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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Tippin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tippin ducks under a wild hook from Overeem .
Tippin shoots in but Overeem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Overeem pushes Tippin up against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Overeem .
It looks like Pete Tippin has been cut.
Tippin takes an elbow to the temple.
Tippin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Overeem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tippin working hard to break the clinch.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overeem swings wildly with an uppercut but Tippin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Tippin blocks it.
Tippin jumps into guard, dragging Overeem to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tippin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tippin keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
Overeem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tippin on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin is looking for a triangle but Overeem pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem won't allow Tippin to sweep him here.
Tippin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overeem .
Overeem has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tippin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Overeem is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tippin pulls down on the head and he's put Overeem to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pete Tippin!
A very excited looking Pete Tippin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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