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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Karud (ranked 4260 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joakim Karud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karud has his takedown stuffed
letting Ning counter with a right hand.
Karud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karud misses with a takedown attempt - Ning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joakim Karud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karud takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Ning .
Karud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ning as he jumps to the side.
Ning lands with an overhand left.
Ning gets a double leg takedown into Karud's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ning trying to control but Karud is working from the bottom.
Karud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karud managing to control the position.
Karud working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ning has passed into half guard!
Karud is refusing to be controlled, as Ning sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karud actively working from the bottom here.
Karud is positioning himself well to prevent Ning advancing to mount.
Karud looking for submissions off his back.
Karud trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Karud holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ning tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karud tries to lock up and control but Ning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karud slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karud trying to hold on to Ning 's head to control him but Ning postures up.
Ning prevents Karud from improving his position.
Ning trying to control the pace.
Ning wants to take a breather but Karud is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karud actively working from the bottom here.
Ning seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Karud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Ning is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karud manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Ning dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karud.
Karud will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ning .
Ning connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karud. Karud circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joakim Karud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ning shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ning showed some decent athleticism there.
Karud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.
Ning trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karud tries to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Ning has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Karud really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karud tries to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Ning content just to control the position here.
Ning avoids the attempt from Karud to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karud wants to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Wee Ning has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ning working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ning takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karud is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning working the ground and pound effectively.
Ning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ning cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning controlling from mount.
Karud tries to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Karud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karud tries to lock up and control but Ning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ning controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Ning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ning throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karud tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ning is in Karud's guard.
Karud keeping moving, preventing Ning from controlling successfully.
Ning got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ning has managed to get both his arms back between Karud's legs - danger averted.
Ning got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ning has managed to get both his arms back between Karud's legs - danger averted.
Karud trying to keep a closed guard but Ning is proving a slippery customer.
Karud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ning defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning trying to control the position from guard on top but Karud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning slips nicely into half guard.
Karud trying to hold on to Ning 's head to control him but Ning postures up.
Karud with the active half guard here but Ning passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Karud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ning wants to control but Karud is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A control attempt from Karud but he's now mounted!
Ning thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karud wants to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Ning tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karud is squirming around, avoiding Ning 's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karud sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Karud actively working from the bottom here.
Ning working the head and body with strikes.
Ning works his way into side control.
Karud trying to control but Ning flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ning avoiding Karud 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karud defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ning 's arms.
Ning is hanging on to Karud's back as he tries to escape.
Karud looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ning is hanging on to Karud's back as he tries to escape.
Joakim Karud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wee Ning is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wee Ning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ning has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wee Ning !
Wee Ning thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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