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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God King (ranked 24965 p4p, 5789 weight class) and Rogers Wu (ranked 593 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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188 cm 26 200 0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm 18 212 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Big heart |
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Good takedowns Basic striking Experienced |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, God King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rogers Wu! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King drops his hands momentarily and Wu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wu pinned against the ropes. Wu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Wu scoring well with a low kick there.
Wu darts in and clinches King up against the ropes. King looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. King can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Wu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wu lands with a right to the head. King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wu.
Wu stops a takedown attempt from King.
Wu cracks King with a nice body shot. King has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wu uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard. Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. King wants to stand and escape but Wu is having none of it. King working a defensive guard here.
Wu passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard. King is staying active underneath Wu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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. Wu working King over with strikes. King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Wu looking to pass the guard. Wu prevents King from getting back to his feet. King is looking for a triangle but Wu pushes his legs off easily.
Wu landing some decent shots from guard. King trying to keep a closed guard but Wu is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wu trying to control but King is working from the bottom. Wu looking to pass the guard. King keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A lazy body kick from King and Wu counters with a nice leg kick. Wu lands a jab. King gets tackled into the ropes by Wu. Wu maintains the clinch. King tries for a takedown but Wu manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for God King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wu manages to end up in side control. King wants to control but Wu postures up. King is looking for a sweep. King wants to control but Wu postures up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Wu lands some shots froms side control. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Wu dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! King dives in for a single leg takedown but Wu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes. Wu is struggling to control the position. Wu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! King can't do much from the bottom here. Wu wants to control but King is keeping him busy. Rogers Wu has got the better of the ground game so far. You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round. King is trying to work for a kimura but Wu is defending well.
Wu is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and King has latched onto it... Big trouble! King pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Wu is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). God King!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
35% |
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