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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2293 p4p, 19991 weight class) and Jab Buckeye (ranked 324 p4p, 661 weight class). Buckeye has chosen Right above it lil Wayne as his entrance music. The key to victory for Arnoldas Sireika has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 cm 39 197 23 - 14 - 0 |
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184 cm 32 196 16 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buckeye! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sireika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buckeye counters with a shoot takedown. Sireika fights it but they end up in guard. Sireika has his hands on Buckeye's head, controlling the position. Sireika can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Buckeye controls the pace. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sireika is on top in guard.
Sireika trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Buckeye manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Buckeye passes into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Buckeye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sireika wants to control but Buckeye is keeping busy and won't allow it. Sireika knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buckeye on the ground. Sireika tries to roll over but Buckeye keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sireika is working hard here to advance position. Buckeye is taking a breather. Sireika 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. Sireika wants to improve his position but Buckeye is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Buckeye there. Buckeye is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Buckeye is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buckeye lands a nice short elbow. Sireika trying to control here.
Buckeye with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buckeye passes the guard and advances to mount! Buckeye breaks from Sireika's wrist control and lands an elbow. A nice elbow there by Buckeye. Sireika swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Sireika is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckeye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Buckeye fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sireika is looking to improve his position but Buckeye isn't that keen on the idea. Buckeye scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckeye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Buckeye with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sireika is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckeye looking to control and managing it successfully. Buckeye punishing his opponent with strikes. Buckeye can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sireika is looking to escape. Buckeye controlling from the full mount. Sireika tries to reverse the position but Buckeye maintains control. Buckeye is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Buckeye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jab Buckeye! Jab Buckeye spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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