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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calabi Yau (ranked 5969 p4p, 5874 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 603 p4p, 599 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Yau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cash doesn't seem phased though.
Yau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cash.
Yau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cash misses the jab.
Cash misses with a double jab.
Cash darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cash working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Yau tries to get to full guard but Cash has control of the leg.
Cash is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau wants to improve his position but Cash is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yau is looking to improve his position.
Cash 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.
Yau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yau tries to get to full guard but Cash has control of the leg.
Cash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cash thows a huge punch but Yau dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Yau's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cash is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau wants to improve his position but Cash is controlling well.
Cash looking for a submission but Yau manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yau keeping full guard, as Cash tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Yau has wrist control.
Cash postures up in Yau's guard and throws a big left but Yau blocks it.
Cash is pushing down on Yau's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yau is fighting to maintain full guard but Cash has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cash.
Yau regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cash.
Cash lands a couple of elbows.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Yau has wrist control.
Yau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yau looking for a sweep. Not yet Yau, not yet.
Cash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cash advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau is defending against the submission attempts here by Cash.
Yau is looking for a sweep. Cash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cash is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Yau has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Yau! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Calabi Yau!
After the fight, Calabi Yau was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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