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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Bigg (ranked 1934 p4p, 626 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 218 p4p, 77 weight class). Stackhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by True Blood. Jason Stackhouse has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Stackhouse .
It looks like Ian Bigg has been cut.
Bigg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stackhouse is out of range and Bigg settles back down.
Stackhouse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Bigg circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Bigg misses its target.
Stackhouse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bigg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stackhouse thinking.
Stackhouse wants to clinch up but Bigg keeps it at a distance.
Stackhouse closes the distance and clinches.
Bigg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stackhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stackhouse darts in trying to clinch
and Bigg counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stackhouse throws a lazy right hand but Bigg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bigg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stackhouse throws out the jab.
Stackhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but Bigg circles away.
Bigg throwing a counter right hand but Stackhouse manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Bigg counters with a quick kick to the body but Stackhouse blocks it.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Bigg saw that one coming.
Bigg misses with a wild body shot.
Bigg ducks under a wild hook from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stackhouse throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Stackhouse .
Bigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bigg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stackhouse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stackhouse jabs Bigg right on the nose. Bigg blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Stackhouse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigg slips under a jab.
Bigg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stackhouse connects with a nice looking jab.
Bigg looks for a takedown but Stackhouse sprawls well.
Stackhouse moves in looking to clinch but Bigg pushes him off.
Bigg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bigg counters with a left to the body.
Stackhouse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stackhouse lands with a hook. Bigg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bigg is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stackhouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Bigg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stackhouse misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Bigg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse dips to his left and cracks Bigg with an uppercut!
Stackhouse throws a hook but Bigg blocks it.
Bigg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigg.
Bigg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bigg blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse . Bigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stackhouse with a hook.
Bigg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stackhouse blocks a head kick by Bigg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse moves into range and clinches up with Bigg.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stackhouse throws an elbow but misses.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Bigg.
Stackhouse lands a damaging elbow.
Bigg blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stackhouse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stackhouse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stackhouse drives through and clinches with Bigg against the cage.
Bigg is trying to maintain a safe position but Stackhouse gets an underhook and turns Bigg into the cage.
Bigg pulls guard successfully.
Bigg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stackhouse uses it to pass to side control.
Bigg is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stackhouse is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bigg is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stackhouse gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stackhouse misses with a wild body shot.
Bigg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stackhouse .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Bigg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stackhouse wants to clinch up but Bigg keeps it at a distance.
Bigg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stackhouse sprawls and moves away.
Stackhouse throws a head kick that misses
and Bigg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stackhouse taking some punishment here, with Bigg in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bigg lands a nice short elbow.
Bigg tries to pass to full mount but Stackhouse defends it.
Stackhouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bigg.
Bigg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stackhouse sees it coming and defends easily.
Stackhouse is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg works his way into side control.
Bigg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stackhouse keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg advances nicely into full mount.
Bigg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bigg wants to control the pace but Stackhouse is squirming around nicely.
Stackhouse is bucking up trying to escape but Bigg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stackhouse tries to buck Bigg off but he can't manage it.
Bigg with the ground and pound from mount.
Bigg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stackhouse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bigg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bigg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bigg punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bigg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bigg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We've been hearing good reports from Bigg'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.
Bigg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bigg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stackhouse is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bigg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bigg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stackhouse is rocked!
Bigg controlling from the full mount.
Stackhouse is still in real trouble! Can Bigg finish him?
Bigg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ian Bigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigg misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Bigg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stackhouse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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