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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 1406 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 153 p4p, 201 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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181 cm
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17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares misses with a looping right.
De La Weirdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soares wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Soares 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.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Weirdo blocks a jab.
De La Weirdo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soares defending well as De La Weirdo loads up on a big left hand.
De La Weirdo walks into a left hand.
De La Weirdo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Weirdo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gabriel Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares connects with a looping right hand.
Soares slips a jab from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soares throws an off balance right hand
and De La Weirdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Weirdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
De La Weirdo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De La Weirdo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Weirdo ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
De La Weirdo throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares throws out a loose jab but De La Weirdo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Weirdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
De La Weirdo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
De La Weirdo swings widly with a right hand
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares jumps guard but De La Weirdo stands there with Soares around his waist. Soares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De La Weirdo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Weirdo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
De La Weirdo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares has control of De La Weirdo's left arm, preventing De La Weirdo from doing any damage.
De La Weirdo content to stall in guard here.
De La Weirdo is continuing to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four 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.
Soares keeping moving, preventing De La Weirdo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De La Weirdo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares connects with a nice looking jab.
Soares forces De La Weirdo back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Soares will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Weirdo manages to avoid it.
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
De La Weirdo misses the shot to the body.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De La Weirdo manages to circle out of the way.
Soares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De La Weirdo.
Soares catches De La Weirdo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soares closes the distance and clinches.
Soares jumps guard and drags De La Weirdo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De La Weirdo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soares controlling De La Weirdo's posture.
De La Weirdo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soares has his foot on De La Weirdo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De La Weirdo works his way back into a safe position though.
De La Weirdo content to stall in guard here.
Soares is trying to control the position but De La Weirdo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Gabriel Soares is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from De La Weirdo.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Weirdo can do to turn this around?
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De La Weirdo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soares has managed to clinch.
De La Weirdo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Soares catches De La Weirdo right on the button with a cross.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Weirdo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De La Weirdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soares cracks De La Weirdo with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from De La Weirdo. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to counter by clinching up but De La Weirdo breaks away and moves out of range.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Weirdo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares punishes De La Weirdo's body with a nice straight punch.
De La Weirdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Weirdo.
Soares is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De La Weirdo manages to circle out of the way.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Weirdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Soares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soares cracks a nice hook into De La Weirdo's ribs.
Soares misses with a hook.
Soares clinches up against the cage.
Soares fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares is trying to pull guard but De La Weirdo has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tries to pull guard but De La Weirdo holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Weirdo tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing De La Weirdo back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soares stalling.
De La Weirdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De La Weirdo smiles and moves away.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. De La Weirdo moves away and avoids it.
Soares misses with a right hand
and De La Weirdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries to clinch up.
De La Weirdo throws a right hand that misses
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De La Weirdo throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De La Weirdo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soares pulls guard.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Weirdo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Weirdo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws his legs up looking for a submission but De La Weirdo uses it to pass to side control.
Oscar De La Weirdo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares tries to buck De La Weirdo off but De La Weirdo is having none of it.
Gabriel Soares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Weirdo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Soares wants to control but De La Weirdo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soares is trying to escape the position but De La Weirdo is controlling the position.
Soares keeps De La Weirdo under control for a moment.
Soares regains half guard.
Soares blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Weirdo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Weirdo throws a strike but Soares avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De La Weirdo throws a strike but Soares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soares 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Soares!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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