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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cornell Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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172 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornell Gill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Brandon! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Gill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Brandon is trying to stand up here but Gill is controlling him well. Brandon is trying to control but can't.
Brandon works his way to full guard. Good work. Brandon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gill manages to get himself to full guard.
Brandon looking to pass the guard. Brandon preventing the sweep. Gill looking to control.
Gill is pulling down on Brandon's head to control his posture. Gill has a closed guard, preventing Brandon from standing up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brandon stopping the sweep attempt from Gill. Brandon wants to stand but Gill is controlling his posture from full guard. Brandon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brandon keeps trying to improve his position. Gill is trying to keep Brandon in close.
Brandon slips nicely into half guard. Brandon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brandon. Gill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandon is working away from the top position though. Brandon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gill could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brandon has cracked it and Gill is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brandon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brent Brandon!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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