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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Muri has chosen Survivor - Burning Heart as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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188 cm
35
195 lbs
26 - 8 - 1 |
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188 cm
32
219 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salim Al Muri! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Al Muri tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Muri. That snapped Grey Ii's head back.
Al Muri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grey Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Muri. We've been told by Grey Ii's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Al Muri misses with a hook
and Grey Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Grey Ii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Grey Ii throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Muri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Al Muri. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grey Ii is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Al Muri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey Ii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grey Ii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Grey Ii controls from within his opponent's guard. Grey Ii tries to stand but Al Muri is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Muri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey Ii is aware though and is defending well. Al Muri tries to land a sweep but no joy. Al Muri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey Ii is aware though and is defending well. Grey Ii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Al Muri told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Grey Ii postures up.
Grey Ii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Al Muri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey Ii is one step ahead there.
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. Grey Ii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Muri's guard. Grey Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Grey Ii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grey Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey Ii connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Al Muri darts in looking for a takedown but Grey Ii gets double underhooks and turns Al Muri into the cage. Al Muri throws a sloppy head kick and Grey Ii moves out of range easily. A slow jab from Al Muri misses its intended target. Al Muri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Al Muri works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook. Al Muri connects with a crisp jab. Al Muri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Muri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey Ii moves away. Al Muri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grey Ii's head. Grey Ii throws a leg kick and Al Muri counters with a left to the body. Grey Ii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grey Ii wants it to stay on the feet. Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot. Al Muri with the counter takedown but Grey Ii avoids it easily. Grey Ii misses with a straight left. Grey Ii keeps Al Muri at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! A big right from Grey Ii misses. Al Muri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grey Ii counters with a nice leg kick. Al Muri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey Ii. Grey Ii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Muri. A low kick from Al Muri is predictable there and Grey Ii counters with a stiff right hand. Al Muri works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook. Grey Ii feints and then cracks Al Muri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Muri down. Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Muri moves away. Al Muri tries to clinch but fails miserably and Grey Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Grey Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Grey Ii misses with a looping left. Grey Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Muri is rocked! Grey Ii goes for a small jab and connects. Now Grey Ii goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Al Muri stumbles back but Grey Ii runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Al Muri to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Al Muri will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunmetal Grey Ii! Gunmetal Grey Ii retains his light heavyweight title! Post fight, an emotional Gunmetal Grey Ii said 'Foi um prazer te derrotar SALIM , seu fraco.'.
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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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