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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Malone (ranked 5139 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Brown (ranked 9149 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Ripple as his entrance music. Adam Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
18
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Malone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Brown! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown misses with a double jab.
Malone feinted with a counter takedown. Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Malone clinches up against the cage. Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown working hard to break the clinch. Brown is trying to break free. Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Malone clinches. Malone is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Malone persists though and gets the takedown into guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Malone stands up and waves to Brown to follow him. Malone clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brown regains guard immediately. Malone stands up and waves to Brown to follow him. Adam Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown. Malone keeps the fight on the outside. Brown misses with a body punch
and Malone counters with a straight right hand. Malone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Malone stands up from guard. Let's bang! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Malone pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch. Brown tries to circle away but Malone has him pinned against the cage. Malone gets a trip takedown into half guard. Malone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brown reverses the position - he's now on top in Malone's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malone stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet. Malone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard. Malone gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting. Malone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Brown wants to stand up but Malone is controlling him. Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown looks winded! Malone stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Malone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Malone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Malone clinches up against the cage. Malone gets a trip takedown into half guard. Malone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Malone slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead. Malone is looking for a kimura here.
Malone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malone slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead. Well, if Malone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Malone postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up. Brown throws a one two combo.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Malone drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Malone tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Malone drops back down to his feet.
Malone fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Malone dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Malone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Malone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well. Brown is trying to stand up here but Malone is controlling him well. Malone is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malone to get the leverage. Malone is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Malone lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malone lands strikes from half guard. Malone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Malone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Malone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Malone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Brown is breathing heavily. Malone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Brown is looking to get back to is feet but Malone passes into side control.
Malone stands up and we're back to a striking position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Malone gets a takedown into half guard. Brown taking some punishment here, with Malone in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily. Malone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Malone feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Malone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Malone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard. Malone stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Malone rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Malone gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Malone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brown throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown wants to stand and escape but instead Malone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Malone won't allow Brown to get back to his feet. Malone stands up from Brown's guard - Malone perhaps looking for a knockout. Malone moves into the clinch. Malone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Tony Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Malone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Malone chips away with some ground and pound. Brown wants to stand up but Malone is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malone stands up from guard. Let's bang! Malone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Malone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Brown taking some punishment here, with Malone in his half guard. Malone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Malone postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up. Malone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control! Malone decides to stand back up. Tony Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Malone scoring with some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Malone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Malone dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Malone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Malone pushes Brown off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malone tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance. Malone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control! Malone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Brown wants to get back to his feet but Malone drags him back down. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malone stands up. Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Malone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Malone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Malone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malone lands in his opponent's guard. Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malone sitting in guard here, content to control. Malone stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well. Adam Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup. This has been an exciting period of action! Malone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Malone is in Brown's guard. Brown is looking to stand back up but Malone counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brown. Brown taking some punishment here, with Malone in his half guard. Malone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Malone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Malone stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Malone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Malone shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Brown is wriggling around but Malone manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown is looking to escape. Malone working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Malone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Malone stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet. Malone scores with a takedown into Brown's guard. Malone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Malone stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position. Malone drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Malone seems to have locked his on tight now - Brown screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Malone, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tony Malone! Adam Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'im so sorry doggo'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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