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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 4706 p4p, 24406 weight class) and Ding Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270
25 - 20 - 1 |
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200 cm
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265
8 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ding Ding Dong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding Dong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Vurris to counter with a crisp jab.
Ding Dong shoots and misses
and Vurris counters with a thumping low kick.
Vurris moves into the clinch.
Ding Dong can't break the clinch.
Vurris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ding Dong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vurris is working away from the top position though.
Vurris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ding Dong for as long as he can get away with.
Ding Dong is defending against the submission attempts here by Vurris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris is trying to work for a kimura but Ding Dong is defending well.
Vurris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vurris working over Ding Dong with some ground and pound. Ding Dong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vurris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ding Dong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ding Dong tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vurris has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ding Dong wants to hold on but Vurris pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ding Dong tries to hold on but Vurris pushes him away.
Ding Dong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vurris controlling his opponent.
Vurris moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ding Dong has worked his arm free - good work by Ding Dong!
Vurris working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris slows the pace down.
Vurris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ding Dong keeps working.
Ding Dong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vurris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ding Dong will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Check out the look on Vurris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vurris slows the pace down.
Ding Dong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris cracks Ding Dong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vurris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ding Dong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vurris.
BOOM! Vurris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurris unloading with bombs!
Vurris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vurris jabs Ding Dong right on the nose. Ding Dong blinks but takes it well.
Ding Dong has his takedown stuffed
and Ding Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ding Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ding Dong shoots and misses
and Vurris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ding Dong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vurris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vern Vurris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ding Ding Dong.
Vurris throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ding Dong shoots and misses
and Vurris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vurris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ding Dong can do to turn this around?
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.
Ding Dong is breathing heavily.
Vurris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ding Dong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ding Dong wants to get back to his feet but Vurris passes into half guard.
Vurris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ding Dong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vurris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vurris lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurris slips a nice elbow through Ding Dong's hands, connecting with Ding Dong's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurris working Ding Dong over with strikes.
Vurris wants to pass to mount but Ding Dong is defending the position.
Vurris is controlling the pace.
Vurris uses his free foot to push down on Ding Dong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ding Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vurris controlling the pace for now.
Vurris lands a couple of good shots and Ding Dong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vurris is punishing Ding Dong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vurris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ding Dong doesn't escape.
Vurris lands strikes to the head.
Ding Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vurris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vurris is working the ground and pound. Can Ding Dong escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris is punishing Ding Dong with some ground and pound.
Vurris 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.
Vurris softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Vurris scores with punches from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding Dong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vurris is punishing Ding Dong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ding Dong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vurris lands with an uppercut that bounces Ding Dong off the cage and back into range.
Ding Dong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurris as he jumps to the side.
Vurris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ding Dong just manages to avoid it.
Vurris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ding Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ding Dong wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris breaks from the clinch.
Vurris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vurris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ding Dong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vurris lands a nice forearm strike.
Vurris controlling the position.
Vurris goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ding Dong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vurris's guard! Nice work there by Ding Dong!
Vurris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vern Vurris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding Dong wants to control from the top but Vurris keeps moving.
Vurris trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vurris is looking to advance position but Ding Dong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vurris regains half guard.
Ding Dong is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vurris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding Dong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vurris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ding Dong has Vurris in his guard.
Ding Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vurris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vurris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ding Dong's guard.
Ding Ding Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurris passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vern Vurris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vurris 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Vurris!
After winning the bout, Vern Vurris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ding Ding Dong spoke after the fight, saying '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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