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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Cubbedge (ranked 4058 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Saya Mi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Cubbedge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm 38 158 15 - 13 - 0 |
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165 cm 25 155 2 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler Counter fighter Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Cubbedge ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saya Mi ! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mi misses with a double jab
and Cubbedge counters by moving into the clinch. Mi throws a head punch that misses. Mi is looking to take this one to the mat. Mi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it. Mi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cubbedge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mi to the mat. Mi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Cubbedge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Mi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cubbedge forces his way into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cubbedge not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cubbedge moves nicely into side control. Mi wants to control but Cubbedge postures up. Cubbedge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Mi is letting Cubbedge control him for a moment. Cubbedge in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bart Cubbedge ! Bart Cubbedge decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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
44% |
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