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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gevo Aroyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gevo Aroyan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 cm
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170 lbs
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178 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gevo Aroyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vance Kincaid! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aroyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kincaid swivels and escapes. Kincaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gevo Aroyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aroyan wants to clinch but Kincaid slips to the side and Kincaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Aroyan has had enough of the clinch but Kincaid keeps him there for the moment. Kincaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aroyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aroyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincaid circles away quickly and effectively. Aroyan darts in trying to clinch and Kincaid moves into the clinch. Aroyan wants to break free but Kincaid has control.
Kincaid has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aroyan uses from the top position. Aroyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Aroyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aroyan wanted to stand there but Kincaid had control of the position. Aroyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aroyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aroyan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincaid pulls Aroyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Aroyan from doing any damage or advancing position. Aroyan stops Kincaid from standing up. Aroyan with a flurry of punches that miss. Aroyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Kincaid shoots in and bounces Aroyan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Aroyan is looking to stand up but Kincaid isn't so interested in that idea. Aroyan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aroyan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kincaid manages to pass to side control. Kincaid decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aroyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Aroyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kincaid counters by moving into the clinch. Aroyan is trying to break the clinch but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage. Aroyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kincaid.
Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
Aroyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincaid counters with a good, hard body kick but Aroyan shrugs it off. Aroyan is breathing heavily. Aroyan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kincaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. The is referee keeping an eye on Kincaid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kincaid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aroyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Aroyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kincaid won't allow it.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincaid closes the distance and clinches. A knee to the head by Kincaid.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A head kick misses from Kincaid. Aroyan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Aroyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kincaid pinned against the cage. Kincaid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Kincaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aroyan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kincaid lands a head kick. Aroyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Kincaid lands a head kick!
Aroyan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aroyan misses with a double jab
and Kincaid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kincaid. Kincaid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aroyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Aroyan looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gevo Aroyan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kincaid scores with a nice hook to the head. Kincaid lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kincaid.
Kincaid crunches a lovely knee into Aroyan's ribcage. Kincaid scores with a knee to the head.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Aroyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kincaid counters with a head kick. That will keep Aroyan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Kincaid takes the fight into the clinch. Aroyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kincaid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aroyan is trying to keep an underhook but Kincaid manages to get the takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aroyan is looking to escape. Aroyan punching from the bottom.
Kincaid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kincaid dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aroyan lands with a nice combination. Kincaid backs away looking to recover. Aroyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincaid counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Kincaid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aroyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Knees to the body from Kincaid.
Kincaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Aroyan.
Aroyan fails to land the takedown. Aroyan misses with a double jab.
Kincaid rushes Aroyan and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kincaid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aroyan pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kincaid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aroyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincaid turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Aroyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Aroyan is pushing Kincaid's head away, looking to escape. Kincaid manages to hold on to the position though. Aroyan bucks up and tries to throw Kincaid off but instead Kincaid has got his back! Aroyan trying to get back to his feet but Kincaid is in full control for now. Kincaid has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aroyan holding both Kincaid 's hands and preventing any damage. Kincaid controlling the position well here. Aroyan rolled but Kincaid kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Aroyan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincaid has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aroyan's body.
Aroyan fending off the submission attempt from Kincaid. Kincaid is trying to stick to Aroyan's back but Aroyan is turning into Kincaid. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kincaid's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aroyan. Kincaid wants to stand and escape but Aroyan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Aroyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Aroyan is looking to stand up but Kincaid won't let him. Aroyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Kincaid fails with the takedown. Aroyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kincaid counters by clinching up. Aroyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kincaid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gevo Aroyan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kincaid prevents the takedown attempt.
Kincaid lands a nice knee to the body. Knees to the body from Kincaid.
A short body shot lands from Kincaid as the two fighters clinch.
Kincaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Aroyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Aroyan tries to break the clinch but Kincaid is controlling the position. Kincaid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kincaid breaks from the clinch.
Aroyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Aroyan throws a series of punches but Kincaid moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. And we move into the final round!
Aroyan misses with a few strikes there.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt - Aroyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Aroyan throws a right and a left that both miss. Aroyan throws a nice looking combination but Kincaid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A punch combination from Aroyan misses. Kincaid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kincaid with a knee to the head.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kincaid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aroyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick from Kincaid lands but Aroyan takes it in his stride. Aroyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kincaid. Aroyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincaid rushes Aroyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kincaid lands a nice knee to the body. Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Aroyan.
Aroyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Kincaid. Kincaid gets slowly back to his feet. Gevo Aroyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Aroyan shoots for a takedown but Kincaid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aroyan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kincaid - the referee stops the clock and Aroyan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kincaid. Aroyan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Some wild striking there from Aroyan.
Aroyan throws a right and a left that Kincaid avoids nicely. Kincaid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Gevo Aroyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vance Kincaid. Aroyan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aroyan lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aroyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Aroyan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kincaid's guard. Aroyan throws and elbow that misses. Kincaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aroyan's guard. Nice move by Kincaid! Kincaid won't allow Aroyan to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincaid is standing up over Aroyan. Aroyan looks to escape but Kincaid dives into side control.
Kincaid is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Aroyan is trying to improve his position. Aroyan is working hard here to advance position. Aroyan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kincaid drives through and clinches with Aroyan against the cage.
Aroyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kincaid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kincaid lands an elbow that stopped Aroyan in his tracks for a moment. Kincaid can't get the takedown.
Aroyan is trying to break free. Aroyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kincaid slips a jab and a cross from Aroyan.
Aroyan tries to keep at a distance but Kincaid has taken the fight into the clinch. Kincaid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aroyan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aroyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Vance Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kincaid 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Kincaid!
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energy
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