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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior has chosen SOLDIERS HEART as his entrance music. Gab Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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184 cm
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201 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Junior!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulphur forces Junior back against the cage and clinches.
Sulphur tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Sulphur back against the cage.
Junior looking for a takedown.
Sulphur wants to stall.
Junior drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sulphur moves into the clinch.
Sulphur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sulphur throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Sulphur struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Junior tries to circle away but Sulphur has him pinned against the cage.
Junior can't get the takedown.
Lorenzo Sulphur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gab Junior.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Sulphur has double underhooks.
Sulphur trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sulphur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Sulphur has double underhooks.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sulphur rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Sulphur.
Sulphur prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Junior has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Sulphur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sulphur misses with a punch on the inside.
Sulphur tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Sulphur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sulphur prevents the takedown attempt.
Sulphur has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sulphur trying to control the position but instead, Junior has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sulphur into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur is pressed up against the cage. Junior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sulphur down to the mat. Sulphur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Junior tries for a takedown but Sulphur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sulphur tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Sulphur misses the shot to the body.
Sulphur tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior with a poor takedown
and Sulphur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sulphur doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior tests Sulphur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sulphur but Sulphur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sulphur tries to clinch
and Junior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sulphur pushes Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior is trying to push Sulphur away but Sulphur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sulphur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur throws a head punch that misses.
Junior gets control of Sulphur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Junior will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Junior pulls Sulphur in close to prevent any damage.
Sulphur passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sulphur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Sulphur wants to pass the guard but Junior is defending well.
Junior is trying to control but can't.
Junior wants to control but Sulphur passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Junior sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Junior gets full guard.
Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sulphur trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Sulphur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sulphur fails with the takedown.
Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
Sulphur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Junior sprawls well. Junior wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sulphur gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorenzo Sulphur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior looks for a takedown but Sulphur sprawls well.
Sulphur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sulphur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.
Lorenzo Sulphur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gab Junior.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sulphur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sulphur wants to clinch
and Junior counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Sulphur slips the punch.
Good shot there by Junior.
Sulphur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Junior.
Sulphur with a nice cross.
Sulphur shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Sulphur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sulphur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior trying to control the action but Sulphur is working from the bottom.
Sulphur stops Junior from passing to mount.
Sulphur wants to control but Junior postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to score with some ground and pound. Sulphur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Junior wants to control but Sulphur is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Junior's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Junior is trying to get an arm triangle but Sulphur is defending well.
Sulphur is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to control but Sulphur is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Sulphur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulphur keeps working.
Sulphur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Junior seems to be working for a kimura but Sulphur defends the submission attempt.
Sulphur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sulphur sees it coming and defends easily.
Sulphur moves into full guard.
Sulphur striking from his own guard.
Junior is looking to pass into half guard but Sulphur pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sulphur is in guard.
Sulphur thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior controls Sulphur momentarily but Sulphur frees himself.
Junior keeping full guard, as Sulphur tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lorenzo Sulphur will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sulphur's waist but Sulphur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Sulphur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Junior.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Sulphur.
Sulphur tries to clinch up
and Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sulphur's knee momentarily.
Sulphur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
Junior is rocked!
Sulphur moves into range and clinches up with Junior.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Sulphur finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sulphur.
Sulphur lands a body shot.
Junior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sulphur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lorenzo Sulphur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gab Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sulphur pushes Junior against the cage. Sulphur is working some dirty boxing. Sulphur pushes off with a quick right hook! Junior goes down! Junior tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sulphur moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Sulphur!
Our winner, Lorenzo Sulphur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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