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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Kensmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Louis Georgelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kensmith comes to the cage accompanied by ATB - Justify (Club Mix). Georgelin has chosen Estiva - Strawberry fields (Original mix) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 cm
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179 lbs
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187 cm
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172 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Kensmith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Louis Georgelin! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kensmith lands a head kick. Georgelin smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Kensmith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kensmith throws a sloppy head kick and Georgelin moves out of range easily. Kensmith shoots in for a takedown but Georgelin shows good takedown defense. Georgelin avoids the head kick by Kensmith.
Georgelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kensmith paws at him with a jab and circles away. Georgelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kensmith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Georgelin avoids the head kick by Kensmith.
Georgelin fails in his attempt to clinch. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Georgelin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kensmith - the referee stops the clock and Georgelin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kensmith. Georgelin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Georgelin moves in looking to clinch but Kensmith pushes him off. Kensmith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Georgelin tries to clinch but Kensmith is having none of it. Georgelin gets the takedown into side control. Kensmith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Georgelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kensmith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Georgelin tries to roll over but Kensmith keeps him under control. Georgelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Kensmith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Georgelin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The fighters are battling for position here. Georgelin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kensmith passes easily into side control. Nice work. Kensmith advances to mount. Kensmith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Georgelin is surviving well by controlling Kensmith's body position as best he can. Georgelin is working to get back to half guard.
Kensmith has control of Georgelin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Georgelin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kensmith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Georgelin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kensmith. Kensmith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Georgelin is surviving well by controlling Kensmith's body position as best he can. Kensmith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kensmith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Georgelin is trying to escape the mount.
Georgelin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Kensmith with shots to the head and body - Georgelin looks very uncomfortable down there. Georgelin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kensmith misses with a head shot. Georgelin is working to get back to half guard.
Georgelin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Georgelin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Georgelin looking for a guillotine here but Kensmith defends easily.
Kensmith passes into half guard. Kensmith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Georgelin is looking for a sweep. Kensmith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kensmith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Georgelin has managed to free his arm - good work. Kensmith prevents Georgelin from improving his position. Georgelin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Georgelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Georgelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Georgelin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kensmith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Georgelin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kensmith's back instead. Georgelin is trying to stick to Kensmith's back but Kensmith is turning into Georgelin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Georgelin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kensmith. Kensmith stands and throws Georgelin's legs to the side, diving into side control. Kensmith tries for a kimura but Georgelin is defending well. Kensmith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Georgelin's legs. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Kensmith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kensmith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Georgelin tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Kensmith dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kensmith swats away the attempt to clinch by Georgelin. Georgelin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Georgelin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Georgelin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kensmith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kensmith is working hard here to advance position. Georgelin working for a guillotine from mount but Kensmith is in no mood to give up. Kensmith is looking to improve his position but Georgelin isn't that keen on the idea. Georgelin is breathing heavily. Georgelin has hold of Kensmith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kensmith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kensmith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kensmith manages to regain half guard. Good work. Georgelin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Georgelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kensmith defends it well. Kensmith regains full guard. Nicely done. Kensmith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Georgelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Georgelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Kensmith keeping full guard, as Georgelin tries to pass. Kensmith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Georgelin has his hands clasped together but Kensmith extends an breaks Georgelin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kensmith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Kensmith!
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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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