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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Ernie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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179 cm
30
137 lbs
19 - 25 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
150 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Renzo Gracie! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ernie fails to land the takedown. Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Ernie tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ernie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gracie scores with a takedown into Ernie's guard. Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ernie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard. Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ernie is aware though and is defending well. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ernie has managed to free his arm - good work. Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Ernie is holding on for dear life with his legs. Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gracie prevents Ernie from standing back up.
Ernie is breathing heavily. Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ernie sees it coming and defends easily. Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ernie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie has isolated one of Ernie's arms. Ernie looking to fight him off but Gracie twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renzo Gracie! Our winner, Renzo Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
51% |
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