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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gross (ranked 4377 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Netero Midga (ranked 480 p4p, 294 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 cm 25 160 8 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm 24 165 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Decent wrestler Lethal high kicks Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Netero Midga! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Midga rushes Gross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gross tries to circle away but Midga has him pinned against the cage. Midga misses with a body punch.
Gross stalls. A head punch on the inside from Midga fails to land. Midga lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards. Midga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Midga lands on the inside with an uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Midga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Midga working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Midga.
Midga scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Midga lands with a light punch inside. Midga working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Midga. Midga misses with the head strike.
A short right from Midga. Midga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gross is rocked! Midga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gross tries to break free but Midga pushes him back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Midga fails to land. Midga lands a shoulder strike. Gross working hard to break the clinch. Midga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Midga scores with a nice hook to the head. Midga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gross seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Midga can turn it around. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Midga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gross backwards. Oh Gross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short right from Midga on the inside. Gross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gross takes a knee to the side of the body. Gross is breathing heavily. Midga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Midga has clasped his hands together around Gross's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Gross tries to buck Midga off but Midga is having none of it. Gross seems a little lost for a moment, as Midga dominates the positioning. Midga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gross to his feet. An inside leg kick lands from Midga. Gross seems to have got his legs back now. Midga clinches up with Gross and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Midga lands a big knee to the head and Gross goes down! Midga pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Netero Midga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
56% |
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