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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bison Guinzoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Guruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guinzoo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Limp Bizkit - Faith. Guruma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Tear In The Open kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bison Guinzoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Guinzoo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Te Guruma! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guruma drives through and clinches with Guinzoo against the cage.
Guinzoo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Guruma turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Guruma goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Guinzoo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Guruma but great work by Guinzoo. Guinzoo wants to control but Guruma is keeping him busy. Guinzoo stands up. Guruma looks to land a combination. Guinzoo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A nice combination there by Guruma.
Guruma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guinzoo's guard. Guruma controls the pace of the fight for a moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Guruma wants to control from the top but Guinzoo keeps moving. Guinzoo working for a triangle but Guruma defends it easily.
Guruma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guruma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Guruma passes Guinzoo's left leg - he's now in half guard. Guruma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Guruma wants to take a breather but Guinzoo is having none of it. Guruma stands up and beckons Guinzoo to join him on the feet. Guinzoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guruma.
Guruma tries to clinch but Guinzoo moves out of range. Guinzoo tries to clinch there but Guruma circles away.
Guinzoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guruma but Guruma pushes him off and we're back to square one. Guruma closes the distance and clinches. Guruma manages to break the clinch.
Guinzoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guinzoo misses with a takedown and Guruma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guruma. Guruma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Guruma cracks Guinzoo with a solid left hand. Guruma passes easily into side control. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Guruma has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Guinzoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guruma's waist but Guruma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guinzoo off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bison Guinzoo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guruma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guinzoo takes a step back to recover. Guruma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Guruma showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Guruma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guruma throws a head kick but Guinzoo moves out of range.
Guruma tries to clinch up. Guruma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Guruma has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Guruma controlling from the full mount. Guruma wants to finish this one by submission but Guinzoo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guruma. Guinzoo is desperately trying to improve his position but Guruma has a good base and remains in mount. Guruma scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guruma is working for a guillotine from mount but Guinzoo frees his head quite easily.
Guruma working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Guinzoo taking shots to the head. Guruma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Guruma looking to control but Guinzoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Guruma lands a big shot there that rocks Guinzoo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Guruma tries to control but Guinzoo wriggling away. Guinzoo regains half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Guruma dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Guruma. A lull in the action here as Guruma stalls from top position. Guruma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guinzoo keeps working. Guruma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Guruma controls the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Guruma lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Guinzoo down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guruma working the body and head with strikes. Guinzoo trying to remain calm as Guruma controls from the top position. Guruma cracks Guinzoo with an elbow. That is naaassty. Guinzoo is being controlled here. Guruma decides to take the fight back to the feet. Guruma throws a nice outside leg kick. Guruma moves out of range of the body kick. Guinzoo fails with the takedown. Guruma feints and as Guinzoo raises his hands in defense, Guruma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Guruma looking to sit in guard and control but Guinzoo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Guinzoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Guruma is retaining full guard. Guinzoo won't allow Guruma to sweep him here. Guinzoo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guruma looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guinzoo passes into half guard.
Guruma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Guruma is trying to control but can't.
Despite being in the dominant position, Te Guruma just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Guruma clinches with his opponent.
Guruma breaks from the clinch.
Guruma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nice strikes from Guruma there. Guruma is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Guinzoo wants to get back to full guard. Guruma stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guinzoo to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guruma clinches up against the cage. Guruma has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Guinzoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guruma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guinzoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guinzoo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guruma has picked Guinzoo up - he's going for a ride! Guruma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Guruma stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guinzoo to get to his feet. Guinzoo tries to keep at a distance but Guruma has taken the fight into the clinch. Guruma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guinzoo misses with a takedown and Guruma counters with a body kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bison Guinzoo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guruma moves into range and clinches up with Guinzoo. Guruma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guruma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Guruma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Guruma. Guruma passes to side control. Guruma throws a strike aimed at the side of Guinzoo's head but Guinzoo avoids it well. Guinzoo is not content to let Guruma control the position. Guinzoo trying to remain calm as Guruma controls from the top position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Guinzoo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Guinzoo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Guruma working Guinzoo over with strikes here. Guruma wants to control the pace but Guinzoo is squirming around nicely. Guruma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guinzoo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Te Guruma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Guinzoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guruma gets in close and instigates a clinch. Guruma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Guruma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Guinzoo counters by clinching up. Guinzoo trying to stall but Guruma improves his position.
Guinzoo tries to pull guard but Guruma holds him up against the cage and eventually Guinzoo drops back down to his feet.
Guruma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Guinzoo tries to clinch but Guruma moves out of range. Guruma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Guruma is trying to control the action in half guard but Guinzoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Guinzoo controlling the position for now. Guruma slips a nice elbow through Guinzoo's hands, connecting with Guinzoo's forehead. Guruma controlling the pace. Te Guruma has got the better of the ground game so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guruma gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Guruma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Guinzoo tries for a takedown but Guruma manages to get underhooks.
Guruma breaks from the clinch.
Guinzoo throws a combination that misses and Guruma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Guruma rushes Guinzoo and presses him up against the cage. Guruma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guinzoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Still in the clinch, Guruma scores with a nice short uppercut. Guruma is trying to break the clinch but Guinzoo has him pressed against the cage. Guruma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guruma has Guinzoo pushed against the cage. Guruma can't break the clinch.
Guinzoo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Guinzoo being controlled here momentarily. Guruma uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guinzoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Guruma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Guinzoo has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bison Guinzoo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guruma clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Guruma.
Guinzoo can't get the takedown.
Guruma breaks from the clinch.
Guruma lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Guruma misses with a combination
and Guinzoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Guinzoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Guruma trying to strike off his back.
Guruma has his foot on Guinzoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guinzoo works his way back into a safe position though. Guinzoo trying to control but Guruma is working from the bottom. Guruma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guruma wants to control but Guinzoo passes easily into half guard.
Guruma is trying to get back to full guard. Guruma is trying is best to control the position here. Guruma is trying to maintain the position but Guinzoo is very close to passing his half guard. Guruma keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Guinzoo is keen to just control but Guruma is a slippery customer. Guinzoo prevents Guruma from improving his position. Guruma kicks Guinzoo off and gets back to his feet.
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. Guruma rushes Guinzoo and presses him up against the cage. Guinzoo jumps into guard, dragging Guruma to the mat.
Guruma trying to control but Guinzoo is working from the bottom. Guinzoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guruma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guruma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Guruma has gone for a leg lock! Guinzoo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Guruma's guard. Guruma trying to keep a closed guard but Guinzoo is proving a slippery customer.
Guruma trying to control the position here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guinzoo stops Guruma from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight! Te Guruma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Guruma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Te Guruma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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