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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garett Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen shipping of to boston as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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296 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garett Green!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green wants to clinch but Pouncey slips to the side
and Pouncey counters by moving into the clinch.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pouncey clinches with his opponent.
Pouncey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Green is trying to stand back up but Pouncey is controlling him
Pouncey wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pouncey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green won't allow Pouncey to pass to mount.
Pouncey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pouncey is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey working the head and body with strikes.
Pouncey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncey trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
Green won't allow Pouncey to pass to mount.
Pouncey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pouncey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pouncey lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Pouncey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Pouncey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Pouncey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pouncey counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green tries to clinch up
and Pouncey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pouncey drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
We've been informed that Green has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pouncey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green has hold of Pouncey's hands but Pouncey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pouncey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Green has hold of Pouncey's hands but Pouncey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey prevents Green from standing back up.
Pouncey slows the pace down in half guard.
Pouncey winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pouncey trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Pouncey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green wants to clinch
and Pouncey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pouncey.
Pouncey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Pouncey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pouncey passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelvin Pouncey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouncey controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey is working for a kimura but Green is defending it quite comfortably.
Pouncey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant 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.
Pouncey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Green is just riding it out for now. Pouncey eventually gives up the hold.
Pouncey stops Green from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good leg kick by Pouncey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey shoots in and bounces Green off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pouncey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pouncey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pouncey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pouncey.
Pouncey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
Pouncey postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green has momentary wrist control but Pouncey slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouncey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pouncey trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Pouncey connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouncey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pouncey.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Pouncey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Pouncey.
Pouncey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pouncey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pouncey. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pouncey.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pouncey counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pouncey cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelvin Pouncey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pouncey clinches.
Pouncey is struggling to control the position.
Pouncey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green wants to clinch but Pouncey slips to the side
and Pouncey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pouncey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pouncey misses with a series of wild punches.
Pouncey clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Green jumps guard but Pouncey stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pouncey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pouncey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Pouncey getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pouncey is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pouncey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pouncey is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pouncey lands strikes from half guard.
Pouncey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pouncey manages to move to mount!
Pouncey raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Green is out cold! Pouncey jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Pouncey!
Kelvin Pouncey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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