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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chanse Cravens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscer Myer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myer has chosen undead as his entrance music. Oscer Myer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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188 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
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225 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chanse Cravens! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscer Myer! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cravens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Myer is able to avoid easily. Myer is looking to clinch. Myer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cravens is fending him off so far but Myer persists. Nope, Cravens circles away and we're back to standing. Myer connects with a high kick. Myer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myer misses with a takedown attempt - Cravens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Myer shoots for a takedown but Cravens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Chanse Cravens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscer Myer. The fight moves into the clinch position. Cravens blocks an uppercut.
Myer taking a breather. Cravens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Myer.
Cravens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Myer pulls him back up using the underhooks. Cravens is trying to trip Myer. He has hold of a leg but Myer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cravens persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Myer looking to control.
Myer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Cravens scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cravens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Cravens postures up and lands a big shot to Myer's brow. Cravens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Cravens looking to pass the guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Myer trying to control the position.
Myer looks gassed! Myer being controlled here, momentarily. Cravens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Myer looking to control.
Cravens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Cravens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Myer sprawls well initially but Cravens persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cravens in particular looking to stall. Cravens stands up out of the half guard. Myer misses with a takedown attempt and Cravens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Myer's guard now. Cravens pushes down on Myer's leg and manages to get into half guard. Cravens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Myer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Cravens moves into full mount! Myer won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Myer is trying to escape the mount.
Cravens has control of Myer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Myer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Myer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Myer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Cravens working for a submission but Myer is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cravens is in the full mount, landing strikes. Myer is looking to get to half guard. Cravens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Myer tries to hold on but Cravens pushes him away. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cravens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Myer wants to control but Cravens is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chanse Cravens dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cravens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Cravens winds up and cracks Myer with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Cravens is pressing down on Myer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Myer is holding on for now. Cravens stops Myer from getting back to his feet.
Chanse Cravens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Myer gets full guard. Cravens stands and throws Myer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Cravens cracks Myer with a big elbow. Myer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Cravens moves into full mount! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Cravens. Cravens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Cravens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Cravens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Myer is looking to escape. Cravens content just to control the position here.
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. Cravens cracks Myer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Myer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Myer is in a horrible position here. Cravens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cravens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Myer wants to control but Cravens is having none of it. Cravens looking for a guillotine from mount but Myer is having none of it. Cravens lands a big elbow. Myer is desperately trying to improve his position but Cravens has a good base and remains in mount. Cravens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Myer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Myer is working to get back to half guard.
Myer is in a horrible position here. Cravens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cravens cracks Myer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cravens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Myer tries to hold on but Cravens pushes him away. Cravens landing strikes, looking to finish! Myer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Myer pushes Cravens off but Cravens dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chanse Cravens dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myer. Cravens looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Myer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cravens is one step ahead there. Cravens looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Cravens gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cravens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Myer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cravens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Myer's guard. Cravens is nestled in close to Myer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Myer wants to control but Cravens is keeping busy.
Cravens is figuring out what he wants to do next. Myer trying to control from the bottom.
Cravens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Myer trying to hold on to Cravens's head to control him but Cravens postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Myer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Cravens swats away the attempt to clinch by Myer. Cravens gets a takedown into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cravens in particular looking to stall. Myer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Cravens stopping the sweep attempt from Myer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cravens landing some decent shots from guard. Myer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cravens is one step ahead there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cravens passes easily into side control. Nice work. Myer is not content to let Cravens control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Cravens landing a few strikes. Myer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Cravens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Cravens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Myer has escaped the position, nice work there. Cravens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Oscer Myer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chanse Cravens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Myer gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Chanse Cravens showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cravens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chanse Cravens!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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