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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bridges (ranked 4376 p4p, 444 weight class) and Malaki Novez (ranked 5842 p4p, 478 weight class). Bridges comes to the cage accompanied by Down Like That. Malaki Novez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Novez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges clinches up with Novez and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bridges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bridges is trying to break the clinch but Novez is controlling him.
Bridges breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Bridges misses.
Jamie Bridges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridges misses with a double jab
and Novez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Novez in particular looking to stall.
Bridges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Novez on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novez moves into full mount! Bridges won't be happy about that!
Novez controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Novez 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.
It looks like Novez 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.
Novez wants to finish this one by submission but Bridges is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Novez.
Novez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bridges looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Novez! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Malaki Novez!
A less than humble Malaki Novez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Jamie Bridges stepped up to the mic, saying 'Atleast I'm not in a cancer room!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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