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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xpand Xpand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charon Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xpand Xpand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charon Fawkes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xpand with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fawkes counters with a nice uppercut.
Xpand shoots and misses
enabling Fawkes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fawkes shoots in and bounces Xpand off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fawkes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fawkes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xpand trying to keep a closed guard but Fawkes is proving a slippery customer.
Fawkes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fawkes postures up in Xpand's guard and throws a big left but Xpand blocks it.
Xpand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xpand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fawkes on the ground.
Fawkes gets to his feet. Xpand looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fawkes shoots in and gets a takedown into Xpand's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes passes Xpand's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Xpand trying to hold on to Fawkes's head to control him but Fawkes postures up.
Xpand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fawkes.
Fawkes stands up and beckons Xpand to join him on the feet.
Xpand with a poor takedown
and Fawkes counters with a single leg into guard. Xpand didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xpand Xpand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xpand is breathing heavily.
Fawkes advances to half guard.
Fawkes drops an elbow to the side of Xpand's head.
Fawkes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fawkes decides to stand up.
Xpand misses with a takedown attempt
and Fawkes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fawkes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fawkes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fawkes throws a big right hand that misses.
Xpand being controlled here, momentarily.
Fawkes gets to his feet - Xpand follows without any prompting.
Fawkes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fawkes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fawkes winds up and cracks Xpand with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fawkes stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Charon Fawkes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fawkes.
Xpand being controlled for a moment.
Fawkes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fawkes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fawkes.
Fawkes controlling from the full mount.
Fawkes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fawkes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fawkes landing strikes from the mount and Xpand is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Fawkes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fawkes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fawkes content to control rather than advance.
Fawkes throwing shots but Xpand is blocking nicely.
Fawkes stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Xpand to get to his feet.
Fawkes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Xpand is trying to defend but Fawkes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fawkes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fawkes decides to return to a standing position.
Fawkes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Xpand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fawkes controls the position.
Fawkes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fawkes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Xpand!
Fawkes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fawkes with the ground and pound from mount.
Fawkes raining down shots from the mount!
Fawkes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fawkes landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fawkes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fawkes dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xpand?
Charon Fawkes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fawkes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Xpand to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Xpand shrugs it off.
Fawkes lands with some strikes.
Fawkes controlling the position easily from mount.
Fawkes punching from mount but Xpand doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fawkes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fawkes looking to secure an arm triangle but Xpand defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes controlling from mount.
Fawkes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Xpand is surviving well by controlling Fawkes's body position as best he can.
Fawkes with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fawkes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fawkes controlling his opponent.
Fawkes lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Fawkes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fawkes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fawkes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Xpand because Fawkes loaded up on that one.
Fawkes controlling his opponent.
Xpand avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fawkes.
Fawkes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xpand has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fawkes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fawkes misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Fawkes.
Fawkes controlling his opponent.
Fawkes landing strikes from the mount.
Fawkes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fawkes controlling the pace for now.
Fawkes with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fawkes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fawkes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xpand has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fawkes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fawkes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fawkes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xpand?
Fawkes controlling the pace for now.
Fawkes lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes controlling the pace for now.
Fawkes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fawkes controlling from mount.
Fawkes breaks from Xpand's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fawkes controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fawkes scoring with strikes but Xpand is staying in there.
Fawkes controlling the pace for now.
Xpand taking shots to the head.
Fawkes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fawkes landing strikes from the mount.
Charon Fawkes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fawkes controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charon Fawkes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fawkes 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Fawkes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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