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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skip Bip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Big Hairy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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178 lbs
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175 cm
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Bip! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Big Hairy! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bip shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Bip controlling from the top position. Bip has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Big Hairy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bip gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Big Hairy is trying to keep Bip in close.
Bip's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Big Hairy is controlling Bip's posture. Bip showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Big Hairy looking for a guillotine here but Bip defends easily.
Bip's corner is telling him to maintain position. Bip seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Big Hairy for as long as he can get away with. Big Hairy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bip off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bip bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Big Hairy can't do much from the bottom here. I wouldn't like to be where Big Hairy is right now. Big Hairy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bip's best efforts. Bip trying to control the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip works over Big Hairy's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bip bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Big Hairy gets back to half guard. Big Hairy tries to roll over but Bip keeps him under control. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bip seems to be working for a kimura but Big Hairy defends the submission attempt. Bip is breathing heavily. Still in half guard, Bip seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Big Hairy keeping control of the position. Bip content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Big Hairy wants to get back to his feet. Bip looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Big Hairy tries to roll over but Bip keeps him under control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bip dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Big Hairy fails with the takedown and Bip counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bip. Bip stays in close to Big Hairy's body and controls the position. Bip wants to control from the top but Big Hairy keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip shoots in and drives through. Big Hairy sprawls well. Big Hairy fails with the takedown and Bip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Big Hairy's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Big Hairy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bip stays in close to Big Hairy's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Big Hairy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Big Hairy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bip controls the pace. Skip Bip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big Hairy fails with the takedown and Bip counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bip. Skip Bip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Big Hairy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bip content to stall in guard here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Big Hairy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bip gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Big Hairy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Bip content just to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bip dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Big Hairy misses with a takedown attempt so Bip counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Big Hairy looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Big Hairy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bip controls the pace. Big Hairy is trying to control the position but Bip postures up. Big Hairy looking for a sweep. Not yet Big Hairy, not yet. Big Hairy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bip controls the pace. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Big Hairy working for a triangle but Bip defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Big Hairy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bip controls the pace. Bip preventing the sweep. Bip showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Big Hairy has his foot on Bip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bip works his way back into a safe position though. Bip sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Bip tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Big Hairy trying to remain calm as Bip controls from the top position. Big Hairy is trying to control Bip's posture but Bip avoids it. Big Hairy trying to remain calm as Bip controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bip working away. Bip happy to just control the position for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Big Hairy is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Bip controls the position. Bip wants to control but Big Hairy is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Bip is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Big Hairy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bip misses with a takedown and Big Hairy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bip's guard now. Bip is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bip keeping moving, preventing Big Hairy from controlling successfully. Bip pulls Big Hairy in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Skip Bip showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bip 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip Bip!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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