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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Clergia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Al Clergia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spede Show! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Show moves away from the strike by Clergia. Show lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clergia at a distance.
Clergia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Show coming out on top. Clergia lands with a good body shot. Show uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clergia. Show connects with a leg kick. Clergia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Show steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clergia. Clergia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Danga de danga de dang - Clergia scores with a four punch combination! Show works Clergia's body with a nice hook. Clergia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Show misses with a wild body shot. Show gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A head punch on the inside from Clergia fails to land. Clergia breaks the clinch.
Show defending well as Clergia loads up on a big left hand. Show swinging wildly here.
Show jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Clergia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Show looks to land a left hand but Clergia moved out of range nicely. Clergia drops his hands momentarily and Show takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Show misses with a double jab.
Clergia looks to throw the jab but Show is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clergia gets tackled into the ropes by Show. Show maintains the clinch. Clergia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Show stalls. Clergia prevents Show from breaking the clinch. A right hand to the body from Clergia.
Clergia takes an elbow to the forehead. A nice glancing elbow lands by Show. Clergia lands with a left to the head. Clergia lands on the inside with an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Clergia.
Clergia blocks the elbow strike.
Clergia lands a nice uppercut. Clergia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Clergia misses with a knee to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Clergia. Clergia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Show's efforts to push away. A shot in the inside from Clergia. Clergia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Clergia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Show misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clergia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clergia. Clergia swings wildly with an uppercut but Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clergia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Show is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Clergia is working Show over against the ropes. Show looks gassed! Show wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Clergia takes an elbow to the forehead. Show creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Clergia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Show backwards. Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Clergia. Show creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clergia's defenses. A short left from Show. Clergia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Clergia slips a jab and a cross from Show.
Clergia ducks under a wild hook from Show. Clergia throws a jab but it's blocked by Show. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Clergia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Show.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Clergia misses with the combination.
Clergia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Clergia slips under a jab from Show. Show tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clergia was well out of range. Poor timing from Show. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Clergia dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Show takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Clergia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Show.
Show gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Show throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Show throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Show. Show on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Show breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clergia misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Show looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Show!
Show takes a body punch but keeps moving. Clergia just misses with a punch to the body.
Show misses with a looping right. A telegraphed right hand from Clergia misses the target. Show misses with a low kick.
Clergia tries to land a front kick but Show steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Show just misses with a punch to the body.
Show fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clergia manages to avoid it. A jab from Clergia does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Show doesn't manage to clinch there - Clergia circles away.
Clergia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Clergia catches Show right on the button with a cross. Show is breathing heavily. Clergia wants to land a leg kick but Show is out of range. Show has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Show there as he acknowledges the shot. Clergia throws a looping overhand right but Show ducks down to avoid it. Show moves out of range of the strikes. Show misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clergia.
Clergia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Show checks a leg kick. Clergia walks into a left hand. A low kick from Show misses and Clergia counters with a head kick. Show closes the distance and clinches. With the fighters up against the ropes, Show throws an elbow but misses. Clergia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clergia missing with knees to the body.
Clergia working aggressively here.
Show managing to block the knees to the body from Clergia.
Show lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Show is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Show is trying to force a seperation but Clergia has the dominant position. Clergia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Clergia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Show wants to clinch. Clergia checks a low kick from Show. Clergia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Show manages to avoid it. Clergia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Show backs up against the ropes.
Clergia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clergia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Show connects with a right hand. Clergia shakes it off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Clergia misses with a leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Show tries to clinch but Clergia is having none of it. Clergia takes a shot right to the bread basket. Show displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Show uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clergia. Show tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clergia paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Clergia dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Show darts in and clinches Clergia up against the ropes. Show takes an elbow to the temple. Clergia has Show pressed against the ropes, preventing Show from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Clergia is looking to break free of the clinch but Show has double underhooks. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Clergia working aggressively here.
Clergia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right handed body shot lands from Clergia.
Show looking to slow down the pace here. Show breaks from the clinch.
Clergia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clergia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Show moves out of range as Clergia strikes. Clergia clobbers Show with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Clergia checks a leg kick nicely. Show falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clergia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Clergia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice uppercut there from Clergia. Show takes a swing at Clergia's ribcage but misses. Show lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clergia backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Show scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A slapping leg kick lands for Clergia.
Al Clergia is winning the standup battle so far. Clergia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Show looks to land a right hand but Clergia moved out of range. Clergia works Show's body with a nice hook. Clergia scores with a nice head shot. Show looks to land a left hand but Clergia moved out of range nicely. Show showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clergia.
A swing and a miss from Clergia. Show tries to clinch up but Clergia circles away and keeps his distance. Clergia getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Clergia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clergia misses with the combination.
Show is looking to clinch but Clergia is avoiding it.
Clergia misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Show scores with a body shot.
Show lands a glancing blow to the side of Clergia's head. Show displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clergia throws out the jab. Clergia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Show throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clergia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Clergia throws a leg kick but Show sees it coming and checks it nicely. Clergia swats away the attempt to clinch by Show. Clergia takes one to the chin there. Clergia swings for the body but Show moves out of range.
Show ducks under a wild hook from Clergia. Some bone on bone action there as Clergia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Clergia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Show. Show throws a body punch but Clergia moves out of range. Show misses with a wild body shot. Show fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Clergia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight! Al Clergia showed his dominance in that final round. Well Clergia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Al Clergia! Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Al Clergia! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Al Clergia!
Al Clergia wins by unanimous decision!
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C
A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
88% |
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