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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Leroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Winston Leroux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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187 cm
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winston Leroux! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Green! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leroux swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tom Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leroux swats away the attempt to clinch by Green. The fight stays on the outside here - Leroux looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Leroux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Leroux persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing. Green clinches but Leroux breaks the clinch enabling Leroux to counter with a crisp jab. Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroux. Green misses with a takedown and Leroux counters with a one-two to the body. Leroux moves into range and clinches up with Green. Leroux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leroux jumps into guard, dragging Green to the mat.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leroux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Leroux wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Green wants to control from the top but Leroux keeps moving. Leroux throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy. Green being controlled here momentarily. Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Green being controlled here momentarily. Green content to stall in guard here. Leroux is trying to control the position but Green postures up. Green chips away with some ground and pound. Leroux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leroux is keeping the position for now. Green wants to control from the top but Leroux keeps moving.
That's two 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. Green looks gassed! Green with a nice head shot there. Leroux wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Leroux throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Green stops Leroux from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Green tries to clinch and Leroux counters with a right hand to the body. Green with a poor takedown and Leroux counters with a flying knee. Nice. Leroux is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Leroux circles away from the clinch attempt and Leroux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Leroux controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Leroux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Green can do anything to dispel that myth. Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leroux controls the pace. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leroux is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green keeping moving, preventing Leroux from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet. Leroux gets to his feet - Green follows without any prompting. Green tries for a takedown but Leroux circles away easily and Leroux counters by moving into the clinch. Winston Leroux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Green. Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leroux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Green wants a takedown.
Leroux is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage. Green is working for takedown but Leroux is calmly controlling the position for now. Leroux prevents a body shot from Green. Leroux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Green.
Green looking for a takedown. Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries to work over Leroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nice body punch from Green. Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leroux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leroux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green is working for takedown but Leroux is calmly controlling the position for now. Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leroux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Leroux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Green.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leroux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Leroux manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Leroux has his hands on Green's head, controlling the position. Leroux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Leroux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Leroux has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Leroux dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leroux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Green has his takedown stuffed and Leroux counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Green! Leroux looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green! Green is squirming around, avoiding Leroux's attempts to control the action. Leroux breaks from Green's wrist control and lands an elbow. Leroux postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
Green is trying desperately to improve position. Leroux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Green wants to control but Leroux is having none of it. Green is looking to get to half guard. Leroux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape. Green is looking to improve his position but Leroux isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green tries to hold on but Leroux postures up. Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leroux controlling his opponent. Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green is breathing heavily. Green tries to hold on but Leroux postures up. Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Green regains half guard. Green tries to roll over but Leroux keeps him under control. Leroux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Green controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Green tries to get to full guard but Leroux has control of the leg. Green wants to control but Leroux is keeping busy.
Leroux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Leroux prevents Green from improving his position. Leroux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leroux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Leroux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Leroux forces Green back against the cage and clinches. Leroux breaks the clinch.
Green closes the distance but Leroux moves to the side and Leroux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Leroux prevents Green from improving his position. Green manages to get to full guard.
Leroux stopping the sweep attempt from Green. Green is working an open guard so Leroux takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Leroux counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Winston Leroux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Green. Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Leroux. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leroux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Green working aggressively here.
Leroux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy. Leroux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Leroux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage. Green can't get the takedown.
Leroux has Green pressed against the cage.
Leroux ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leroux no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Leroux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Leroux has a good base and remains in mount. Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Green is trying desperately to improve position. Leroux avoids the attempt from Green to control. Green is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Leroux dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leroux closes the distance and clinches. Green tries to throw a body punch but Leroux avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage. Leroux is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leroux down to the mat. Leroux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Leroux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Green wants to get back to full guard but Leroux has mounted him! Leroux scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leroux looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Green is looking to get to half guard. Green flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green tries to improve his position but Leroux has taken his back! Leroux has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Green tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Leroux pushes Green away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Winston Leroux!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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