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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thaigo Rewars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszek Cirak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbyszek Cirak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaigo Rewars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszek Cirak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirak shoots for a takedown but Rewars saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rewars throws a series of punches but Cirak avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cirak.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rewars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rewars shoots for a double leg takedown but Cirak sprawls well. He's pushed Rewars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cirak shoots in but no luck this time.
Thaigo Rewars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszek Cirak.
Cirak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rewars sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cirak somewhat.
Rewars shoots in and bounces Cirak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rewars pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cirak is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rewars is controlling him.
Cirak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rewars wants to control from the top but Cirak keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cirak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rewars circles away.
Rewars misses with a few strikes there.
Rewars throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewars defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cirak.
Cirak misses with a takedown attempt
and Rewars counters with a straight right hand.
Cirak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rewars scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rewars slaps away a takedown attempt from Cirak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cirak shoots and misses
and Rewars counters with a stiff right hand.
Cirak looks gassed!
Cirak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rewars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cirak wants it to stay on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cirak.
Rewars pushes Cirak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cirak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rewars wants to control but Cirak postures up.
Cirak trying to control the action but Rewars is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirak cracks Rewars with a big elbow.
Rewars stops Cirak from passing to mount.
The referee asks Cirak politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cirak prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cirak is working Rewars over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cirak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rewars on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rewars tries to get out of the position.
Rewars wants to control but Cirak postures up.
Cirak controlling the position.
Cirak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rewars taking a bit of punishment here - Cirak scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirak is trying to get an arm triangle but Rewars is defending well.
The referee asks Cirak politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cirak prefers to stall for the moment though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rewars wants to control but Cirak postures up.
Cirak advances nicely into full mount.
Cirak controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cirak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbyszek Cirak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cirak shoots for a double leg takedown but Rewars sprawls well. He's pushed Cirak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cirak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rewars counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rewars but Rewars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thaigo Rewars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszek Cirak.
Rewars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rewars tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cirak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cirak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rewars trying to control the position.
Cirak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rewars working for a triangle but Cirak defends it easily.
Cirak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak won't allow Rewars to sweep him here.
Rewars can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cirak controls the pace.
Rewars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirak.
Rewars is looking to stand up but Cirak isn't so interested in that idea.
Zbyszek Cirak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cirak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rewars is fending him off so far but Cirak persists. Nope, Rewars circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirak shoots in for a takedown but Rewars shows good takedown defense.
Cirak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rewars sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rewars cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rewars will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rewars throws a right and a left that Cirak avoids nicely.
Cirak shoots in for a takedown but Rewars shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rewars avoids it really well and circles away.
Cirak misses with a takedown attempt - Rewars sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cirak.
Nice sprawl there from Rewars as Cirak shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewars lands with a straight right. Cirak didn't see that one coming.
Rewars misses with a hook
and Cirak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cirak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cirak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rewars keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rewars trying to control but Cirak postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zbyszek Cirak.
Rewars misses with a wild combination.
Cirak shoots in and bounces Rewars off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cirak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cirak is staying tight to Rewars's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cirak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rewars knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cirak working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbyszek Cirak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rewars shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cirak defends it nicely.
Cirak walks into a straight right hand from Rewars.
Cirak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cirak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cirak tries to free his leg and advance position but Rewars is retaining full guard.
Cirak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cirak misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cirak moves into full mount!
Cirak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rewars is squirming around, avoiding Cirak's attempts to control the action.
Cirak content just to control the position here.
Cirak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewars wants to hold on but Cirak pushes him away.
Cirak wants to control the pace but Rewars is squirming around nicely.
Cirak landing strikes from the mount and Rewars is in trouble!
Cirak tries to control but Rewars wriggling away.
Rewars taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirak lands a big elbow.
Rewars is looking to get to half guard.
Cirak content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirak lands a big shot there that rocks Rewars but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Rewars that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rewars is rocked!
Cirak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Rewars is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cirak unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rewars wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cirak celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zbyszek Cirak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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