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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigorsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Modus Ponens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Sigorsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 cm
31
196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
24
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigorsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Modus Ponens! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sigorsson misses the body punch and Ponens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Ponens gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. We've been hearing good reports from Sigorsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Ponens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sigorsson's head. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Ponens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ponens 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. Sigorsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ponens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sigorsson wants to sweep here but Ponens controlling him for the moment. Ponens stands up over Sigorsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ponens throwing strikes from guard but Sigorsson blocks nicely. Ponens throws a sloppy strike and Sigorsson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ponens is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Sigorsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunnar Sigorsson! In defeat, Modus Ponens stepped up to the mic, saying 'What happened ? I'll be back and learn from this'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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