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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Poo Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Figgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping comes to the cage accompanied by rollerz on dre - mac dre. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 Los Angeles, Poo Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Figgs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Figgs to the mat! Figgs manages to get full guard.
Ping looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Figgs is trying to keep Ping in close.
Figgs keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Figgs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Figgs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Figgs trying to strike off his back.
Ping preventing the sweep.
Figgs pushes Ping off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ping blocks a head kick by Figgs.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses.
Figgs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ping counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Figgs wants to land a leg kick but Ping is out of range.
Figgs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Figgs.
Figgs takes the fight into the clinch.
Figgs has had enough of the clinch but Ping keeps him there for the moment.
Figgs pulls guard.
Ping could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ping manages to get himself to full guard.
Ping wants to get back to his feet but Figgs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ping working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Figgs.
Figgs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ping looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Figgs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ping might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs passes to full mount!
Ping taking shots to the head.
Figgs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ping is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Figgs working Ping over with strikes here.
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.
Ping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ping is trying desperately to improve position.
Figgs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Figgs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ping can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ping is trying desperately to improve position.
Figgs raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Figgs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Figgs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ping circles away.
Figgs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figgs throws a head kick but Ping moves out of range.
Ping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Figgs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ping.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Figgs throws a lazy head kick
and Ping counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ping wants to pass the guard but Figgs is keeping the position.
Ping looking to sit in guard and control but Figgs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ping keeping moving, preventing Figgs from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs is standing up over Ping. Ping looks to escape but Figgs dives into side control.
Ping tries to buck Figgs off but Figgs is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Figgs scoring with punches and elbows.
Ping is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Figgs looks up at the clock and then as Ping takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Figgs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Figgs working the body and head with strikes.
Figgs gets to mount! Ping was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ping tries to lock up and control but Figgs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping is desperately trying to improve his position but Figgs has a good base and remains in mount.
Figgs lands with some strikes.
Ping keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Figgs avoids the attempt from Ping to control.
Ping is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Figgs working Ping over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poo Ping dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Figgs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ping has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ping and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Figgs throws a head kick but Ping moves out of range.
Figgs throws out a loose jab but Ping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses.
Ping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Figgs misses with a takedown
and Ping counters with a single leg into guard. Figgs didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ping stopping the sweep attempt from Figgs.
Figgs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Figgs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ping wants to control from the top but Figgs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ping is stalling in the full guard.
Figgs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figgs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Figgs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ping changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Figgs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ping's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ping is keen to just control but Figgs is a slippery customer.
Figgs trying to control from the bottom.
Ping trying to advance position but Figgs counters by regaining guard.
Ping sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ping stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ping tries for a takedown but Figgs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ping fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poo Ping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figgs tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poo Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ping 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poo Ping!
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FIGHT
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