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QFC Tournament 1004 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bibim Bap (ranked 4117 p4p, 4435 weight class) and Strawberry Short Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 203 weight class). Bibim Bap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 cm
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135
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bibim Bap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Strawberry Short Cake!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bap has Short Cake up against the cage in a clinch.
Short Cake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bap gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Short Cake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bap pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Short Cake but Short Cake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Short Cake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Short Cake tries to clinch but Bap moves away
and Bap counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bap seems content to control.
Short Cake tries to roll over but Bap keeps him under control.
Bap works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bap with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short Cake is trying desperately to improve position.
Bap controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Bap connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bap lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Short Cake hang on?
Bap lands a nice shot to the head.
Bap avoids the attempt from Short Cake to control.
Short Cake working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bap scoring with strikes but Short Cake is staying in there.
Bap is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Short Cake tries to hold on but Bap pushes him away.
Bap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bap cracks Short Cake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Short Cake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Short Cake working to try and regain half guard.
Short Cake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Bap.
Bap has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bap seems content to control.
Short Cake controlling the position well.
Bap wants to control but Short Cake is keeping him busy.
Short Cake trying to hold on to Bap's head to control him but Bap postures up.
Bap scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Short Cake is looking for a sweep. Bap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Short Cake is looking to control Bap's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Short Cake avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Short Cake moves into full guard.
Short Cake wants to sweep but no luck.
Bap trying to control the position from guard on top but Short Cake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Short Cake controls Bap momentarily but Bap frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Short Cake is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Short Cake shoots in looking for a takedown but Bap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Short Cake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bibim Bap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bap has closed the distance and engaged Short Cake in a clinch.
Short Cake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bap fails with the takedown.
Bap slips a jab and a cross from Short Cake.
Bap takes a swing at Short Cake's ribcage but misses.
Short Cake raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bap moves out of range as Short Cake throws a body kick.
Bap seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bap is looking to clinch.
Short Cake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bap tries to bench press Short Cake off him but Short Cake keeps the position.
Bap manages to get back to half guard.
Bap is looking for a sweep. Short Cake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short Cake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bap regains half guard.
Bap tries to roll over but Short Cake keeps him under control.
Short Cake working the head and body with strikes.
Bap tries to roll over but Short Cake keeps him under control.
Short Cake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bap blocking the ground and pound attempt from Short Cake.
Short Cake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bap keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Short Cake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Short Cake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Short Cake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bap knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Short Cake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bap is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Short Cake scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like Short Cake is going to stand back up.
Bap has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Short Cake escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Short Cake!
Short Cake is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Short Cake tries for a kimura but Bap is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Short Cake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bap keeps working.
Bap is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Short Cake is looking to take a break and control but Bap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bap makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bap.
Bap looking for a sweep. Not yet Bap, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Short Cake wants to control from the top but Bap keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Short Cake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strawberry Short Cake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bap as Short Cake shoots in.
Bap is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Short Cake.
Short Cake misses with a two punch combination.
Short Cake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bap pinned against the cage. Bap gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bap instigates a clinch.
Bap misses with an elbow over the top.
Short Cake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bap missing with knees to the body.
Bap lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Short Cake holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bap working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Short Cake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bap stops Short Cake from standing up.
Bap controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bap wants to control from the top but Short Cake keeps moving.
Bap lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bap is in close to Short Cake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bap controlling from the top position.
Bap with a nice head shot there.
Bibim Bap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short Cake looking for a sweep. Not yet Short Cake, not yet.
Bap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Short Cake wants to sweep here but Bap controlling him for the moment.
Short Cake pulls Bap in close to prevent any damage.
Bibim Bap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Short Cake 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short Cake misses with a two punch combination.
Short Cake stuffs the takedown attempt from Bap. Bap gets slowly back to his feet.
Bap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Short Cake jumps guard but Bap turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bibim Bap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Strawberry Short Cake.
Bap has Short Cake pressed against the cage, preventing Short Cake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Short Cake is trying to pull guard but Bap has him pressed against the cage.
Short Cake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bap walks away with a smile on his face. Short Cake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bap is defended easily by Short Cake.
Short Cake gets a double leg takedown into Bap's guard.
Bap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Short Cake can do to turn this around?
Bap is trying to control the position but Short Cake postures up.
Short Cake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Short Cake looking to pass the guard.
Bap controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bap keeping moving, preventing Short Cake from controlling successfully.
Strawberry Short Cake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Short Cake is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bibim Bap showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bap has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Bibim Bap wins by unanimous decision!
Bibim Bap decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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
RATING
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