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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riper Gonzalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalas comes to the cage accompanied by fight music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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165 cm
25
150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riper Gonzalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadji closes the distance and clinches.
Hadji holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hadji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hadji - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hadji tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalas avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalas avoids a wild elbow strike from Hadji.
Gonzalas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzalas jumps guard and drags Hadji to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hadji seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hadji works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hadji is just content to waste time from the top position. Gonzalas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gonzalas trying to keep a closed guard but Hadji is proving a slippery customer.
Hadji preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji is pushing down on Gonzalas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gonzalas is fighting to maintain full guard but Hadji has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hadji lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzalas trying to control but Hadji postures up.
Hadji trying to control the pace.
Gonzalas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hadji has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hadji working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Riper Gonzalas has been cut.
Hadji looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji avoids the attempt from Gonzalas to control.
Hadji controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Hadji has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hadji trying to control but Gonzalas is having none of it.
Gonzalas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hadji on the ground.
Hadji connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonzalas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalas is breathing heavily.
Hadji putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hadji scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalas?
Hadji landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hadji content just to control the position here.
Hadji breaks from Gonzalas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadji raining down shots from the mount!
Hadji in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hadji controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rachid Hadji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riper Gonzalas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hadji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadji circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hadji counters with a head kick.
Gonzalas with a poor takedown
and Hadji counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzalas avoiding damage as Hadji throws knees to the body.
Gonzalas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hadji manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalas misses with a takedown attempt
and Hadji counters with a straight right hand.
Riper Gonzalas's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hadji misses with a hook
and Gonzalas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadji manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalas's guard.
Hadji controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hadji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalas is trying to maintain the position but Hadji is very close to passing his half guard.
Hadji stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rachid Hadji hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hadji forces Gonzalas back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalas blocks an elbow strike from Hadji.
Gonzalas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hadji walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riper Gonzalas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalas slips the punch.
Gonzalas blocks a head kick by Hadji.
Hadji works Gonzalas's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalas moves away from the strike by Hadji.
Hadji lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalas's head.
Hadji throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalas's shoulder, as Gonzalas tries to avoid the shot.
Hadji works Gonzalas's body with a nice hook.
Hadji clinches up with Gonzalas and pushes him back against the cage.
Hadji is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gonzalas can't fight it off and eventually Hadji manages to take the fight to the floor. Gonzalas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hadji forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hadji lands a nice short elbow.
Hadji perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hadji seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadji is taking a breather. Gonzalas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hadji passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gonzalas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rachid Hadji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riper Gonzalas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hadji fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Hadji lands.
Hadji looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hadji counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalas misses with a takedown
and Hadji counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzalas didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadji is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hadji is pushing down on Gonzalas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gonzalas is fighting to maintain full guard but Hadji has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji works his way into full mount!
Rachid Hadji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hadji lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hadji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hadji lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hadji working Gonzalas over with strikes here.
Hadji controlling his opponent.
Hadji pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji controlling the pace for now.
Hadji landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hadji.
Hadji controlling from the full mount.
Hadji dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalas?
Gonzalas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hadji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hadji cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hadji working the ground and pound effectively.
Hadji landing strikes from the mount.
Gonzalas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hadji content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalas taking shots to the head.
Hadji controlling the pace for now.
Hadji landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rachid Hadji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hadji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalas working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rachid Hadji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hadji 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rachid Hadji!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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