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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston has chosen The Lost Boy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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178 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Winston cracks a nice hook into Kush's ribs.
Kush avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Winston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kush's head backwards.
Winston thuds a left hand into Kush's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winston or perhaps it was just good defense by Kush, which made it look bad.
Kush lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston gets a takedown into half guard.
Winston is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kush trying to control here.
Kush tries to roll over but Winston keeps him under control.
Kush's coaches at Savage Empire have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kush makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kush.
Kush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kush is pulling down on Winston's head to control his posture.
Winston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Winston won't allow Kush to sweep him here.
Winston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.
Winston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kush seems keen to control Winston's posture.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely.
Kush seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Winston wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.
Winston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winston has managed to get both his arms back between Kush's legs - danger averted.
Winston lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winston is one step ahead there.
Winston cracks Kush with a solid left hand.
Kush trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
Winston trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Winston landing some decent shots from guard.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Winston drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kush looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kush looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kush!
Winston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to get to full guard but Winston has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Winston connects with a nice short shot to Kush's temple.
Kush keeping control of the position.
Winston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kush regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Winston.
Winston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kush working a defensive guard here.
Kush looking for a sweep. Not yet Kush, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kush is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winston working his ground and pound in the gym.
Winston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kush defending well though.
Nice strikes from Winston there.
Kush is trying to control but can't.
Winston passes to full mount!
Winston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston lands with some strikes.
Winston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Winston with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Winston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winston raining down shots from the mount!
Winston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kush holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winston tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winston throws some wild stikes that Kush manages to avoid easily.
Winston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kush can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winston landing punches.
Winston landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston throws some wild stikes that Kush manages to avoid easily.
Winston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Winston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Winston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winston looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kush covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, M.O. Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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