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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rosenburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Best will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rosenburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Best!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenburger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Best as he jumps to the side.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosenburger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Best shoots in for a takedown but Rosenburger shows good takedown defense.
Best throws a head kick that Rosenburger semi-blocks.
Best clinches up against the cage.
Rosenburger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Best pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rosenburger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Best pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rosenburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Best stalling in the clinch but Rosenburger improves position.
Best with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Best.
Best gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosenburger.
Rosenburger wants a takedown.
Rosenburger can't get the takedown.
Best turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Best manages to end up in side control.
Rosenburger stops Best from passing to mount.
Rosenburger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rosenburger is looking to control Best's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rosenburger avoid being mounted?
Rosenburger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rosenburger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rosenburger keeping control of the position.
Rosenburger is staying active underneath Best, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Best decides to stand up.
Best pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Best has Rosenburger up against the cage in a clinch.
Best tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Best manages to pull guard.
Best is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Best looking for a sweep. Not yet Best, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenburger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger throws and elbow that misses. Best uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosenburger's guard. Nice move by Best!
Rosenburger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rosenburger is working hard here to advance position.
Rosenburger is striking but Best is not phased and passes to half guard.
Best prevents Rosenburger from improving his position.
Rosenburger trying to hold on to Best's head to control him but Best postures up.
Best thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosenburger tries to roll over but Best keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Best dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenburger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Best's guard.
Rosenburger content to stall in guard here.
Rosenburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Best is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenburger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best wants to stand up but Rosenburger is controlling him.
Best is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenburger throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosenburger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Best looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rosenburger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Best sprawls well initially but Rosenburger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rosenburger controlling the action here.
Rosenburger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenburger passes into side control, despite Best's attempt to control the position.
Best pushes Rosenburger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rosenburger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Best is breathing heavily.
Rosenburger controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rosenburger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Best is looking for a sweep.
Rosenburger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rosenburger just content to control the position.
Best tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenburger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosenburger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Best some visible discomfort.
Rosenburger working the strikes but Best uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rosenburger working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosenburger trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rosenburger dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Best shoots in for a double leg but Rosenburger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Rosenburger with that takedown attempt.
Rosenburger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rosenburger working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Rosenburger.
Best defending against the ground and pound.
Best is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Best is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Best takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Best's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rosenburger is looking to take a break and control but Best is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosenburger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Best prevents Rosenburger from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Best struggling a bit here.
Rosenburger takes a little break here. Best wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Best taking a bit of punishment here - Rosenburger scoring with strikes.
Rosenburger tries to move to mount but Best blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Rosenburger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Best is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rosenburger is controlling him well.
Rosenburger working the head and body with strikes.
Rosenburger lands a few punches from side control.
Rosenburger lands some shots froms side control.
Rosenburger scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rosenburger controlling the position from side mount.
Rosenburger working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosenburger controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosenburger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Rosenburger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rosenburger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Rosenburger!
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hype
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RATING
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