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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Hornby (ranked 3575 p4p, 6052 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 349 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralphie Hornby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good elbows
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Hornby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Hornby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hornby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Hornby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sss is fending him off so far but Hornby persists. Nope, Sss circles away and we're back to standing.
Sss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sss blocks a head kick by Hornby.
Sss counters with a body kick.
Ralphie Hornby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hornby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hornby tries to bum rush Sss with a series of wild strikes but Sss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sss tries to counter with a clinch but Hornby shakes him off and moves away.
Sss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby tries for a takedown but Sss circles away easily
and Sss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sss throwing strikes but missing.
Hornby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hornby wants to sweep but no luck.
Sss wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
Hornby being controlled here, momentarily.
Sss wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hornby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sss slaps away a takedown attempt from Hornby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sss follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralphie Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sss blocks a head kick by Hornby.
Sss counters with a body kick.
Hornby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hornby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sss!
Hornby trying to control the position but Sss is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sss prevents Hornby from moving into mount.
Sss sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sss is controlling Hornby's trapped leg to prevent Hornby from advancing to side control.
Hornby slips a nice elbow through Sss's hands, connecting with Sss's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornby winds up and cracks Sss with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hornby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sss is looking to improve his position.
Hornby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sss sees it coming and defends easily.
Hornby wants to pass the guard but Sss is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hornby is looking for a kimura but Sss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hornby to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Hornby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hornby looks to land a body kick but Sss moved away.
Hornby throws a sloppy head kick and Sss moves out of range easily.
Sss shoots in and drives through. Hornby sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Hornby misses the target.
Hornby misses with the combination.
Sss thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby shoots in looking for a takedown. Sss tries to sprawl out of it but Hornby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sss thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby misses with a wild combination.
Hornby gets a clinch.
Sss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hornby is defending well.
Sss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ralphie Hornby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sss Sss.
Hornby tries to score a body lock takedown but Sss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hornby.
Sss tries for a takedown but Hornby manages to get underhooks.
Hornby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hornby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sss defends it nicely.
Sss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hornby works over Sss's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hornby.
Hornby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sss wants to control but Hornby is keeping busy.
Sss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hornby in particular looking to stall.
Hornby wants to free his trapped foot but Sss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sss trying to control but Hornby postures up.
Hornby wants to free his trapped foot but Sss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sss tries to roll over but Hornby keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hornby looks for a takedown but Sss sprawls well.
Sss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hornby fails with the takedown.
Sss follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Hornby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hornby fails to land with a series of punches.
Sss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sss wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hornby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sss eats them both and turns towards Hornby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sss 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornby is trying to keep Sss in close.
Hornby working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sss has passed into half guard!
Hornby is trying to maintain the position but Sss is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hornby tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sss manages to move to mount!
Hornby is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hornby regains half guard.
Sss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hornby throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hornby is positioning himself well to prevent Sss advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sss manages to move to mount!
Sss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sss prevents Hornby from getting the reversal.
Hornby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sss wants to control the pace but Hornby is squirming around nicely.
Sss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornby tries to lock up and control but Sss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hornby is desperately trying to improve his position but Sss has a good base and remains in mount.
Sss Sss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hornby manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hornby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hornby looking for a sweep. Not yet Hornby, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sss Sss.
Well Hornby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Hornby!
After the fight, Ralphie Hornby was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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