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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfghanstier Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bass Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 cm
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177 lbs
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188 cm
24
180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfghanstier Nguyen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bass Hartman! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nguyen rushes Hartman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartman's defenses.
It looks like Bass Hartman has been cut. Hartman blocks the elbow strike.
Hartman blocks the elbow strike.
Hartman avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen, against the cage.
Hartman avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen, against the cage.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartman's defenses. Hartman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Hartman connects with a couple of short punches. Hartman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hartman landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like Alfghanstier Nguyen has been cut. Hartman throws a strike but Nguyen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Nguyen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nguyen is looking to stand up but Hartman won't let him. Hartman pushes Nguyen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Hartman shoots in looking for a takedown. Nguyen tries to sprawl out of it but Hartman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nguyen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hartman closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartman avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen, against the cage.
Hartman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nguyen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Nguyen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nguyen throws an elbow but it misses.
Nguyen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hartman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nguyen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hartman's brow. Hartman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alfghanstier Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Hartman. Nguyen is struggling to control the position. Hartman takes an elbow to the forehead. Hartman goes for a takedown attempt but Nguyen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nguyen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hartman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hartman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nguyen tries to avoid it but Hartman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nguyen to the ground. Nguyen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Nguyen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hartman manages to circle out of the way. Nguyen moves into the clinch. Nguyen lands an elbow inside that Hartman shrugs off. Nguyen is pushing Hartman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Hartman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nguyen lands an elbow inside. Hartman has Nguyen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nguyen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Hartman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nguyen lands an elbow that stopped Hartman in his tracks for a moment. Hartman wants to take the fight to the mat but Nguyen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Hartman looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nguyen looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hartman takes an elbow to the temple. Nguyen throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Nguyen. Nguyen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hartman blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen is pressed up against the cage. Hartman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nguyen down to the mat. Nguyen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hartman shoots in and drives through. Nguyen sprawls well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hartman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nice takedown defense from Nguyen. No joy for Hartman on that attempt. Nguyen rushes Hartman and presses him up against the cage. Nguyen lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Bass Hartman's cut even more. Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartman's defenses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfghanstier Nguyen dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen. Hartman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nguyen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hartman somewhat. Hartman fails with the takedown. Nguyen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartman can do to turn this around? Hartman misses with a takedown attempt - Nguyen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Alfghanstier Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Hartman. Hartman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nguyen wants to get back to his feet. Hartman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hartman is breathing heavily. Nguyen is trying to get back to his feet. Hartman misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Nguyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hartman working the strikes but Nguyen uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Hartman working Nguyen over with strikes. Hartman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nguyen's head. Hartman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hartman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nguyen to regain full guard. Hartman is in close to Nguyen's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hartman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nguyen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Hartman throwing strikes but missing. Hartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Hartman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Nguyen trying to keep a closed guard but Hartman is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Bass Hartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hartman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nguyen sprawls well. Nguyen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hartman gets slowly back to his feet. Hartman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Nguyen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Hartman scores with a takedown into Nguyen's guard. Hartman with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hartman throws an elbow that misses. Nguyen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hartman's guard. Nice move by Nguyen! Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nguyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartman is keeping the position for now. Nguyen trying to control but Hartman is working from the bottom. Nguyen is looking to stand up but Hartman won't let him.
That's four 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. Hartman keeping moving, preventing Nguyen from controlling successfully. Hartman wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him. Nguyen wants to stand but Hartman is controlling his posture from full guard. Nguyen wants to stand and escape but instead Hartman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bass Hartman will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hartman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Nguyen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nguyen tries to get out of the position. Hartman scoring with punches to the head and body. Bass Hartman has got the better of the ground game so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hartman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Nguyen is trying to keep Hartman in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hartman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hartman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Hartman throws a big elbow that misses. Hartman scoring with some ground and pound. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hartman stops Nguyen from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hartman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nguyen's head. Hartman won't allow Nguyen to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hartman scoring with some ground and pound. Hartman throwing strikes from guard but Nguyen blocks nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hartman scoring with punches to the head and body. Hartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Hartman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Hartman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Hartman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hartman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Hartman lands strikes from half guard.
Nguyen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Oh Nguyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hartman scores with a big shot! Nguyen's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nguyen! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bass Hartman!
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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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