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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Good Boy (ranked 2809 p4p, 698 weight class) and Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 380 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Good Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Good Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ebubekir Siddik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siddik dives in and scores a takedown into Good Boy's guard.
Good Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Siddik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Good Boy has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Siddik landing some decent shots from guard.
Siddik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Siddik scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik won't allow Good Boy to sweep him here.
Good Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik is in close to Good Boy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siddik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Siddik pushes down on Good Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Good Boy is looking for a sweep. Siddik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siddik thows a huge punch but Good Boy dodges it nicely.
Siddik 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.
Siddik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siddik throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Good Boy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Siddik is in Good Boy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siddik throwing strikes from guard but Good Boy blocks nicely.
Good Boy trying to control the position.
Siddik with a nice head shot there.
Siddik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siddik works over Good Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good Boy is looking to sweep but instead, Siddik has passed into half guard.
Siddik is taking a breather. Good Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siddik trying to pass the guard but Good Boy defending well.
Good Boy tries to get to full guard but Siddik has control of the leg.
Siddik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good Boy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siddik in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Siddik looking to score a takedown here. Good Boy is defending well but Siddik drives through and ends up in Good Boy's guard.
Siddik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Good Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Siddik is proving a slippery customer.
Siddik lands a couple of digs.
Siddik sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik tries to free his leg and advance position but Good Boy is retaining full guard.
Good Boy has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik throws a big right hand that misses.
Siddik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik connects with a couple of short punches.
Siddik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Siddik chips away with some ground and pound.
Siddik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siddik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Siddik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Siddik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siddik.
Siddik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Siddik throws an elbow that misses. Good Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Siddik's guard. Nice move by Good Boy!
Siddik is pulling down on Good Boy's head. It's preventing any offense from Good Boy, at least for the moment.
Good Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Siddik is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good Boy stands and throws Siddik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik is trying to improve his position.
Siddik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siddik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Siddik is pressing down on Good Boy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Good Boy wants to control from the top but Siddik keeps moving.
Siddik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Good Boy manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siddik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siddik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Siddik with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Good Boy's head.
Siddik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Good Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ebubekir Siddik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Good Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siddik manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siddik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Siddik has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Good Boy has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siddik closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Good Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Siddik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siddik works his way into side control.
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Good Boy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Good Boy has hold of Siddik's hands but Siddik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Siddik not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik 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.
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.
Siddik works his foot free and advances to mount.
Good Boy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Good Boy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Andre Good Boy has been cut.
Siddik working Good Boy over with strikes here.
Siddik controlling from the full mount.
Siddik landing shots from mount.
Ebubekir Siddik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good Boy is bucking up trying to escape but Siddik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik controlling from the full mount.
Andre Good Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Good Boy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Siddik controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik lands a couple of good shots and Good Boy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Siddik just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebubekir Siddik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siddik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Ebubekir Siddik wins by unanimous decision!
Ebubekir Siddik bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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