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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Bullock (ranked 7646 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Young (ranked 5446 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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156 cm
25
279 lbs
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190 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Bullock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Young! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young throws a body kick that misses. Bullock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullock takes the fight into the clinch. Young lands a takedown into guard.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bullock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Young trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom. Bullock is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bullock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bullock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young. Bullock wants to stand but Young is controlling the position. Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bullock swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young prevents Bullock from getting back to his feet. Bullock is looking for a triangle here but Young uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Bullock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bullock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Young tries to stand but Bullock is controlling his head. Bullock is pushing Young's head away, looking to escape. Young manages to hold on to the position though. Bullock is trying to get back to half guard. Bullock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bullock will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Young wants to stand but Bullock is controlling his arm. Bullock wants to get back to his feet. Bullock is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control. Young scoring with punches and elbows. Young controls the position from side control. Bullock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Young working away. Young trying to control the position but Bullock is working away. Young is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bullock's shoulder. That is not cool. Bullock tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Bullock is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bullock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young is working for a guillotine from mount but Bullock frees his head quite easily.
Young looking to control and managing it successfully. Bullock really wants to buck Young off and get back to his feet. Bullock wants to hold on but Young pushes him away. Bullock is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount. Bullock is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Young is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bullock can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bullock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullock is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action. Bullock is trying to stand. Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bullock wants to try and get back to his feet. Bullock bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Young pulls Bullock in close to prevent any damage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Young dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bullock fails in his attempt to clinch. Young scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Bullock trying to control from the bottom.
Bullock is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
Young is figuring out what he wants to do next. Bullock trying to control but Young postures up.
Young controlling the action here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bullock is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round. Bullock is not content to let Young control the position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Bullock looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Young fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bullock to the ground. Young is now in Bullock's guard. Young is stalling in the full guard. Bullock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Bullock breaks from the clinch.
Young is looking to clinch but Bullock is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bullock has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Bullock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Young manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bullock is trying to stand.
Bullock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Young. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Young wants to stand up but Bullock is controlling the position.
Bullock is trying to stand.
Young is nestled in close to Bullock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Bullock pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
Bullock manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Young keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young has Bullock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Young pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bullock tumbling to the mat - Young dives into Bullock's guard. Young is breathing heavily. Bullock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily. Jack Young has got the better of the ground game so far. Young prevents Bullock from getting back to his feet. Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bullock has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Young is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bullock. Bullock is trying to get back to his feet. Bullock seems a little lost for a moment, as Young dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullock is not content to let Young control the position. Young tries to stand but Bullock is controlling his head. Bullock wants to get back to his feet but Young drags him back down. Young lands some shots froms side control. Bullock gets back to half guard. Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullock keeps working. Young is looking for a kimura here.
Bullock wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Young will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Young scoring with strikes to the body and head. Bullock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Young won't allow Bullock to get back to his feet. Bullock keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully. Bullock wants to stand but Young is controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young landing some decent shots from guard. Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Bullock throws his legs up looking for a submission but Young uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. A lull in the action here. Bullock tries to improve position but can't. Bullock strikes from the bottom but Young takes advantage and advances to full mount! Bullock is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Young tries to control but Bullock wriggling away. Bullock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Bullock working to try and regain half guard.
Young tries to control but Bullock wriggling away. Young dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bullock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bullock tries to hold on but Young postures up. You get the feeling that Bullock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Young wants to control the pace but Bullock is squirming around nicely. Young controlling from mount. Young trying to control but Bullock is having none of it. Young avoids the attempt from Bullock to control. Bullock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bullock looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Bullock looking very determined here, making life difficult for Young.
Bullock is trying to remain composed but Young is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Young really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bullock. Young is trying to stick to Bullock's back but Bullock is turning into Young. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Young's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bullock. Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bullock's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Young stands up over Bullock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Young stands up over Bullock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well. Young stops Bullock from standing up. Young trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom. Bullock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bullock is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea. Bullock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young controls the pace. Young trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bullock is striking from the bottom but Young uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Young! Jack Young was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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