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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellamy's entrance music is What Mama Said . A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 cm
25
165 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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182 cm
29
165 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, David Bellamy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sanchez! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bellamy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez. Bellamy throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well. Good work by Bellamy as he checks the leg kick. Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Bellamy looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away. Sanchez takes a swing at Bellamy's ribcage but misses. Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Bellamy with a series of wild strikes but Bellamy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Bellamy saw that one coming. Bellamy ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez. Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Bellamy, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellamy. Bellamy shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense. Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellamy at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bellamy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Bellamy uses good head movement to avoid it. Sanchez connects with a right hand. Bellamy shakes it off. Bellamy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellamy. Bellamy fails in his attempt to clinch. Bellamy forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches. Sanchez blocks an elbow strike. Bellamy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bellamy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bellamy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bellamy avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Bellamy lands a nice uppercut. Sanchez blocks a body shot from Bellamy. Bellamy blocking some punches.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bellamy tightens his grip and picks Sanchez up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanchez manages to land in guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Bellamy stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bellamy is defending well. Sanchez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bellamy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sanchez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Sanchez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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