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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Itay Elgad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itay Elgad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elgad misses with a body kick.
Elgad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elgad catches Cop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elgad lands a jab.
Cop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Elgad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cop's guard now.
Elgad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elgad works over Cop with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elgad cracks Cop with a solid left hand.
Elgad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Elgad 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.
Cop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elgad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elgad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop has momentary wrist control but Elgad slips an elbow through the middle.
Elgad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elgad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elgad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elgad is aware though and is defending well.
Elgad advances position into side control!
Elgad working the ground and pound from side control.
Elgad working the head and body with strikes.
Elgad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elgad in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Elgad lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elgad lands a few punches from side control.
Cop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Elgad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Elgad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cop down.
Cop on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cop struggling a bit here.
Elgad working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Elgad working the body and head with strikes.
Cop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elgad connects with a decent elbow.
Cop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elgad connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cop struggling a bit here.
Elgad working the ground and pound.
Elgad cracks Cop with a big right hand but Cop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cop trying to remain calm as Elgad controls from the top position.
Cop wants to control but Elgad postures up.
Elgad landing strikes.
Elgad scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cop can't do much from the bottom here.
Elgad lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elgad working the ground and pound.
Elgad working the ground and pound from side control.
Cop is rocked!
Elgad lands a nice forearm strike.
Cop is still in real trouble! Can Elgad finish him?
Elgad lands a decent elbow from side control.
Elgad takes a little break here. Cop wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cop taking a bit of punishment here - Elgad scoring with strikes.
Elgad remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cop seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elgad in side control lands a decent elbow.
Elgad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itay Elgad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cop misses with a takedown
and Elgad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cop's knee momentarily.
Cop doesn't manage to clinch there - Elgad circles away.
Elgad cracks the inside of Cop's front leg.
Elgad cracks Cop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Elgad.
Cop avoids a kick to the body.
Elgad wants to land a leg kick but Cop is out of range.
Elgad scores with a takedown into Cop's guard.
Itay Elgad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elgad cracks Cop with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elgad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Elgad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cop is trying to keep Elgad in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elgad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Elgad postures up and lands a big shot to Cop's brow.
Elgad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elgad with a nice head shot there.
Elgad lands a couple of elbows.
Elgad cracks Cop with a solid left hand.
Elgad cracks Cop with a solid left hand.
Elgad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elgad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cop can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elgad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elgad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elgad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elgad working some strikes from top position.
Elgad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Elgad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itay Elgad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cop fails with the takedown
and Elgad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elgad.
Elgad postures up.
Elgad is working Cop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elgad controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elgad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itay Elgad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cop misses with a double jab
and Elgad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cop's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elgad controls the pace.
Elgad passes Cop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Elgad working Cop over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elgad lands a nice short elbow.
Elgad is taking a breather. Cop says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elgad slips a nice elbow through Cop's hands, connecting with Cop's forehead.
Cop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elgad scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itay Elgad 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Cop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elgad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cop sprawls well initially but Elgad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Elgad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elgad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Elgad works his way into full mount!
Elgad lands a big shot there that rocks Cop but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cop in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Elgad raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elgad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cop looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elgad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elgad unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cop wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Elgad celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itay Elgad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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