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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hillbilly george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and giggy simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). giggy simpson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
4 - 14 - 1 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, hillbilly george!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, giggy simpson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
george tries to close the distance and clinch up but simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
simpson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. george was covering up waiting for the punch and simpson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
simpson throwing strikes from guard but george blocks nicely.
simpson throws a strike but george rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
simpson wants to stand and escape but george is having none of it.
simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with george. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
george is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
simpson gets a takedown into half guard.
simpson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
simpson slips a nice elbow through george's hands, connecting with george's forehead.
simpson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
simpson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. simpson connects with a nice short shot to george's temple.
simpson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
george trying to control but simpson postures up.
simpson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
simpson drops an elbow to the side of george's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
george has hold of simpson's hands but simpson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
simpson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
simpson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
george has hold of simpson's hands but simpson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
george might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
simpson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
simpson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
george wants to improve his position but simpson is controlling well.
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. simpson connects with a nice short shot to george's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from simpson there.
Nice strikes from simpson there.
simpson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
george taking some punishment here, with simpson in his half guard.
simpson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks george with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
simpson slips a nice elbow through george's hands, connecting with george's forehead.
simpson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
simpson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
simpson lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
giggy simpson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
simpson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming george to the mat! george manages to get full guard.
simpson prevents george from getting back to his feet.
george looking to control.
simpson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
simpson landing some decent shots from guard.
simpson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
simpson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
simpson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
simpson lands a couple of elbows.
simpson preventing the sweep.
simpson stands up over george, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
simpson distracts george with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
simpson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
simpson lands a couple of elbows.
simpson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
george looking to control.
simpson postures up in george's guard and throws a big left but george blocks it.
simpson landing some decent shots from guard.
george wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
simpson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
george is trying to control the position from the bottom.
george wants to sweep here but simpson controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells simpson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
simpson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
simpson is in close to george's body, working some short punches and elbows.
george has momentary wrist control but simpson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
simpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
george is trying to keep simpson in close.
simpson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
george looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
simpson lands a couple of elbows.
simpson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
george working a defensive guard but simpson manages to pass into side control anyway.
george takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
simpson working the ground and pound.
simpson landing strikes.
simpson scores with a couple of short elbows.
george is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
simpson lands an elbow.
george is looking for a sweep.
simpson landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
giggy simpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
simpson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. george manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
simpson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
giggy simpson has got the better of the ground game so far.
simpson got a little sloppy there for a moment and george has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, simpson has managed to get both his arms back between george's legs - danger averted.
george is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells simpson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
simpson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
george has momentary wrist control but simpson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson with a nice head shot there.
george is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and simpson defends well.
george is trying to control the position from the bottom.
george preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
george looking to hit a scissor sweep but simpson is one step ahead there.
simpson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells simpson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
george trying to keep a closed guard but simpson is proving a slippery customer.
simpson works over george with some ground and pound from guard.
simpson lands a couple of digs.
george isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. simpson stacks george on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by simpson!
You can see the frustration on george's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
george is looking to regain half guard here but simpson keeps moving and retains side control.
simpson lands some shots froms side control.
george is trying to control simpson's posture but simpson avoids it.
simpson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four 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.
simpson looks up at the clock and then as george takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, simpson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
simpson looks up at the clock and then as george takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, simpson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
simpson cracks george with a big elbow.
simpson is putting a hurting on george here, landing some big shots from side control.
simpson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
simpson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
simpson working the body and head with strikes.
simpson landing strikes.
simpson lands a decent elbow from side control.
hillbilly george has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
giggy simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
george tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
giggy simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well simpson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... giggy simpson!
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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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