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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Clark (ranked 5024 p4p, 3436 weight class) and Pele Ribeiro (ranked 449 p4p, 373 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pele Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clark seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark clinches.
Clark has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ribeiro uses from the top position.
Ribeiro drops back looking for a leg! Clark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clark manages to kick Ribeiro off! Ribeiro jumps back into Clark's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro won't allow Clark to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clark wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro can't keep his opponent in guard - Clark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Clark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clark seems to be looking for submissions.
Clark is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro trying to hold on to Clark's head to control him but Clark postures up.
Clark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Clark punching from mount but Ribeiro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clark stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
A nice side step and Ribeiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Clark.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pele Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clark has Ribeiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Clark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ribeiro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clark uses it to pass to side control.
Ribeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clark is looking to chop away at Ribeiro's legs.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark prevents a body shot from Ribeiro.
Clark effectively controlling the action here.
Clark keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark gets control of Ribeiro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clark throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ribeiro escapes and throws Clark's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Clark tries to buck Ribeiro off but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Clark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Clark defends.
Clark is trying to control Ribeiro's posture but Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clark is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Randall Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark parries the strikes from Ribeiro easily there. Ribeiro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Clark to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Randall Clark wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Randall Clark 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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G |
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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