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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Jeddington (ranked 8480 p4p, 690 weight class) and Nick Lind (ranked 4688 p4p, 529 weight class). Lind has chosen Spit Out the Bone as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rosco Jeddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Lind!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeddington misses with a left hand
and Lind counters with a nice body kick.
Lind on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lind fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jeddington, pushing him back against the cage.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jeddington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lind tries to land a knee to the head but Jeddington blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Lind.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Lind.
Jeddington is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lind looking to throw knees to the head but Jeddington is blocking nicely.
Lind landing knees to the body.
Lind gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeddington being controlled against the cage.
Lind stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeddingtons head.
Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeddington misses with the combination.
Lind tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lind has Jeddington up against the cage in a clinch.
Lind leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lind connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rosco Jeddington has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lind digs a right hand underneath Jeddington's ribcage. Jeddington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Lind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lind lands a nice uppercut.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.
Lind lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jeddington backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lind.
Lind stalling in the clinch.
Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeddington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lind.
Lind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jeddington tries to avoid it but Lind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jeddington to the ground. Jeddington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeddington missing with a left hand there. Lind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lind takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind drags the fight down to the ground.
Jeddington won't allow Lind to sweep him here.
Lind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lind is on top in guard.
Lind is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeddington has wrist control.
Lind sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like Lind might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a big right hand that misses.
Jeddington being controlled here, momentarily.
Lind is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rosco Jeddington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lind drives through and clinches with Jeddington against the cage.
Jeddington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lind stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lind lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jeddington or not.
Jeddington tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Jeddington back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lind.
A left hand lands to the body for Lind.
Lind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Lind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lind pulls guard successfully.
Lind controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeddington stopping the sweep attempt from Lind.
Jeddington tries to stand but Lind is controlling from the bottom.
Lind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lind lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lind slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lind forces his way into half guard.
Lind takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The adventures of Lind the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind moves into full mount! Jeddington won't be happy about that!
Lind controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Lind.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lind working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick Lind has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rosco Jeddington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jeddington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lind clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lind.
Lind lands a knee to the body.
Lind has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Jeddington goes down! Lind pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Lind stalls from top position.
Jeddington is pushing Lind's head away, looking to escape. Lind manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lind with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lind throws an elbow but Jeddington slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lind controlling from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jeddington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lind. That one must have hurt.
Lind has Jeddington up against the cage in a clinch.
Lind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeddington's face.
Lind lands an elbow that stopped Jeddington in his tracks for a moment.
Rosco Jeddington's cut is getting worse.
Lind lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeddington's face.
Nick Lind is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind gets through Jeddington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lind dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lind avoiding damage.
Lind landing knees to the head.
Jeddington is rocked!
Jeddington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lind.
Nice body punch from Lind.
Nick Lind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a big uppercut and Jeddington is down! He's in big trouble - Lind follows him to the mat!
Oh Jeddington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lind passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jeddington!
Lind takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Lind has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jeddington seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosco Jeddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Lind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lind!
Nick Lind decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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