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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Get Back. Christopher Bridges had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Bridges !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges cracks Tyler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bridges looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bridges scores with a body shot.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Tyler with that takedown attempt.
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Bridges circles away.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bridges throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyler manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Bridges that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bridges is trying to escape the mount.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the head.
Bridges is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bridges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyler raining down shots from the mount!
Tyler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bridges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyler scoring with strikes but Bridges is staying in there.
Tyler lands a big elbow.
Bridges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler landing punches.
Tyler working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyler working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyler punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyler lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Bridges that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bridges is rocked!
BOOM! Tyler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Bridges is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyler working for a submission but Bridges is keeping him at bay.
Tyler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tyler dominating with strikes here.
Bridges seems to have got his legs back now.
Bridges is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Tyler.
Tyler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bridges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyler with shots to the head and body - Bridges looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bridges that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bridges is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bridges in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bridges is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tyler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bridges hang on?
Tyler lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bridges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Bridges that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyler with a couple of short strikes.
Bridges really wants to buck Tyler off and get back to his feet.
Tyler lands a big shot there that rocks Bridges but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bridges counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bridges shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyler's guard.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bridges defends it easily.
Jake Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bridges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bridges loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bridges defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bridges thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bridges .
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Bridges defends easily.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Bridges throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bridges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bridges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bridges stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridges is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
Tyler is thwarting Bridges 's attempts to control the position.
Tyler passes into side control, despite Bridges 's attempt to control the position.
Tyler grinds an elbow into Bridges 's temple.
Bridges is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyler lands a few punches from side control.
Bridges tries to escape but Tyler is in control.
Tyler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working the ground and pound.
Bridges takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyler working the head with strikes.
Tyler lands a few punches from side control.
Tyler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bridges is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bridges is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyler is controlling him well.
Tyler cracks Bridges with a big elbow.
Tyler lands a few punches from side control.
Tyler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bridges is trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler cracks Bridges with a big right hand but Bridges just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tyler lands a nice forearm strike.
Tyler scores with punches from side control.
Bridges taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bridges is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tyler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyler scoring with punches and elbows.
Tyler is working Bridges over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bridges manages to get back to half guard.
Bridges looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyler drops an elbow to the side of Bridges 's head.
Bridges tries to kick Tyler off but Tyler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bridges throws a body punch but Tyler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyler is nestled in close to Bridges , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler working Bridges over with strikes.
Bridges wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
Tyler is nestled in close to Bridges , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler working Bridges over with strikes.
Bridges looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bridges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bridges on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler working Bridges over with strikes.
Tyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler prevents Bridges from standing back up.
Bridges is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyler slips a nice elbow through Bridges 's hands, connecting with Bridges 's forehead.
Bridges taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
Bridges gets back to full guard.
Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bridges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bridges is looking to stand up but Tyler isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler cracks Bridges with a solid left hand.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Bridges wants to stand but Tyler is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyler dives in and grabs Bridges 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bridges pushes down on Tyler's head and hops out.
Bridges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bridges throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Bridges misses with a takedown
and Tyler counters with a shoot takedown. Bridges fights it but they end up in guard.
Bridges has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bridges wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler passes Bridges 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bridges is trying to stand back up but Tyler is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler winds up and cracks Bridges with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Bridges 's temple.
Bridges tries to kick Tyler off but Tyler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyler winds up and cracks Bridges with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bridges tries to kick Tyler off but Tyler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Tyler.
Tyler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bridges looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler really dominated that round.
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.
Tyler feints and as Bridges raises his hands in defense, Tyler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler distracts Bridges with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bridges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Tyler prevents Bridges from getting back to his feet.
Tyler pushing down on Bridges 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Bridges 's temple.
Bridges is trying to stand back up but Tyler is controlling him
Bridges is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bridges wants to get back to his feet.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bridges tries to kick Tyler off but Tyler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tyler prevents Bridges from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Bridges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyler thinking.
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Bridges counters with a nice body shot.
Bridges closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyler to the mat! Tyler manages to get full guard.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bridges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bridges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bridges with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler trying to keep a closed guard but Bridges is proving a slippery customer.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bridges is looking to stand up but Tyler won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges postures up.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bridges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bridges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bridges defends it easily.
Bridges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bridges defends well.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bridges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bridges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bridges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bridges stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyler fails with the takedown
and Bridges counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christopher Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Bridges takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bridges is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tyler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bridges thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back.
Tyler actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges decides to return to a standing position.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt
and Bridges counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bridges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Bridges counters with a three punch combo that has Tyler backing up. Tyler nods at Bridges to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyler takes one to the chin there.
Tyler slips a jab and a cross from Bridges .
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridges .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Christopher Bridges will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bridges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bridges is looking to stand up but Tyler isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bridges 's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyler stands up over Bridges , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is in close to Bridges 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bridges is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyler is working Bridges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler working some strikes from top position.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyler won't allow Bridges to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Bridges circles away easily
so Bridges counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tyler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bridges is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bridges throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to keep a closed guard but Bridges is proving a slippery customer.
Bridges tries to stand but Tyler is controlling from the bottom.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bridges is one step ahead there.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler working a defensive guard here.
Bridges wants to get up but he can't break Tyler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bridges postures up.
Bridges wanted to stand there but Tyler had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridges being controlled here momentarily.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyler holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Bridges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyler shoots and misses
and Bridges counters with a straight right hand.
Christopher Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Tyler shoots and misses
and Bridges counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tyler's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Bridges from controlling successfully.
Bridges tries to stand but Tyler is controlling from the bottom.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bridges is one step ahead there.
Tyler is looking for a triangle but Bridges pushes his legs off easily.
Bridges wants to stand but Tyler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyler has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bridges doesn't defend quickly enough and Tyler has managed to lock this one up! Can Bridges escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tyler on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Tyler!
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