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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilya Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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155 cm
18
170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ilya Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Stevens! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens misses the jab. Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection. Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Stevens is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs. Stevens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Gracie is breathing heavily. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Stevens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Stevens lands strikes from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stevens is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buddy Stevens was stalling too much, according to the referee. Stevens drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Stevens turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stevens has eaten all the pies! Stevens slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Stevens is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ilya Gracie!
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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
52% |
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