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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway comes to the cage accompanied by Respect. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 cm
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265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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218 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Iglesias! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Iglesias misses. Hemingway gets the takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hemingway is putting a hurting on Iglesias here, landing some big shots from side control. Hemingway in side control lands a decent elbow. Iglesias takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hemingway lands an elbow. Hemingway scores with punches from side control. Hemingway is working to tighten is grip on Iglesias's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Iglesias has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hemingway is really squeezing tight and eventually Iglesias passes out! Hemingway breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Hemingway! During a confident post fight interview, James Hemingway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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