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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Thorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Goodrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thorn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn shoots in but Goodrich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goodrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goodrich won't be happy with that.
Thorn with the ground and pound but Goodrich regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thorn prevents Goodrich from improving his position.
Goodrich trying to control from the bottom.
Thorn wants to pass to mount but Goodrich is defending the position.
Goodrich gets back to full guard.
Thorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goodrich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thorn is aware though and is defending well.
Thorn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goodrich's guard.
Thorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodrich. 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.
Goodrich has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thorn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Goodrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Thorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goodrich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Goodrich looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Goodrich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goodrich controls Thorn momentarily but Thorn frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Goodrich just wasn't active enough.
Thorn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorn throws a combination that misses
and Goodrich counters with a straight right hand.
Goodrich misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorn moves into the clinch.
Goodrich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thorn uses from the top position.
Thorn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goodrich working a defensive guard here.
Thorn throwing strikes from guard but Goodrich blocks nicely.
Thorn looks gassed!
Thorn throws a sloppy strike and Goodrich has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Thorn is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Goodrich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Goodrich!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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