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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakngea Sok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakngea Sok will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sakngea Sok!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCarty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sok looks to clinch
and McCarty counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Sok.
Sok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCarty prevents Sok from breaking the clinch.
Sok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sok taking a breather.
Sok prevents the takedown attempt.
Sok working hard to break the clinch.
Sok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCarty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sok breaks from the clinch.
McCarty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so McCarty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCarty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty drops back looking for a leg! Sok is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sok manages to kick McCarty off! McCarty jumps back into Sok's guard.
McCarty is stalling in the full guard.
McCarty trying to control but Sok is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
McCarty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sok wants to stand up but McCarty is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon McCarty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McCarty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jon McCarty has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sok.
Sok throws a head kick that misses
and McCarty counters with a two punch combo.
Sok moves to clinch but McCarty breaks away
and McCarty counters by clinching up.
McCarty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCarty looking for a takedown.
McCarty wants a takedown.
Sok is trying to break the clinch but McCarty is controlling him.
McCarty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sok's efforts to push away.
Sok tries to break the clinch but McCarty is controlling the position.
Sok tries to circle away but McCarty has him pinned against the cage.
Sok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sok tries to clinch but fails miserably
so McCarty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sok keeping moving, preventing McCarty from controlling successfully.
McCarty prevents Sok from getting back to his feet.
Sok looks gassed!
McCarty trying to control but Sok is working from the bottom.
Sok is working an open guard so McCarty takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon McCarty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon McCarty's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCarty shoots in but no luck this time.
Sok throws a head kick that misses
and McCarty counters by moving into the clinch.
Sok is trying to break the clinch but McCarty has him pressed against the cage.
McCarty keeps control of Sok as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by McCarty or perhaps it was just good defense by Sok which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sok tries to circle away but McCarty has him pinned against the cage.
Sok gets underhooks to prevent McCarty's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McCarty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarty wants a takedown.
Sok misses with a knee strike.
Sok trying to control the position but instead, McCarty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sok into the cage.
McCarty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sok avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCarty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sok gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sok manages to break the clinch.
McCarty fails to land the takedown.
McCarty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sok misses with a head kick.
Sok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarty clinches up against the cage.
Sok has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Sok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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.
McCarty wants a takedown but no success here.
Sok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sok throws a body kick that misses.
Sok swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCarty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCarty.
Sok tries to break free but McCarty pushes him back against the cage.
Sok misses with a knee strike.
Sok looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sok looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sok wants to break free but McCarty has control.
McCarty can't get the takedown.
McCarty throws an elbow but it misses.
Sok breaks the clinch.
McCarty looks for a takedown but Sok sprawls well.
Sakngea Sok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sok gets caught flat footed, as McCarty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarty is controlling him.
McCarty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarty is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon McCarty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon McCarty's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sok throws a leg kick
and McCarty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - McCarty scores with a four punch combination!
Sok throws a head kick that misses
and McCarty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sok's guard.
McCarty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarty trying to control but Sok is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McCarty sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCarty trying to control but Sok is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon McCarty.
A head kick by Sok misses
so McCarty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sok keeping moving, preventing McCarty from controlling successfully.
McCarty controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty trying to control but Sok is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sok can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCarty controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon McCarty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McCarty closes the distance and clinches.
McCarty tries to score a body lock takedown but Sok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Sok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sok manages to break the clinch.
McCarty moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sok obliges.
McCarty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sok's efforts to push away.
McCarty is working for takedown but Sok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sok working hard to break the clinch.
Sok tries to break free but McCarty pushes him back against the cage.
McCarty has Sok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McCarty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarty moves into the clinch successfully.
McCarty has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sok regains guard immediately.
Sok wants to get back to his feet but McCarty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sok keeping moving, preventing McCarty from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon McCarty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarty, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon McCarty!
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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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