Perry can't do much from the bottom here. Perry is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Perry wants to control but Angel postures up. Perry prevents Angel from moving into mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Angel tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Perry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Angel is refusing to be controlled, as Perry sits in half guard. Angel tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control. Perry trying to control the action but Angel is working from the bottom. Perry tries to pass to full mount but Angel defends it. Perry trying to control the action but Angel is working from the bottom.
That's six 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. Angel wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Perry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Horrible takedown by Angel or perhaps it was just good defense by Perry which made him look bad. No luck for Angel with that takedown attempt. Perry fails with the takedown and Angel counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Perry is controlling Angel's position as best he can from this difficult position. Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Perry has his hands clasped together around Angel's back. He's all about the action. Angel not doing much here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Perry trying to control here.
Angel passes the guard and advances to mount! Perry wants to control but Angel is having none of it. Angel looking to isolate an arm here. Perry doesn't see it coming and as Angel extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Angel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Angel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
35% |
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