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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lavern Cherry (ranked 7251 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 3963 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavern Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots and misses
and Cherry counters by moving into the clinch.
Cherry avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Cherry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cherry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cherry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cherry breaks the clinch.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear 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.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Cherry, which made it look bad.
Cherry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear dives in and grabs Cherry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cherry pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.
Bear shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cherry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bear looks winded!
Bear trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Bear is looking to stand up but Cherry won't let him.
Cherry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cherry wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Cherry manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cherry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cherry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Cherry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cherry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bear drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cherry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bear has Cherry in his guard.
Cherry lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bear controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
Cherry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cherry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cherry cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Cherry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Bear has control of Cherry's left arm, preventing Cherry from doing any damage.
Cherry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bear's head.
Bear controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
Bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavern Cherry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cherry swivels and escapes.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Cherry circles away.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cherry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cherry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bear!
Cherry is trying to get an arm triangle but Bear is defending well.
Cherry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Cherry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bear sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bear is being controlled here.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cherry scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cherry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bear to his feet.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherry sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Cherry slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cherry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cherry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cherry lands in his opponent's guard.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound.
Cherry with a nice head shot there.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Bear is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cherry gets to his feet - Bear follows without any prompting.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cherry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear misses with a takedown
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cherry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavern Cherry dominated that second round.
That's time! Cherry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cherry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear wants to control but Cherry passes easily into half guard.
Cherry controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cherry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bear is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Bear tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry prevents Bear from standing back up.
Cherry 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.
Bear wants to control but Cherry passes into side.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Cherry scoring with strikes.
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cherry scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Cherry tries for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Cherry working the head with strikes.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cherry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cherry tries to stand but Bear is controlling his head.
Cherry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bear rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cherry's guard! Nice work there by Bear!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
Bear advances position into side control!
Bear stands up and beckons Cherry to his feet.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cherry but Cherry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear shoots and misses
and Cherry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavern Cherry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.
Cherry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavern Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavern Cherry!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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