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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 1616 p4p, 897 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 200 p4p, 119 weight class). Eric Jacquin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacquin as he avoids it easily.
Aki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacquin is fending him off so far but Aki persists. Nope, Jacquin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacquin feints and as Aki raises his hands in defense, Jacquin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacquin won't allow Aki to sweep him here.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki wants to sweep here but Jacquin controlling him for the moment.
Jacquin advances to half guard.
Aki tries to roll over but Jacquin keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin trying to mount his opponent but Aki defends it.
Aki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jacquin trying to control but Aki is working from the bottom.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Aki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki keeping full guard, as Jacquin tries to pass.
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.
Aki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aki shoots for a takedown but Jacquin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eric Jacquin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Aki.
Aki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aki passes Jacquin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jacquin's coaches at Monkey Business have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Aki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aki is looking to take a break and control but Jacquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacquin is trying to control but Aki manages to pass to mount!
Jacquin is squirming around, avoiding Aki's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki avoids the attempt from Jacquin to control.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aki tries to control but Jacquin wriggling away.
Jacquin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Jacquin gets back to half guard.
We've been informed that Aki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin trying to control from the bottom.
Jacquin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jacquin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aki.
Aki trying to mount his opponent but Jacquin defends it.
Jacquin trying to control from the bottom.
Aki working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin keeping hold of Aki's head, controlling as best he can.
Aki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Aki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jacquin stuffs the takedown.
Jacquin feinted with a counter takedown.
Aki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aki stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacquin. Jacquin gets slowly back to his feet.
Aki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jacquin did well to prevent Aki getting side control.
Jacquin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jacquin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aki is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacquin has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin trying to keep a closed guard but Aki is proving a slippery customer.
Aki wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
Aki is working Jacquin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacquin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aki manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jacquin has passed into side control.
Jacquin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Aki.
Jacquin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to take Aki's back but he can't do it this time.
Jacquin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacquin wants to take his opponent's back but Aki doesn't allow it.
Jacquin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Aki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Purple Aki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacquin trying to control but Aki is having none of it.
Aki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacquin wants to take Aki's back here but Aki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jacquin. What's that going to do exactly?
Aki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacquin avoids the attempt from Aki to control.
Aki regains half guard.
Aki is staying active underneath Jacquin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Aki defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Aki is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aki is on top in guard.
Jacquin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aki is one step ahead there.
Aki lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin wants to sweep here but Aki controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Jacquin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aki slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacquin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aki with the counter takedown but Jacquin avoids it easily.
Purple Aki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aki misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacquin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aki won't be happy with that.
Jacquin tries to advance position but instead Aki slips a leg back in to half guard.
Aki is pressing down on Jacquin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aki keeping moving, preventing Jacquin from controlling successfully.
Jacquin stands and throws Aki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aki is not content to let Jacquin control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki wants to control but Jacquin postures up.
Aki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacquin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacquin's back!
Aki throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jacquin!
Jacquin tries to break free.
Aki scores with punches to the body.
Aki lands shots from the back.
Jacquin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Aki is looking to control Jacquin but Jacquin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Aki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin is keeping busy.
Jacquin tries to break free.
Jacquin is working hard here to advance position.
Aki avoiding Jacquin 's attempts to control his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is taking a good look at Jacquin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aki!
Jacquin is keeping busy.
Jacquin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki lands punches and elbows.
Jacquin rolls, trying to escape but Aki keeps control of the position.
Aki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jacquin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Aki lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jacquin's head.
Jacquin is rocked!
Aki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jacquin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oh Jacquin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aki is landing with strikes from the back.
Aki lands a massive shot to the side of Jacquin 's head and he's out cold! Aki jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Purple Aki!
An out of breath Purple Aki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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