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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dubson Strickland (ranked 2948 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Baariq Taïa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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198 cm 29 262 5 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm 26 258 5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dubson Strickland! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Baariq Taïa! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taïa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strickland is trying to defend but Taïa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Strickland has hold of Taïa's hands but Taïa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Dubson Strickland has been cut. Taïa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Taïa is nestled in close to Strickland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Strickland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Taïa lands strikes from half guard. Strickland is breathing heavily. Taïa slips a nice elbow through Strickland's hands, connecting with Strickland's forehead.
Strickland is rocked!
Dubson Strickland's cut is getting worse. Taïa lands a big elbow - Strickland is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Taïa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baariq Taïa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
92% |
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