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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Bridges (ranked 1294 p4p, 158 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 426 p4p, 55 weight class). Turban is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Bridges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges misses with a right hand
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.
Bridges misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bridges is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Turban as he connects with a hook.
Bridges throws a poor cross that misses
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bridges.
Bridges gets a clinch.
Turban breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Turban coming out on top.
Bridges tries to clinch
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges tries to clinch up
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridges misses with a hook
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Turban there.
Oh Bridges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bridges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridges seems to have got his legs back now.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bridges wants to clinch
and Turban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bridges moves to clinch but Turban breaks away
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Turban circles away easily
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
Bridges with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges swings widly with a right hand
and Bridges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bridges misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a big right hand! Oh Bridges is in trouble here! Turban follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban! Efraim Turban retains his lightweight title!
Efraim Turban made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.
The defeated Trey Bridges had this to say: 'Tough loss to take, but I know my momma still proud while she look down at me. Love you momma !!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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