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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raven Red Feathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bishop told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 cm
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188 lbs
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188 cm
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184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raven Red Feathers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bishop! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Red Feathers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Red Feathers shoots in but Bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown and Red Feathers counters with a single leg into guard. Bishop didn't expect that. Bishop wants to stand up but Red Feathers is controlling him. Red Feathers throws and elbow that misses. Bishop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Feathers's guard. Nice move by Bishop! Bishop wants to control from the top but Red Feathers keeps moving. Red Feathers controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself. Bishop wants to control from the top but Red Feathers keeps moving. Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Red Feathers's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Red Feathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Red Feathers is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bishop shoots and misses and Red Feathers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet. Red Feathers throwing strikes but missing. Red Feathers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Red Feathers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Red Feathers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Red Feathers is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bishop is trying to control the position but Red Feathers postures up. Red Feathers cracks Bishop with a solid left hand. Bishop escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Red Feathers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bishop looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bishop throws a leg kick and Red Feathers counters with a takedown into side control. Red Feathers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bishop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop can't do much from the bottom here. Red Feathers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Red Feathers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Red Feathers throws a strike aimed at the side of Bishop's head but Bishop avoids it well. A control attempt from Bishop but he's now mounted! Red Feathers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bishop is looking to escape. Bishop taking shots to the head. Red Feathers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Red Feathers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Red Feathers extends the arm and Bishop is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raven Red Feathers!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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