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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDaniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 cm
35
144 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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170 cm
34
145 lbs
22 - 14 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shazaam McDaniels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McDaniels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Njewel's head backwards. McDaniels misses with a lunging right hand
and Njewel counters with a nice body kick. McDaniels throws the left hand but Njewel avoids the punch easily. Njewel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Njewel gets a clinch. Njewel keeps control of McDaniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Njewel breaks the clinch.
Njewel clinches. McDaniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDaniels breaks from the clinch.
Njewel moves into the clinch. Njewel manages to break the clinch.
McDaniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njewel.
Njewel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action! McDaniels misses with a right hand and Njewel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Shazaam McDaniels has been cut. Njewel drives through and clinches with McDaniels against the cage.
A short right from Njewel. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Njewel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McDaniels looks to land a left hand but Njewel moved out of range nicely. Njewel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniels, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDaniels is trying to break the clinch but Njewel has him pressed against the cage. McDaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McDaniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Njewel swinging wildly here.
Njewel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McDaniels did well to prevent Njewel getting side control. Njewel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. McDaniels is trying to stand.
Njewel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Njewel prevents McDaniels from standing back up.
Njewel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. McDaniels tries to kick Njewel off but Njewel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. McDaniels trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Njewel controlling the pace. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Njewel escapes and gets back to his feet. McDaniels throws a hook but Njewel avoids it easily. Njewel staying out of range there. Njewel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McDaniels throws a lazy right hand but Njewel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd cheers as McDaniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Njewel doesn't seem phased though. McDaniels throws a big shot that misses. Njewel feints and as McDaniels raises his hands in defense, Njewel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. McDaniels kicks Njewel off and gets to his feet. McDaniels is breathing heavily. Njewel clinches up against the cage. Njewel breaks from the clinch.
McDaniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Njewel is able to avoid easily. McDaniels looks to land a right hand but Njewel moved out of range. Njewel clinches. McDaniels misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Njewel breaks from the clinch.
Njewel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McDaniels is rocked! Njewel tries to stand but McDaniels is controlling his head. Oh McDaniels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! McDaniels bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Njewel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniels, pushing him back against the cage. McDaniels seems to have got his legs back now. Njewel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Njewel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McDaniels gets tackled into the cage by Njewel. Njewel maintains the clinch. Njewel blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Njewel breaks from the clinch.
Njewel gets a double leg takedown into McDaniels's guard. Njewel controlling from the top position. Njewel is standing up over McDaniels. McDaniels looks to escape but Njewel dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDaniels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Njewel is trying to get an arm triangle but McDaniels is defending well. McDaniels is trying to escape and get back to his feet. McDaniels being controlled for a moment. Njewel wants to stand but McDaniels has his arm trapped. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McDaniels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Njewel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Philippe Njewel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Shazaam McDaniels's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Njewel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Njewel moves into range and clinches up with McDaniels. Njewel breaks from the clinch.
Njewel lands with a cross. McDaniels misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Njewel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDaniels looks to land a left hand but Njewel moved out of range nicely. Njewel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Njewel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from McDaniels finds it's way through Njewel's defenses. Njewel gets a clinch. Njewel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McDaniels throws out a loose jab but Njewel uses good head movement to avoid it. Njewel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Njewel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. McDaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McDaniels is trying to force a seperation but Njewel has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Njewel manages to break the clinch.
Njewel defending well as McDaniels loads up on a big left hand. Njewel takes the fight into the clinch. McDaniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Njewel prevents it.
McDaniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDaniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Martin Philippe Njewel seems to be getting the better of the standup. Njewel gets in close and instigates a clinch. Njewel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. McDaniels throws a hook but Njewel blocks it. Njewel has closed the distance and engaged McDaniels in a clinch.
McDaniels wants to break free but Njewel has control.
McDaniels is trying to break the clinch but Njewel is controlling him. Njewel jumps guard and drags McDaniels to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Njewel wants to get back to his feet but McDaniels is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Njewel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Njewel controlling the pace. McDaniels pushes Njewel off looking to stand but Njewel dives back in and keeps control.
Martin Philippe Njewel has got the better of the ground game so far. It looks like Njewel is going to stand back up.
Njewel content to control rather than advance. Njewel working McDaniels over with strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Njewel prevents McDaniels from standing back up.
Njewel is trying to control the action in half guard but McDaniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Njewel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDaniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Njewel. Njewel trying to pass the guard but McDaniels defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McDaniels wants to stand back up but Njewel manages to pass into side control.
McDaniels is letting Njewel control him for a moment. Njewel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. McDaniels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Njewel prevents McDaniels from escaping the position. Njewel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Njewel lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDaniels pushes Njewel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Njewel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Njewel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McDaniels has escaped the position, nice work there. Njewel wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDaniels keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Njewel is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McDaniels is trying to escape and Njewel transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McDaniels is forced to tap! Nice work there by Njewel! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Philippe Njewel! Jumping up and down and very excited, Martin Philippe Njewel waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
63% |
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