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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 508 p4p, 421 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 67 p4p, 55 weight class). 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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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wrou feints a counter leg kick.
Niaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niaz rushes Wrou and presses him up against the cage.
Niaz jumps guard and drags Wrou to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wrou pushes down on Niaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Niaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Wrou slows the pace down in half guard.
Wrou seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wrou takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Niaz tries to get to full guard but Wrou has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wrou controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wrou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niaz.
Wrou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niaz tries to clinch up
and Wrou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niaz'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 three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niaz blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Niaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Niaz working a defensive guard here.
Niaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wrou stacks Niaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wrou!
Niaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Wrou seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wrou pulls his head out easily.
Niaz is looking to control Wrou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niaz avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niaz tries to clinch but Wrou moves out of range.
Niaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niaz blocks a body shot from Wrou.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niaz.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Wrou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niaz successfully pulls guard.
Niaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Niaz wants to hit a sweep here but Wrou passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Niaz there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou controlling from mount.
Wrou stands up from mount. Strange move.
Niaz shoots for a takedown but Wrou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Niaz gets tackled into the cage by Wrou. Wrou maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wrou stops a takedown attempt from Niaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Niaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrou to keep the fight standing.
Niaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrou just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Niaz.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Wrou holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Wrou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrou walks away with a smile on his face. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Niaz wants to clinch but Wrou slips to the side
and Wrou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Niaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Wrou circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wrou counters with a right hand to the body.
Niaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrou swats away the attempt to clinch by Niaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrou misses the target.
Wrou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wrou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz feints and as Wrou raises his hands in defense, Niaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wrou manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Niaz has Wrou in his guard.
Niaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wrou has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz is looking for a sweep. Wrou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sledge Wrou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Niaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Wrou. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrou takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrou replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Niaz blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niaz blocks a jab.
Niaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Wrou's guard.
Wrou keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Niaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wrou's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wrou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wrou moves into full guard.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz won't allow Wrou to sweep him here.
Niaz looking to pass the guard.
Wrou keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Wrou is trying to keep Niaz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou keeping full guard, as Niaz tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wrou is pulling down on Niaz's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Niaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Wrou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou gets through Niaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niaz.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrou.
Sledge Wrou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Wrou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Wrou won't allow it.
Wrou pushes Niaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Niaz.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niaz backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrou prevents a body shot from Niaz.
Niaz trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sledge Wrou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sledge Wrou!
Sledge Wrou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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