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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Big Fish (ranked 1037 p4p, 1793 weight class) and Tamryn Shihsaidov (ranked 74 p4p, 117 weight class). Fish comes to the cage accompanied by Cant Stop - RHCP. Shihsaidov has chosen “Soviet Connection” as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 cm 22 130 5 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm 23 143 10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Fish! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tamryn Shihsaidov! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Shihsaidov's shoulder, as Shihsaidov tries to avoid the shot. Shihsaidov clinches with his opponent.
Shihsaidov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Shihsaidov misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shihsaidov.
Shihsaidov blocking some punches.
Shihsaidov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish is trying to pull guard but Shihsaidov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Fish blocks an uppercut.
Fish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Fish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fish lands an uppercut. Fish fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish misses with some punches.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shihsaidov's elbow. Shihsaidov breaks from the clinch.
Shihsaidov clinches up with Fish and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shihsaidov stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Shihsaidov lands a body shot. Shihsaidov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fish seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shihsaidov can turn it around. Shihsaidov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Fish fails to land. Fish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shihsaidov to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shihsaidov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shihsaidov tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
A body shot lands from Shihsaidov.
Fish cracks Shihsaidov with a nice body shot. A head punch on the inside from Fish fails to land. Shihsaidov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Shihsaidov lands a shot to the body. Fish lands a right hand. Shihsaidov blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Shihsaidov.
Fish manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shihsaidov wants to stand and escape but instead Fish has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Fish wants to control from the top but Shihsaidov keeps moving. Shihsaidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fish. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Fish preventing the sweep. 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. Fish wants to control from the top but Shihsaidov keeps moving. Fish advances position into side control! Fish wants to control but Shihsaidov is keeping him busy. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Shihsaidov wants to control but Fish postures up. Fish wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shihsaidov, who protects the arm well. Fish tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shihsaidov is trying to control Fish's posture but Fish avoids it. Fish trying to control the action but Shihsaidov is working from the bottom. Fish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shihsaidov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shihsaidov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Fish dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Shihsaidov scores with a body shot.
Shihsaidov misses with a hook to the body
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shihsaidov's corner calls for a 1-2. Shihsaidov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Tamryn Shihsaidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Shihsaidov gets in close and instigates a clinch. Fish tries a body shot but Shihsaidov blocks it.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shihsaidov backwards. Fish blocks a body shot from Shihsaidov. Shihsaidov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shihsaidov tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Shihsaidov back against the cage. Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Fish digs a right hand underneath Shihsaidov's ribcage. Shihsaidov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Good body shot from Fish.
Fish blocks a body shot from Shihsaidov. Fish being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fish lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shihsaidov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fish misses with a hook from the clinch. Shihsaidov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fish.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Shihsaidov controls the action.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fish as Shihsaidov tries to tie him up. Fish gets control of Shihsaidov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fish will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Fish working for a triangle but Shihsaidov defends it easily.
Shihsaidov looking to improve position, pressing down on Fish's thigh with his hand. Fish seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Shihsaidov paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Shihsaidov's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Fish picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Fish! Our winner, Big Fish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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