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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Badr (ranked 5657 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Haitian Ginger (ranked 610 p4p, 532 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm 18 190 0 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm 18 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Counter fighter Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Badr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Badr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ginger is trying to defend but Badr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Ginger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badr. Badr scoring with strikes to the body and head. Badr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ginger's head. Badr not landing any meaningful shots this time. Badr controlling the pace. Badr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Badr not landing any meaningful shots this time. Badr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ginger's head. Ginger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ginger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ginger is defending against the submission attempts here by Badr.
Badr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Badr trying to control the pace.
That's two 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. Badr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Badr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ginger's head. Badr performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Badr not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ginger trying to control but Badr postures up.
Badr slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Badr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Ginger taking some punishment here, with Badr in his half guard. Badr lands strikes from half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ginger can do anything to dispel that myth. Ginger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Badr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Badr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Badr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Badr cracks Ginger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big strike lands for Badr! That's really hurt Ginger and he's turned his back - Badr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Badr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Badr!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
30% |
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