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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death Before Dishonor (ranked 1635 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Isduby Cool (ranked 206 p4p, 178 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
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 London, Death Before Dishonor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isduby Cool!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool throws a looping overhand right but Before Dishonor ducks down to avoid it.
Before Dishonor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cool's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cool's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Before Dishonor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cool to the mat! Cool manages to get full guard.
Before Dishonor won't allow Cool to sweep him here.
Cool looking for a guillotine here but Before Dishonor defends easily.
Before Dishonor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cool looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Before Dishonor passes into side control.
Before Dishonor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cool has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool is trying to get back to half guard.
Before Dishonor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cool is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Before Dishonor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Before Dishonor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cool sneaks back into half guard.
Cool is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cool moves into full guard.
Before Dishonor preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Cool throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Before Dishonor escapes and throws Cool's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cool is looking for a sweep.
Cool is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cool tries to roll over but Before Dishonor keeps him under control.
Before Dishonor drops an elbow to the side of Cool's head.
Before Dishonor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cool makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cool.
Cool had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Before Dishonor defends it easily.
Cool working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Before Dishonor has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Before Dishonor is looking to take a break and control but Cool is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Before Dishonor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cool tries to roll over but Before Dishonor keeps him under control.
Before Dishonor is working for a submission of some sort.
Cool trying to control from the bottom.
Before Dishonor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cool actively working from the bottom here.
Before Dishonor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Before Dishonor is working for a submission of some sort.
Cool with the active half guard here but Before Dishonor passes nicely into side control.
Cool sneaks back into half guard.
Cool tries to roll over but Before Dishonor keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Before Dishonor passes to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Death Before Dishonor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cool takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Before Dishonor.
Before Dishonor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cool gets caught napping as Before Dishonor dives in and scores a takedown. Cool manages to retain guard.
Cool looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Before Dishonor passes into side control.
Cool is looking for a sweep.
Before Dishonor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool tries to buck Before Dishonor off but Before Dishonor is having none of it.
Death Before Dishonor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Before Dishonor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cool tries to bench press Before Dishonor off him but Before Dishonor keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Before Dishonor gets to mount! Cool was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cool is trying to escape the mount.
Cool is still trying to improve position.
BOOM! Before Dishonor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool is in a horrible position here. Before Dishonor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cool is working to get back to half guard.
Before Dishonor tries to control but Cool wriggling away.
Before Dishonor controlling the position easily from mount.
Cool is trying to escape the mount.
Before Dishonor content just to control the position here.
Cool is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Before Dishonor is working for a guillotine from mount but Cool frees his head quite easily.
Cool is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cool sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Before Dishonor throwing shots but Cool is blocking nicely.
Before Dishonor stalling.
Before Dishonor is looking to advance position but Cool won't allow it.
Cool looking for submissions off his back.
Cool won't allow Before Dishonor to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Before Dishonor working Cool over with strikes.
Before Dishonor is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Before Dishonor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cool tries to roll over but Before Dishonor keeps him under control.
Before Dishonor wants to pass to mount but Cool is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cool gets back to full guard.
Cool tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Death Before Dishonor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cool throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cool bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Cool.
Despite the aggression on Cool's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Before Dishonor ducks under a wild hook from Cool.
Before Dishonor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cool as he avoids it easily.
Before Dishonor throws a chopping leg kick but Cool manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cool misses with a straight right.
Cool fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cool misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool throws a looping overhand right but Before Dishonor ducks down to avoid it.
Before Dishonor throws a jab when Cool was well out of range.
Before Dishonor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cool tries to bum rush Before Dishonor with a series of wild strikes but Before Dishonor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Before Dishonor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Before Dishonor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cool cracks a nice hook into Before Dishonor's ribs.
Nice jab there from Cool.
Before Dishonor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cool did well to prevent Before Dishonor getting side control.
Cool is looking to improve his position.
Cool looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Before Dishonor thows a huge punch but Cool dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool wants to improve his position but Before Dishonor is controlling well.
Cool actively working from the bottom here.
Before Dishonor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Before Dishonor wants to control but Cool is keeping him busy.
Cool tries to roll over but Before Dishonor keeps him under control.
Cool is trying to maintain the position but Before Dishonor is very close to passing his half guard.
Isduby Cool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Before Dishonor connects with a nice short shot to Cool's temple.
Before Dishonor prevents Cool from improving his position.
Death Before Dishonor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Before Dishonor wants to take a breather but Cool is having none of it.
Before Dishonor not doing much here.
Before Dishonor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Before Dishonor is taking a breather. Cool says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cool regains full guard. Nicely done.
Before Dishonor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Before Dishonor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Before Dishonor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool working for a triangle but Before Dishonor defends it easily.
Before Dishonor preventing the sweep.
Before Dishonor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Before Dishonor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Before Dishonor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cool manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Before Dishonor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cool can do to turn this around?
Cool is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isduby Cool.
I think Before Dishonor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Before Dishonor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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