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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 801 p4p, 842 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 28 p4p, 31 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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9 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo has Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Hackett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arroyo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hackett slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hackett for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hackett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Hackett.
Hackett forces Arroyo back against the cage and clinches.
Hackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arroyo up against the cage.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo has Hackett pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hackett 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
Our winner, James Hackett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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