Battling Bodies 17
Match 1: Bobby Baker vs. Jay Phoenix
Bobby Baker 6’ 182 22yo
Jay Phoenix 5’11” 191 19yo
Professional wrestler Jay Phoenix (black speedos) comes to NHB BATTLE from Scotland. He is trained in professional wrestling, shootfighting, and multiple martial arts forms. Well built, tough, and a real powerhouse, this teen is out to show the “Americans” how it’s done in Europe. Bobby (black/yellow speedos) has been training in Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and Judo for a year now. He’s gotten bigger, tougher and totally cocky. This is a match one dreams about. Both guys are fighters and wrestlers and both will stop at nothing to win. At NHB we gave them the Mat Space , then got out of the way.
Surprisingly, it starts out kinda slow – each guy testing the other – checking out strength – just some turns and moves. But it doesn’t take long for the pressure to be turned up. Multiple arm bars, neck cranks, leg locks and other judo moves. Head locks combined with arm bars and cross face locks become the norm. These two guys know it all, and they both know counters. It’s really tough for both wrestlers to get and hold a move or lock on the other.
Finally, Bobby gets on top of Jay and brings Jay’s arm up behind his back. Jay is on his knees and ultimately is added his own pressure to the hold. It’s only a matter of time before Jay taps.
The second fall goes to Jay. Bobby gets caught in a tight cross body lock and arm bar and all we can hear is “oh F _ _ _ “. Bobby taps. The last match is awesome. It’s give and take the whole way. No mistakes, no long held holds (these guys are too good for that) – it’s just all out wrestling and fighting until one definite winner of 2 out of 3 falls at the very end.
Super! Super! Super match! This is one you’ll watch over and over again.
Match 2: Glenn Fox vs. Max Anderson
Glenn Fox 6’2” 182 19yo
Max Anderson 5’11” 179 23yo
Glenn (blue speedos) was way more than ready to take on Max (pink speedos). Glenn is a college swimmer and volleyball player. He’s in tremendous shape. His stamina doesn’t quit. His strategy was to tire Max out then beat him using his legs. Not going to happen. Max too has stamina that won’t quit. But Glenn is a tough athlete. At 6’2” he’s a force to reckon with !
Max brings Glenn to the mat but Glenn throw a head lock on Max and brings him to his back. Glenn keeps using the head lock over and over again. Each time Max escapes and tries a hold of his own, Glenn catches him in another head lock. Glenn manages to get his legs in a couple times, once a good head scissors with both hands pulling on the back of his head, but Max is able to power out of each hold. But Max is getting frustrated. He can’t mount an offense. Glenn is proving to be much more than Max bargained for.
Even when Max gets on top , tries the arm bar, or body scissors, Glenn uses his height advantage and his strong legs to get free. The action goes back and forth for almost 30 minutes – no stopping for a break – just continuous wrestling. It’s a super match. Both wrestler look real good and just get more pumped (looking better) as the match goes on. A clear winner, but a score to still be settled.
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