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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CM Punk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JD Noons! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Punk throws an overhand right that lands on Noons's shoulder, as Noons tries to avoid the shot. Noons throws a right hand that Punk ducks under and follows up with a left that Punk also avoids with ease. Noons fails with a takedown attempt. Noons shoots in looking for a takedown. Punk tries to sprawl out of it but Noons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Punk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Punk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noons manages to avoid it. JD Noons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Noons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Punk defends it nicely. CM Punk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Noons. Punk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Punk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noons pulls his head out easily. Punk manages to get to full guard.
Punk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Punk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Punk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Noons! Punk cracks Noons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Punk lands a big elbow. Punk landing strikes from the mount and Noons is in trouble! Punk looking to secure an arm triangle but Noons defends it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Punk lands a nice shot to the head. Punk looking to finish Noons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noons!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Noons wants to hold on but Punk pushes him away. Noons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Noons looks gassed! Punk working for a guillotine from mount but Noons is in no mood to give up. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Noons is looking to improve his position but Punk isn't that keen on the idea. Punk scoring with strikes but Noons is staying in there. Punk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noons looks a forlorn figure.
Noons has left one of his arms exposed and Punk doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Noons screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CM Punk!
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G |
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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
71% |
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