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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Max (ranked 1806 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Reese Remington (ranked 209 p4p, 162 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freaky Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reese Remington!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Max wants to land a leg kick but Remington is out of range.
Remington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Max is looking to clinch but Remington is avoiding it.
Max has Remington up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Max.
Remington is trying to pull guard but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Remington successfully pulls guard.
Remington controlling Max's posture.
Remington trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max trying to control but Remington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington looking for a sweep. Not yet Remington, not yet.
Remington trying to control the position here.
Max engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Remington wants to sweep here but Max controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Max just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Remington throws a body shot but no joy.
Max closes the distance but Remington moves to the side
and Remington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Remington's corner calls for a 1-2. Remington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Remington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Remington or perhaps it was just good defense by Max, which made it look bad.
Max is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Remington.
Freaky Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Max throws out a loose jab but Remington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Max's head.
Max wants to clinch up but Remington keeps it at a distance.
Remington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Max is looking to reverse the position.
Remington working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Remington working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is trying to get back to half guard.
Max knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Remington working the ground and pound from side control.
Max parries the strikes from Remington easily there. Remington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Max to escape.
You can see the frustration on Max's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Remington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Remington.
Remington working away.
Remington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Max is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Max can't do much from the bottom here.
Remington lands a few punches from side control.
Remington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Remington controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Remington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Max has taken the fight to the clinch.
Remington gets control of Max's arms and successfully pulls guard. Remington will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Remington working for a triangle but Max defends it easily.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Remington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Max on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Max tries to get out of the position.
Max preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Remington controls the pace.
Max keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington stays in close to Max's body and controls the position.
Remington throwing strikes but missing.
Remington wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Remington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Max looking to control but Remington passes into half guard.
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Max wants to control but Remington is keeping busy.
Remington trying to control the pace.
Remington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Max's guard.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Remington controlling from the top position.
Remington wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Remington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington throwing strikes but missing.
Remington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Max looking for a sweep but Remington has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Remington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?
It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Remington with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Max tries to hold on but Remington postures up.
Remington wants to control the pace but Max is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Remington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remington.
Freaky Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Max throws an off balance right hand
and Remington counters with a right hand to the body.
Max throws out a loose jab but Remington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remington looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Max throws a lazy uppercut
and Remington counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Max!
Remington in side control, throwing shots but Max defends.
A lull in the action here as Remington stalls from top position.
Max takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Remington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington tries for a kimura but Max is defending well.
Remington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Remington trying to control the position but Max is working away.
Remington scoring with punches and elbows.
Remington trying to control the position but Max is working away.
Remington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Max tries to buck Remington off but Remington is having none of it.
Remington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Remington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Remington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Max is trying to improve his position.
Remington moves into full mount!
Remington controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington breaks from Max's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reese Remington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Remington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Max is wriggling around trying to escape.
Remington dominating with strikes here.
Remington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Remington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reese Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?
Remington landing shots from mount.
Remington controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Remington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Remington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reese Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Remington 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reese Remington!
After winning the bout, Reese Remington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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