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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Huff (ranked 4175 p4p, 3831 weight class) and DeMarcus Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Luca Huff has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Huff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMarcus Slice!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice shoots for a double leg takedown but Huff sprawls well. He's pushed Slice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Slice blocks a jab.
Slice closes the distance and clinches.
Slice throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slice is on top in guard.
Slice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice rushes Huff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huff is defending well.
Slice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Huff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slice is proving hard to escape from.
Huff looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slice engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slice controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice drops back looking for a leg! Huff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huff manages to kick Slice off! Slice jumps back into Huff's guard.
Slice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Huff misses the jab.
Slice misses with a low kick as Huff jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Huff misses the target.
Slice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slice closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Huff could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Huff misses with some punches.
Huff is trying to break the clinch but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huff looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus Slice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slice closes the distance and clinches up with Huff, looking for a takedown. Slice pushes Huff against the cage but Huff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slice back to the cage. Huff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slice has picked Huff up - he's going for a ride! Slice dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Slice is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Huff tries to get to full guard but Slice has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slice passes to full mount!
Slice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huff tries to lock up and control but Slice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Slice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slice controlling his opponent.
Slice throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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.
Huff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slice looking for a guillotine from mount but Huff is having none of it.
Slice thowing shots but they're missing.
Slice content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing strikes here but Huff is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huff wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Slice missing with strikes from the back.
Slice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Huff is defending well though. Slice let's go of the attempt for now.
Slice is looking for the choke from the back position but Huff is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huff is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Huff wants to control his opponent's hands but Slice gets his hands free.
Slice is hanging on to Huff's back as he tries to escape.
Slice patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
DeMarcus Slice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Huff is defending well though. Slice let's go of the attempt for now.
Slice looking for the RNC.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice misses with a combination
and Huff counters with a nice body shot.
Slice shoots in but Huff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Huff moves out of range easily.
Slice clinches up against the cage.
Huff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice blocks a body shot from Huff.
Slice is working for takedown but Huff is calmly controlling the position for now.
Huff has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
Huff struggles to land a body shot inside as Slice controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slice.
A right hook to the body lands for Slice.
Slice has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Huff regains guard immediately.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Huff is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slice, into his guard.
Slice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huff wants to improve his position but Slice is controlling well.
Luca Huff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huff is in trouble now - Slice has advanced to mount!
Slice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slice throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Huff because Slice loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice controlling from the full mount.
Huff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slice prevents Huff from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice punching from mount but Huff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slice sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slice throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Huff because Slice loaded up on that one.
Slice content just to control the position here.
Slice is continuing to stall.
DeMarcus Slice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMarcus Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMarcus Slice!
Luca Huff spoke after the fight, saying 'It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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