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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvarez Croce (ranked 4310 p4p, 461 weight class) and James Lewis (ranked 25383 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez Croce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvarez Croce ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lewis! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Lewis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Croce scoring with some ground and pound. Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Croce controls the pace. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Croce won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet. Lewis has momentary wrist control but Croce slips an elbow through the middle. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Croce 's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Croce 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. Croce 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Croce connects with a couple of short punches. Croce distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis is rocked! Croce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lewis's guard. Lewis is still in real trouble! Can Croce finish him? Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Croce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head. Croce is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Croce working some strikes from top position. Croce postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lewis covers up, he's hurt! Croce keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Croce and the ref steps in to end the fight! Croce can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvarez Croce !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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