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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Lexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Lexington looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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192 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Lexington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexington throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lexington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Strong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lexington's guard.
Strong prevents Lexington from getting back to his feet.
Strong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lexington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strong is pressing down on Lexington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Strong is controlling Lexington's posture.
Strong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong keeping full guard, as Lexington tries to pass.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Strong controlling the position.
Lexington preventing the sweep.
Strong pulls Lexington in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.
Strong pulls Lexington in to control the position.
Lexington wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lexington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lexington is stalling in the full guard.
Lexington trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Strong trying to keep a closed guard but Lexington is proving a slippery customer.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lexington is one step ahead there.
Strong looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strong tries to clinch there but Lexington circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Strong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strong is defended easily by Lexington.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lexington but Lexington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lexington misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Lexington pushes him off.
Strong feints and as Lexington raises his hands in defense, Strong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strong content to stall in guard here.
Lexington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lexington keeping moving, preventing Strong from controlling successfully.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Lexington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lexington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong trying to control but Lexington is working from the bottom.
Lexington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lexington's head.
Strong is stalling in the full guard.
Lexington keeping moving, preventing Strong from controlling successfully.
Strong postures up in Lexington's guard and throws a big left but Lexington blocks it.
Lexington working a defensive guard here.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Lexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lexington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strong throwing strikes from guard but Lexington blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Strong is looking to stand up but Lexington won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Lexington does no damage.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lexington did well to prevent Strong getting side control.
Strong is looking to advance position but Lexington won't allow it.
Lexington trying to control but Strong postures up.
Strong postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lexington to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lexington misses with a double jab.
Lexington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington throws a right and a left that Strong avoids nicely.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lexington sprawls well. Lexington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.
Timothy Lexington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Strong.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strong is defended easily by Lexington.
Nice shot by Strong.
Lexington ducks right into an uppercut from Strong.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lexington lands a two punch combo.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lexington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lexington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strong is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lexington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strong.
Lexington wants to stand but Strong is controlling the position.
Lexington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lexington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lexington tries to get out of the position.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Lexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lexington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Strong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Strong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lexington wants to hold on but Strong pushes him away.
Lexington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Strong avoids the attempt from Lexington to control.
BOOM! Strong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strong raining down shots from the mount!
Strong unloading with bombs!
Strong looking to control but Lexington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Strong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lexington hang on?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lexington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Strong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Strong wants to control the pace but Lexington is squirming around nicely.
Strong thowing shots but they're missing.
Strong lands a heavy elbow.
Strong wants to control the pace but Lexington is squirming around nicely.
Strong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Strong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Timothy Lexington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lexington working to try and regain half guard.
Strong lands a big elbow.
Strong throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Strong wants to control the pace but Lexington is squirming around nicely.
Lexington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strong won't let Lexington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Strong trying to control but Lexington is having none of it.
Strong thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a nice shot to the head.
Strong looking to control but Lexington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Strong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Strong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lexington is desperately trying to improve his position but Strong has a good base and remains in mount.
Strong scoring with strikes but Lexington is staying in there.
Strong lands a heavy elbow.
Strong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lexington tries to reverse the position but Strong maintains control.
Strong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Strong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Strong prevents Lexington from getting the reversal.
Strong cracks Lexington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lexington really wants to buck Strong off and get back to his feet.
Lexington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strong looking to finish Lexington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lexington!
Strong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strong with the ground and pound from mount.
Strong throwing strikes here but Lexington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Strong controlling from mount.
Lexington taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Strong!
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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
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