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WCMMA Trials 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Creel (ranked 4955 p4p, 4859 weight class) and Alfred Goldstein (ranked 443 p4p, 441 weight class). Lance Creel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Creel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfred Goldstein !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Goldstein misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Goldstein .
 It looks like Lance Creel has been cut.
Goldstein misses with a hook.
Creel attempts a counter takedown but Goldstein avoids it well and moves away.
Creel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creel was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldstein .
Creel slips a straight right by Goldstein .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Creel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goldstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creel.
Creel moves out of range of the body kick.
Goldstein tries to land a body kick
and Creel counters with a shoot takedown. Goldstein fights it but they end up in guard.
Goldstein pulls Creel in close to his closed guard and prevents Creel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Creel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creel trying to control but Goldstein is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldstein wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Creel trying to control but Goldstein is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Goldstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goldstein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Goldstein !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aang Chow Bhattarai (ranked 4237 p4p, 4351 weight class) and Genko Yeshuati (ranked 215 p4p, 217 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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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aang Chow Bhattarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeshuati scores with a nice head shot.
Yeshuati slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhattarai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yeshuati closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bhattarai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yeshuati after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yeshuati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhattarai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeshuati throws a head punch that misses.
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Bhattarai circles away.
Yeshuati lands a left and a right that send Bhattarai crashing to the mat, dazed. Yeshuati thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Bhattarai is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeshuati closes the distance and pushes Bhattarai back into the cage.
Oh Bhattarai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeshuati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeshuati fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bhattarai to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bhattarai looks to clinch but Yeshuati throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bhattarai taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Genko Yeshuati!
During a confident post fight interview, Genko Yeshuati thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Testington (ranked 4274 p4p, 4253 weight class) and Teston Teston (ranked 503 p4p, 506 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test Testington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teston Teston!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Teston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Testington pushes Teston off but Teston dives into side control.
Teston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Testington to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Testington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Teston is trying to defend but Testington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teston wants to get back to his feet.
Testington stands up from half guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Testington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Test Testington.
Well Testington 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Testington!
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FIGHT
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