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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Quarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Quarez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke misses the shot to the body.
Quarez has a takedown stuffed.
ORourke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ORourke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
ORourke with the ground and pound but Quarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Quarez working for a triangle but ORourke defends it easily.
Quarez looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ORourke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke wants to pass the guard but Quarez is keeping the position.
ORourke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quarez looking to control.
ORourke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
ORourke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quarez as he avoids it easily.
ORourke feints and as Quarez raises his hands in defense, ORourke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke wants to pass the guard but Quarez is keeping the position.
ORourke is looking to stand up but Quarez won't let him.
ORourke won't allow Quarez to sweep him here.
ORourke postures up in Quarez's guard and throws a big left but Quarez blocks it.
Quarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ORourke controls the pace.
Quarez wants to stand and escape but ORourke is having none of it.
Quarez looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ORourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
ORourke prevents Quarez from getting the reversal.
ORourke working for a guillotine from mount but Quarez is in no mood to give up.
Quarez tries to lock up and control but ORourke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ORourke controlling the position easily from mount.
Quarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarez tries to hold on but ORourke postures up.
Quarez throwing hammer fists to the chest of ORourke. What's that going to do exactly?
ORourke controlling his opponent.
Quarez is trying to escape the mount.
ORourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex ORourke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ORourke looks for a takedown but Quarez sprawls well.
Quarez stuffs the takedown.
Quarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of ORourke's head.
Quarez tries for a takedown but ORourke circles away easily
and ORourke counters by clinching up.
ORourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Quarez has double underhooks.
ORourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Quarez has double underhooks.
Quarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but ORourke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORourke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
ORourke stops a takedown attempt from Quarez.
Alex ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Quarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Quarez pushes ORourke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Quarez with a poor takedown
and ORourke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quarez keeping moving, preventing ORourke from controlling successfully.
Quarez looking to control.
Quarez throws his legs up looking for a submission but ORourke uses it to pass to side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarez can't do much from the bottom here.
ORourke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quarez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke working away.
ORourke lands an elbow.
ORourke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quarez gets caught flat footed, as ORourke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ORourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Quarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quarez looking to control.
ORourke wants to control from the top but Quarez keeps moving.
ORourke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Quarez, not yet.
ORourke wants to pass the guard but Quarez is keeping the position.
ORourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alex ORourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
ORourke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex ORourke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and ORourke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quarez won't be happy with that.
ORourke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Quarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ORourke as he jumps to the side.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Quarez circles away.
Quarez clinches but ORourke breaks the clinch
and ORourke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
ORourke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
ORourke tries a body shot but Quarez blocks it.
Quarez jumps guard but ORourke stands there with Quarez around his waist. Quarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alex ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Quarez.
Quarez tries to land knees in the clinch but ORourke avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Quarez controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ORourke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
ORourke tries to break the clinch but Quarez is controlling the position.
ORourke fails to pull guard.
Quarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
ORourke scores a takedown into full mount!
ORourke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quarez is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarez tries to improve his position but instead ORourke has taken his back!
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes here.
ORourke controlling from the back.
Quarez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Quarez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Quarez turns into ORourke and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quarez trying to control the position from guard on top but ORourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ORourke pushes Quarez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Quarez with a lazy takedown attempt
so ORourke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quarez is striking from the bottom but ORourke uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
ORourke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
ORourke is trying to control the action in half guard but Quarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarez trying to control but ORourke postures up.
ORourke is trying to control the action in half guard but Quarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
ORourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ORourke throws a leg kick which misses Quarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Quarez tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Quarez as ORourke shoots in.
Quarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ORourke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quarez as he jumps to the side.
Juan Quarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex ORourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quarez misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex ORourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ORourke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex ORourke!
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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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