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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Gambit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambit comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
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220 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Gambit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes van Bruggen! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! van Bruggen lands a body shot.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Gambit being controlled here, momentarily. van Bruggen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. van Bruggen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. van Bruggen pushing down on Gambit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. van Bruggen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gambit's head. van Bruggen prevents Gambit from improving his position. Gambit looking for submissions from an awkward position here. van Bruggen is pressing down on Gambit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gambit is holding on for now. Gambit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. van Bruggen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. van Bruggen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gambit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. van Bruggen trying to control from half guard but Gambit is working away. Gambit wants to control but van Bruggen is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. van Bruggen is looking to take a break and control but Gambit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. van Bruggen not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johannes van Bruggen. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van Bruggen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
van Bruggen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. van Bruggen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. van Bruggen is looking to stall here but Gambit recovers full guard. Gambit wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and van Bruggen is now in half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gambit tries to get to full guard but van Bruggen has control of the leg. Gambit trying to control from the bottom.
Gambit is holding on to half guard well. Gambit is pressing down on van Bruggen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Gambit throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! van Bruggen escapes and throws Gambit's legs to the side, diving into side control! van Bruggen wants to control but Gambit is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen is working Gambit over with some ground and pound from side control. Gambit being controlled for a moment. van Bruggen trying to control the action but Gambit is working from the bottom. Gambit is trying to improve his position. van Bruggen working away. Gambit manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gambit regains full guard. Nicely done. Gambit keeping full guard, as van Bruggen tries to pass. van Bruggen stopping the sweep attempt from Gambit. van Bruggen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. van Bruggen is working Gambit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gambit is trying to keep van Bruggen in close.
van Bruggen looking to sit in guard and control but Gambit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! van Bruggen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gambit postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! van Bruggen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gambit, into his guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes van Bruggen dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
van Bruggen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. van Bruggen misses with a looping right. van Bruggen on the wrong end of a nice jab. van Bruggen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and van Bruggen wants it to stay on the feet. van Bruggen jabs Gambit to the body, keeping him at a distance. van Bruggen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gambit gets caught napping as van Bruggen dives in and scores a takedown. Gambit manages to retain guard. Gambit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. van Bruggen wants to pass the guard but Gambit is keeping the position. van Bruggen pushes down on Gambit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. van Bruggen throwing shots but Gambit is blocking nicely. Gambit is looking to improve his position.
Gambit is working hard here to advance position. van Bruggen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. van Bruggen looking to control but Gambit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. van Bruggen avoids the attempt from Gambit to control. Gambit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gambit is looking to escape. Gambit tries to get back to half guard but can't. van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount. van Bruggen looking to finish Gambit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gambit! van Bruggen unloading with bombs! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gambit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Gambit tries to reverse the position but van Bruggen maintains control. Gambit tries to lock up and control but van Bruggen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. van Bruggen trying to control but Gambit is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gambit has managed to escape the submission attempt.
van Bruggen prevents Gambit from getting the reversal. van Bruggen controlling from the full mount. Gambit is in all sorts of trouble here.
van Bruggen landing punches. Gambit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gambit wants to hold on but van Bruggen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen trying to control but Gambit is having none of it. BOOM! van Bruggen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gambit manages to regain half guard. Good work. This has been an exciting period of action! van Bruggen working over Gambit with some ground and pound. Gambit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. van Bruggen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. van Bruggen wants to free his trapped foot but Gambit is holding on for dear life with his legs. van Bruggen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gambit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gambit. Gambit keeping moving, preventing van Bruggen from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes van Bruggen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gambit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with van Bruggen but van Bruggen pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gambit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in van Bruggen's guard. van Bruggen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gambit throws a big right hand that misses. Gambit throwing strikes from guard but van Bruggen blocks nicely. Gambit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. van Bruggen is trying to control the position but Gambit postures up. Gambit tries to free his leg and advance position but van Bruggen is retaining full guard. van Bruggen keeping moving, preventing Gambit from controlling successfully. Gambit won't allow van Bruggen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gambit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. van Bruggen swivels though and keeps the full guard. van Bruggen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gambit's guard. van Bruggen postures up in Gambit's guard and throws a big left but Gambit blocks it. van Bruggen looking to sit in guard and control but Gambit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. van Bruggen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Gambit actively working from the bottom here. van Bruggen slips a nice elbow through Gambit's hands, connecting with Gambit's forehead. Gambit is trying to get back to full guard. Nice strikes from van Bruggen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen is keen to just control but Gambit is a slippery customer. van Bruggen throwing shots but Gambit is blocking nicely. Gambit looking for submissions from an awkward position here. van Bruggen is trying to control the action in half guard but Gambit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gambit is trying to get back to full guard. Gambit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. van Bruggen is working away from the top position though. van Bruggen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. van Bruggen is keen to just control but Gambit is a slippery customer. van Bruggen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gambit reverses the position - he's now on top in van Bruggen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gambit manages to get himself to full guard.
van Bruggen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambit is retaining full guard. van Bruggen passes into half guard. Jason Gambit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! van Bruggen wants to work for an arm triangle but Gambit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gambit is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! van Bruggen is tapping! Great win for Gambit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Gambit! Jason Gambit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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