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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelly Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelly Haynes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelly Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Tsung!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haynes is pressing down on Tsung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tsung is holding on for now.
Haynes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haynes throwing shots but Tsung is blocking nicely.
Haynes tries to pass to full mount but Tsung defends it.
Haynes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsung's head.
Haynes is thwarting Tsung's attempts to control the position.
Haynes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tsung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haynes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tsung moves into full guard.
Tsung keeping full guard, as Haynes tries to pass.
Tsung wants to stand and escape but Haynes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haynes throws a big right hand that misses.
Haynes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haynes trying to pass the guard but Tsung defending well.
Haynes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haynes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haynes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tsung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haynes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsung taking some punishment here, with Haynes in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung is looking to improve his position.
Haynes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsung keeps working.
Tsung taking some punishment here, with Haynes in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haynes is working for a kimura but Tsung is defending it quite comfortably.
Haynes prevents Tsung from improving his position.
Haynes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haynes is trying to work for a kimura but Tsung is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung is looking to control Haynes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tsung avoid being mounted?
Haynes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haynes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsung is trying to control but can't.
Tsung makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsung.
Haynes stands and throws Tsung's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tsung gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Haynes lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haynes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tsung manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tsung to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haynes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tsung!
Tsung tries to hold on but Haynes pushes him away.
Tsung looks winded!
Haynes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Haynes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haynes 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.
Haynes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haynes landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsung is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Haynes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelly Haynes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haynes shoots in looking for a takedown. Tsung tries to sprawl out of it but Haynes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tsung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haynes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsung.
Haynes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tsung tries to close the distance and clinch but Haynes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haynes shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsung sprawls well. He's pushed Haynes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tsung misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsung pulls guard.
Haynes stops Tsung from standing up.
Tsung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haynes passes into half guard.
Tsung won't allow Haynes to pass to mount.
Haynes seems to be working for a kimura but Tsung defends the submission attempt.
Haynes seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes is looking for a kimura but Tsung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haynes to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsung trying to control but Haynes postures up.
Haynes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tsung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haynes.
Haynes seems to be working for a kimura but Tsung defends the submission attempt.
Nelly Haynes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haynes tries to pass to full mount but Tsung defends it.
Haynes thows a huge punch but Tsung dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tsung defends it well.
Haynes is looking to pass Tsung's guard but actually Tsung recovers to full guard.
Haynes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsung is keeping the position for now.
Haynes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haynes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haynes throws an elbow that misses. Tsung uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haynes's guard. Nice move by Tsung!
Haynes trying to keep a closed guard but Tsung is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung trying to control but Haynes is working from the bottom.
Tsung won't allow Haynes to sweep him here.
Tsung trying to control the position from guard on top but Haynes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsung controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tsung preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shang Tsung hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tsung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsung just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nelly Haynes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tsung wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
Tsung dives in and scores a takedown into Haynes's guard.
Tsung wanted to stand there but Haynes had control of the position.
Haynes wants to sweep but no luck.
Haynes looking to control.
Haynes looking for a sweep. Not yet Haynes, not yet.
Tsung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haynes wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsung wanted to stand there but Haynes had control of the position.
Haynes has his hands on Tsung's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung stopping the sweep attempt from Haynes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tsung shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haynes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tsung wants to control from the top but Haynes keeps moving.
Haynes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung is in close to Haynes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsung preventing the sweep.
Tsung trying to control but Haynes is working from the bottom.
Haynes looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsung throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haynes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tsung is in Haynes's guard.
Tsung stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shang Tsung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haynes's guard.
Tsung wanted to stand there but Haynes had control of the position.
Tsung looking to pass the guard.
Haynes wants to sweep here but Tsung controlling him for the moment.
Tsung being controlled here momentarily.
Haynes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tsung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Haynes is tightening it up a little... Tsung has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tsung reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tsung taps out! Nice BJJ there by Haynes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nelly Haynes!
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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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