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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleb Jiglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 cm
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162 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gleb Jiglov! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morrow misses with a body kick. Jiglov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrow as he jumps to the side. Jiglov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morrow's guard. Morrow wants to stand up but Jiglov is controlling him. Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jiglov tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrow is retaining full guard. Morrow wants to stand and escape but Jiglov is having none of it. Morrow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jiglov cracks Morrow with a solid left hand. Morrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Jiglov stops Morrow from standing up. Jiglov stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrow keeping full guard, as Jiglov tries to pass. Jiglov landing some decent shots from guard. Jiglov sitting in guard here, content to control. Jiglov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Jiglov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Jiglov won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Morrow misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jiglov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrow defends it nicely. Morrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiglov is out of range and Morrow settles back down. Morrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiglov. Jiglov shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrow sprawls well. He's pushed Jiglov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jax Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gleb Jiglov. Jiglov dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a hook. Jiglov ducked under it nicely. Jiglov moves away from the strike by Morrow. Jiglov misses with a looping right. Jiglov moves out of range as Morrow strikes. Jiglov defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand. Jax Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jiglov has a takedown stuffed. 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! Morrow clinches up with Jiglov and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jiglov has Morrow pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jiglov breaks the clinch.
Morrow scores with a nice strike. Jiglov misses with a looping left. Jiglov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrow's head backwards. Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Jiglov with that takedown attempt. Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet. Morrow misses with a straight right. Jiglov checks a leg kick. Morrow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Morrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jiglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrow thinking. Jiglov shoots in and gets a takedown into Morrow's guard. Morrow wants to stand but Jiglov is controlling the position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jiglov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiglov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard. Jiglov is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea. Morrow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Morrow won't allow Jiglov to sweep him here. Morrow looking to pass the guard. Jiglov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiglov is on top in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jiglov wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving. Jiglov stops Morrow from standing up. Morrow keeping full guard, as Jiglov tries to pass. Jiglov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Jiglov prevents Morrow from getting back to his feet. Jiglov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Jiglov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morrow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Morrow on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Morrow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jiglov in side control lands a decent elbow. Jiglov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morrow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Morrow is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Morrow stops Jiglov from passing to mount. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. You can see the frustration on Morrow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jiglov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jiglov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Jiglov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrow, who protects the arm well. Morrow is trying to get back to his feet. Jiglov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Jiglov has hold of Morrow's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Morrow tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jiglov cranks the arm and Morrow screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Morrow, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gleb Jiglov!
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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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