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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ezekiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezekiel Ezekiel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ezekiel Ezekiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, rocky balboa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ezekiel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ezekiel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ezekiel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches balboa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ezekiel wants to lay and pray for a moment but balboa keeps working.
Ezekiel working away.
balboa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ezekiel working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ezekiel decides to stand up, so the ref orders balboa to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ezekiel counters with a good low kick that balboa was not able to check.
balboa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ezekiel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from balboa.
Ezekiel Ezekiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky balboa.
balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ezekiel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ezekiel.
balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Ezekiel is proving a slippery customer.
Ezekiel is working balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ezekiel connects with a couple of short punches.
balboa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ezekiel gets to his feet - balboa follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa misses with a takedown
and Ezekiel counters by clinching up.
Ezekiel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
balboa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ezekiel can't fight it off and eventually balboa manages to take the fight to the floor. Ezekiel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ezekiel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
balboa won't allow Ezekiel to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel controls balboa momentarily but balboa frees himself.
balboa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ezekiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ezekiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ezekiel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. balboa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
balboa is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
balboa tries for a takedown but Ezekiel circles away easily
and Ezekiel counters with a straight right hand.
Ezekiel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
balboa has hold of one of Ezekiel's legs. Ezekiel is fighting the takedown attempt but balboa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
balboa with a nice head shot there.
Ezekiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ezekiel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ezekiel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ezekiel misses with a takedown attempt
and balboa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
balboa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
balboa wants to control from the top but Ezekiel keeps moving.
Ezekiel trying to control the position.
balboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ezekiel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ezekiel wants to stand up but balboa is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells balboa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
balboa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ezekiel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. balboa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ezekiel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but balboa has passed into side control.
balboa lands an elbow.
Ezekiel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
balboa happy to just control the position for now.
balboa working the body and head with strikes.
balboa controls the position.
Ezekiel is pushing balboa's head away, looking to escape. balboa manages to hold on to the position though.
Ezekiel tries to bench press balboa off him but balboa keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel is trying to control balboa's posture but balboa avoids it.
rocky balboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
balboa is putting a hurting on Ezekiel here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ezekiel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, balboa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
balboa landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ezekiel wants to get back to his feet but balboa drags him back down.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ezekiel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ezekiel trying to control the position.
Ezekiel pushes balboa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
balboa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ezekiel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ezekiel misses with a takedown
and balboa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ezekiel!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ezekiel misses with a combination
and balboa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ezekiel is trying to stand up here but balboa is controlling him well.
Ezekiel is looking to improve his position.
balboa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ezekiel defending well though.
Ezekiel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but balboa scores with a couple of nice shots.
balboa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ezekiel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but balboa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezekiel is staying active underneath balboa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
balboa avoids the head kick by Ezekiel.
balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ezekiel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
balboa is trying to keep Ezekiel in close.
Ezekiel passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if balboa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ezekiel wants to pass to mount but balboa is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel wants to control but balboa is keeping him busy.
Ezekiel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for balboa!
Ezekiel working for a submission but balboa is keeping him at bay.
balboa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ezekiel trying to control but balboa is having none of it.
Ezekiel working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa tries to hold on but Ezekiel pushes him away.
Ezekiel lands a heavy elbow.
balboa tries to hold on but Ezekiel pushes him away.
Ezekiel working the ground and pound effectively.
Ezekiel with good strikes from the mount here!
Ezekiel avoids the attempt from balboa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
balboa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ezekiel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ezekiel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ezekiel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as balboa is looking to escape.
balboa tries to hold on but Ezekiel pushes him away.
balboa is squirming around, avoiding Ezekiel's attempts to control the action.
Ezekiel unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ezekiel Ezekiel.
I think Ezekiel 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ezekiel!
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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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