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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fahir Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Morningstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fahir Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Morningstar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Morningstar misses.
Morningstar looks gassed!
Hassan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morningstar did well to prevent Hassan getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hassan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hassan controlling the pace for now.
Morningstar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hassan controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar can't escape the position.
Hassan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hassan prevents Morningstar from getting the reversal.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Hassan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fahir Hassan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Morningstar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hassan.
Morningstar throws a shot from downtown. Hassan moves away and avoids it.
Hassan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morningstar avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hassan or perhaps it was just good defense by Morningstar which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hassan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahir Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan shoots in for a takedown but Morningstar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Morningstar.
Hassan closes the distance and clinches up with Morningstar, looking for a takedown. Hassan pushes Morningstar against the cage but Morningstar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hassan has a takedown stuffed.
Hassan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morningstar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fahir Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morningstar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morningstar!
Hassan controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan controlling the pace for now.
Hassan wants to control the pace but Morningstar is squirming around nicely.
Hassan controlling the position easily from mount.
Morningstar is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahir Hassan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hassan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morningstar circles away.
Morningstar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hassan counters with a takedown into side control.
Morningstar is being controlled here.
Morningstar prevents Hassan from improving position.
Hassan just content to control the position.
Morningstar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hassan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hassan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassan controlling the position from side mount.
Hassan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar tries to improve position but can't.
Morningstar misses with a strike from the bottom.
Morningstar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morningstar wants to get back to his feet.
Morningstar wants to get back to full guard.
Morningstar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hassan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hassan blocks the strikes from Morningstar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Morningstar.
Hassan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morningstar.
Morningstar stuffs the takedown attempt from Hassan. Hassan gets slowly back to his feet.
Morningstar misses with a hook.
Hassan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morningstar sprawls well. Morningstar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hassan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahir Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Morningstar. No joy for Hassan on that attempt.
Hassan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morningstar defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar scoring well with a low kick there.
Morningstar slaps away a takedown attempt from Hassan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morningstar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hassan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morningstar shoots in but no luck this time.
Morningstar lands a jab to the nose.
Morningstar throws a series of punches but Hassan moves out of range.
Devin Morningstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morningstar as he avoids it easily.
Hassan scores a takedown into full mount!
Hassan controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morningstar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morningstar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Morningstar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hassan landing shots from mount.
Morningstar gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahir Hassan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morningstar works over Hassan's head and body with a nice combination.
Hassan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morningstar is fending him off so far but Hassan persists. Nope, Morningstar circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Morningstar. No joy for Hassan on that attempt.
Morningstar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
A punch combination from Morningstar misses.
Hassan shoots in for a double leg but Morningstar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahir Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morningstar.
Morningstar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar lands a body shot.
Hassan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morningstar is trying to defend but Hassan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan trying to control the pace.
Morningstar is looking for a sweep. Hassan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hassan is taking a breather. Morningstar 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.
Hassan trying to pass the guard but Morningstar defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morningstar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morningstar is looking for a triangle but Hassan pushes his legs off easily.
Hassan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morningstar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morningstar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morningstar working for submissions but it's allowed Hassan to get to half guard.
Hassan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hassan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morningstar tries to get to full guard but Hassan has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Hassan seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morningstar is trying to stand.
Morningstar is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Morningstar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hassan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morningstar gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hassan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Devin Morningstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fahir Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morningstar looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hassan passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fahir Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hassan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fahir Hassan!
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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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