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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mustain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Mustain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Mustain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mustain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mustain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mustain working the ground and pound effectively.
Mustain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morrow is trying to escape the mount.
Morrow wants to hold on but Mustain pushes him away.
Morrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mustain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mustain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustain controlling from mount.
Morrow looks gassed!
Mustain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrow is surviving well by controlling Mustain's body position as best he can.
Morrow tries to hold on but Mustain postures up.
Mustain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morrow is trying to escape the mount.
Mustain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrow working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Mustain working Morrow over with strikes here.
Mustain controlling the position easily from mount.
Mustain landing strikes from the mount.
Morrow taking shots to the head.
Mustain looking to control but Morrow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mustain is really struggling to control Morrow but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustain lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow wants to control but Mustain is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustain working Morrow over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustain content just to control the position here.
Mustain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrow is looking to escape.
Mustain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mustain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mustain 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.
Mustain landing shots from mount.
Mustain avoids the attempt from Morrow to control.
BOOM! Mustain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mustain looking to finish Morrow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morrow!
Mustain controlling from the full mount.
Mustain is working for a guillotine from mount but Morrow frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustain controlling his opponent.
Morrow wants to hold on but Mustain pushes him away.
Mustain controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kyle Mustain just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mustain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustain avoids a kick to the body.
Morrow has Mustain up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Mustain moved away.
Morrow lands with a nice combination. Mustain backs away looking to recover.
Nice sprawl there from Morrow as Mustain shoots in.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Mustain dominated that 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.
Morrow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mustain trying to control the position.
Mustain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Mustain preventing the sweep.
Morrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustain's guard.
Morrow trying to control but Mustain is working from the bottom.
Morrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mustain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrow gets to his feet. Mustain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Mustain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustain tries to clinch but Morrow moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mustain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mustain gets the takedown into side control.
Morrow is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mustain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mustain trying to control the action but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Morrow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mustain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mustain is looking to take a break and control but Morrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustain working the head with strikes.
Morrow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow is not content to let Mustain control the position.
Mustain has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mustain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kyle Mustain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustain tries to control but Morrow wriggling away.
Mustain scoring with strikes but Morrow is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustain controlling from mount.
Mustain lands with some strikes.
Mustain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mustain lands a heavy elbow.
Mustain with a couple of short strikes.
Morrow is in a horrible position here. Mustain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrow is controlling an arm, preventing Mustain from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrow is trying to escape the mount.
Mustain tries to control but Morrow wriggling away.
Mustain scoring with strikes but Morrow is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrow tries to lock up and control but Mustain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mustain with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mustain wants to sweep here but Morrow controlling him for the moment.
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mustain looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustain, not yet.
Mustain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustain is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Mustain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mustain moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.
Morrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morrow just leaning against Mustain, taking a breather.
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustain breaks from the clinch.
Mustain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrow's waist but Mustain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mustain off to one side.
Morrow scores with a takedown into Mustain's guard.
Mustain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Mustain striking off his back but it's not causing Morrow any problems.
Mustain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrow wants to stand but Mustain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mustain has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morrow is looking to defend but Mustain has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morrow! Mustain pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morrow taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyle Mustain!
Kyle Mustain is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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