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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick's entrance music is Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. A fine choice. Taylor Made acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 cm
21
162 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
169 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Gimmick! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Made moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Gimmick walks into a left hand. Gimmick slips under a jab from Made. Made looks to land a right hand but Gimmick moved out of range. Made throws a lazy right hand but Gimmick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gimmick moves away from the strike by Made. Made tries to clinch there but Gimmick circles away.
Made scores with a nice strike. Made cracks the inside of Gimmick's front leg. Made throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gimmick sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gimmick throws a right and a left that both miss. Made missing with a left hand there. Gimmick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Made throws the left hand but Gimmick avoids the punch easily. Made is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gimmick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Good work by Gimmick as he checks the leg kick. Gimmick misses with a wild combination.
Gimmick avoids the body shot from Made.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gimmick dodges the punch combination from Made.
Gimmick throws out a powerful jab. Made throws a hook but Gimmick blocks it. Gimmick lands a jab-cross combination. Made moves in looking to clinch but Gimmick pushes him off. Made lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gimmick's sensitive parts. Made misses the body punch and Gimmick counters with a lovely shot to the body. Made misses with a combination
and Gimmick counters with an inside leg kick. Gimmick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Made throws out the jab. Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Made.
Made with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gimmick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Made checks it well. Made ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Made misses with a takedown attempt - Gimmick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Made moves into the clinch successfully.
Made tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gimmick's elbow. Gimmick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch but Made keeps him there for the moment. Gimmick blocks a body shot from Made. Gimmick taking a breather. Gimmick blocks a body shot from Made. Gimmick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gimmick is struggling to control the position. A right hand to the body from Made.
Made scores with a nice hook to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Made.
Gimmick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Gimmick lands with a hook. Made tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Made closes the distance looking to clinch and Gimmick counters with a right hand to the body. Gimmick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Made misses with a hook to the body
and Gimmick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Made throws a nice looking combination but Gimmick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A punch combination from Made misses. Made scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Made shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gimmick napping and manages to drive through into side control! Gimmick is looking for a sweep. Made throws an elbow but Gimmick slips to the side and avoids it well. Who's going to make the next move? Made lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick is looking to regain half guard here but Made keeps moving and retains side control. Gimmick is being controlled here. Made wants to control for a moment but Gimmick uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Made throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Made wants to take a breather but Gimmick is having none of it. Gimmick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gimmick. Gimmick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Justin Gimmick will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gimmick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Made uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Gimmick avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Made misses with a low kick.
Made throws a lazy right hand but Gimmick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jab from Made. Gimmick misses with a hook. Made ducked under it nicely. Made is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gimmick. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gimmick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Gimmick misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gimmick darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gimmick walks into a jab. Made tries to close the distance and clinch but Gimmick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A low kick from Gimmick misses and Made counters by moving into the clinch. Made being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Made is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Made lands a body punch in the clinch. Gimmick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gimmick tries to circle away but Made has him pinned against the cage. Made lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Gimmick is trying to break the clinch but Made has him pressed against the cage. Made lands an uppercut. Made pushes Gimmick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gimmick stalling in the clinch but Made improves position. Made prevents Gimmick from breaking the clinch. Made has Gimmick pressed against the cage, preventing Gimmick from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A nice left hand lands by Gimmick.
Made is working for takedown but Gimmick is calmly controlling the position for now. Made stalling.
Gimmick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gimmick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Made has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Made swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gimmick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gimmick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gimmick digs a good hook to Made's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Made connects with the punch. Made lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor Made seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gimmick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Made was well out of range. Poor timing from Gimmick. Gimmick is looking to wear down Made with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gimmick moves out of range as Made strikes. Made on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Danga de danga de dang - Made scores with a four punch combination! Made throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gimmick misses with a hook. Made ducked under it nicely. Made swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Made. Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Made.
Made gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gimmick counters with a leg kick. Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Made. Made is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gimmick cracks Made with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Made moves into the clinch. Gimmick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Made lands with a left to the head. Made's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Made uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gimmick. Gimmick scores with a jab to the body. An inside leg kick lands from Gimmick. Gimmick lands a body shot.
Gimmick works over Made's head and body with a nice combination. Gimmick misses with a double jab
and Made counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gimmick cracks Made with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Made is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Made misses with a looping left. Made is still on wobbly legs! Can Gimmick finish him? Made misses with a body shot.
Made seems to have recovered his senses. Made takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick thows a body shot but no joy. Made has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Made there as he acknowledges the shot. Made throws a looping overhand right but Gimmick ducks down to avoid it. Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Made looks to land a left hand but Gimmick moved out of range nicely. Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gimmick blocks a jab. Justin Gimmick is winning the standup battle so far. Made throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Gimmick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gimmick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A lazy left from Gimmick finds it's target. Gimmick scores with a decent looking hook. Gimmick walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Made drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gimmick swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Made's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gimmick! Justin Gimmick retains his lightweight title!
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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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