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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Strom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claudio Luiz's chin.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luiz has closed the distance and engaged Strom in a clinch.
Luiz has picked Strom up - he's going for a ride! Luiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Strom actively working from the bottom here.
Luiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luiz is keen to just control but Strom is a slippery customer.
Luiz wants to get back to his feet.
Strom has one foot on Luiz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luiz swivels and escapes.
Luiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luiz wants to improve his position but Strom is controlling well.
Well, if Strom is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strom.
Luiz punching from the bottom.
Luiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Strom is working for a kimura but Luiz is defending it quite comfortably.
Strom is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strom tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strom won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Strom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Luiz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Luiz prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom is looking for a sweep.
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.
The ground and pound from Luiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Luiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strom keeps working.
Luiz decides to stand back up. Luiz steps back and let's Strom get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luiz clinches with his opponent.
Strom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Strom is trying to keep an underhook but Luiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Luiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luiz is keen to just control but Strom is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Luiz dominated that round.
That's time! Strom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz has his takedown stuffed
and Strom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strom.
Luiz is working for takedown but Strom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luiz jumps into guard, dragging Strom to the mat.
Luiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Strom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luiz is trying to keep Strom in close.
Strom thows a big elbow that misses.
Strom postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz keeping moving, preventing Strom from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Luiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luiz trying to control the position but Strom is working away.
Strom is trying to buck Luiz off.
The referee asks Luiz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Luiz prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to take a breather but Strom manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Luiz.
Luiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Strom is proving hard to escape from.
Luiz trying to control but Strom is working from the bottom.
Luiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wanted to stand there but Strom had control of the position.
Claudio Luiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luiz misses with a takedown
and Strom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luiz's guard now.
Julius Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Luiz.
Luiz controls Strom momentarily but Strom frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom 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.
Luiz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Strom escapes and throws Luiz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Luiz tries to buck Strom off but Strom is having none of it.
Luiz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strom off and has taken his back!
Luiz missing with punches from the back.
Strom is trying to get back to his feet but Luiz has full control of the position and if anything, Strom has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julius Strom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Strom tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Strom really felt that one!
A left and a right from Luiz both land. Nice combination.
Luiz throws a head kick that Strom semi-blocks.
Luiz is looking to clinch but Strom is avoiding it.
Claudio Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz with a poor takedown
and Strom counters with a single leg into guard. Luiz didn't expect that.
Luiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Luiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Luiz striking off his back but it's not causing Strom any problems.
Luiz trying to control the position.
Strom trying to control the position from guard on top but Luiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strom won't allow Luiz to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Strom is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Luiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Luiz taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom is trying to control Luiz's posture but Luiz avoids it.
Luiz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luiz decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Luiz - just one landing.
Luiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Strom thows a huge punch but Luiz dodges it nicely.
Luiz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luiz is trying to maintain the position but Strom is very close to passing his half guard.
Strom trying to control the action but Luiz is working from the bottom.
Luiz is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strom's calf.
Julius Strom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strom is trying to defend but Luiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Claudio Luiz.
I think Luiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Luiz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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