Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 16:56:56 GMT -5
Roger Huerta raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Brad Pickett shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Roger Huerta attempts a sweep single...
Roger Huerta catches Brad Pickett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Huerta.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Pickett
Huerta is in closed guard... Pickett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Roger Huerta!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Pickett works on the ground with his fingers over Huerta's face
Huerta shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta tries to move on the ground and shows Brad Pickett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Huerta's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Huerta's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Brad Pickett tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Huerta is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta measures the resilience of Pickett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pickett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta tries to roll to his side and trap Brad Pickett in his guard...
Roger Huerta moves to half guard.
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta launches a few punches to Pickett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pickett tries to cover his face,
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Pickett breaths deeply while on the ground
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta attempts to move to full guard
Roger Huerta manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Huerta
Brad Pickett tries to open Huerta's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Brad Pickett. Huerta is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to move on the ground and shows Brad Pickett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Huerta uses his forearms to block the impact!
Pickett misses a step and Roger Huerta sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pickett is in closed guard... Huerta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brad Pickett!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Huerta throws a few hammer fists to the face of Brad Pickett
Solid shots!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pickett is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett tries to escape from the full mount...
Roger Huerta is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Roger Huerta in his guard.
Brad Pickett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Pickett
Huerta struggles on the ground and tries to break Brad Pickett's guard...
Roger Huerta is in Pickett open guard now
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Pickett
Huerta moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Roger Huerta wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Huerta drills Brad Pickett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Pickett measures the resilience of Huerta's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Huerta's side.
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Roger Huerta wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Huerta drills Brad Pickett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Pickett launches a few weak punches
Huerta blocks them effectively.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta moves to better his position on the ground...
Roger Huerta viciously slams hammer blows to Pickett's face!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Huerta tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pickett from the side mount!
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Roger Huerta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta isolates Brad Pickett's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Brad Pickett is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Huerta is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Pickett Hyper-extended his left arm
That's more than Pickett can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Roger Huerta by Submission (Armbar) at 4:53 Round 1
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 274 s
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/13 (54%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 274 s
A decent early effort from Pickett, but after that, Huerta showed why he's the vet he is, and came back on thr ground to take this one. Pickett's probably much more effective if he can keep the fight standing. I would think perhaps takedown D might have helped in this case.
Brad Pickett shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Roger Huerta attempts a sweep single...
Roger Huerta catches Brad Pickett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Huerta.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Pickett
Huerta is in closed guard... Pickett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Roger Huerta!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Pickett works on the ground with his fingers over Huerta's face
Huerta shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta tries to move on the ground and shows Brad Pickett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Huerta's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Huerta's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Brad Pickett tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Huerta is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Huerta measures the resilience of Pickett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pickett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta tries to roll to his side and trap Brad Pickett in his guard...
Roger Huerta moves to half guard.
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta launches a few punches to Pickett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pickett tries to cover his face,
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Pickett breaths deeply while on the ground
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Huerta
Roger Huerta attempts to move to full guard
Roger Huerta manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Huerta
Brad Pickett tries to open Huerta's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Brad Pickett. Huerta is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Huerta
Huerta tries to move on the ground and shows Brad Pickett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Huerta uses his forearms to block the impact!
Pickett misses a step and Roger Huerta sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pickett is in closed guard... Huerta tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brad Pickett!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Huerta throws a few hammer fists to the face of Brad Pickett
Solid shots!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pickett is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett tries to escape from the full mount...
Roger Huerta is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Roger Huerta in his guard.
Brad Pickett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Pickett
Huerta struggles on the ground and tries to break Brad Pickett's guard...
Roger Huerta is in Pickett open guard now
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Pickett
Huerta moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Roger Huerta wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Huerta drills Brad Pickett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Pickett measures the resilience of Huerta's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Huerta's side.
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Roger Huerta wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Huerta drills Brad Pickett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Pickett launches a few weak punches
Huerta blocks them effectively.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta moves to better his position on the ground...
Roger Huerta viciously slams hammer blows to Pickett's face!
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Pickett
Huerta tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pickett from the side mount!
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Roger Huerta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta isolates Brad Pickett's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Brad Pickett is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Roger Huerta throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Huerta is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Pickett Hyper-extended his left arm
That's more than Pickett can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Roger Huerta by Submission (Armbar) at 4:53 Round 1
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 274 s
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/13 (54%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 274 s
A decent early effort from Pickett, but after that, Huerta showed why he's the vet he is, and came back on thr ground to take this one. Pickett's probably much more effective if he can keep the fight standing. I would think perhaps takedown D might have helped in this case.
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