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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Smith looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isiah Washington!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.
Washington controlling from the top position.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Washington wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Washington controls from within his opponent's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Isiah Washington hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Washington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Brandon Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Washington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Washington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Washington breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Washington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Washington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Washington.
Washington looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Washington landing punches.
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith prevents Washington from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Washington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Washington manages to capitalize on a mistake by Smith to take his back!
Washington is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Washington scores with punches to the body.
Washington is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Smith. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Smith to escape the position.
Washington is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Washington is hanging on to Smith's back as he tries to escape.
Smith won't enjoy being in this position. Washington looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Smith is tapping - it's over boys! Washington picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isiah Washington!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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