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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Snot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snot has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop the World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aaron Craft had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 cm
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267 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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265 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Craft! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piet Snot! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Snot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Craft to the mat! Craft manages to get full guard. Craft keeping moving, preventing Snot from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Snot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Snot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Craft bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snot's guard. Snot trying to control the position.
Craft has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Snot has a closed guard, preventing Craft from standing up. Snot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Snot trying to keep a closed guard but Craft is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snot looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Craft wants to stand but Snot is controlling his posture from full guard. Snot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Craft stands up from Snot's guard - Craft perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snot shoots in for a takedown but Craft shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Craft throws a head kick that misses. Snot needs to keep his hands up - Craft had a free shot at his head there. Craft misses the shot to the body. Craft throws a half hearted mid kick. Craft misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craft misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Craft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Craft tries to bum rush Snot with a series of wild strikes but Snot uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A nice combination there by Craft.
It looks like Piet Snot has been cut. Snot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Snot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Snot punching from mount but Craft doing a good job of avoiding damage. Snot working the ground and pound effectively.
Craft can't escape the position.
Snot throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Snot with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Snot throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Craft wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Snot.
Snot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Craft can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snot looking to finish with strikes here!
Snot sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Snot cracks Craft with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snot thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Snot is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Craft to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Craft shrugs it off. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Snot thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Craft is looking to improve his position but Snot isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Snot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Piet Snot's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snot tries for a takedown but Craft sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Craft throws a nice looking combination but Snot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Craft looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Snot has his takedown stuffed and Craft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Craft displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snot. Aaron Craft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Snot. Craft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snot.
Snot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Snot wants to control from the top but Craft keeps moving. Craft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Snot wants to control from the top but Craft keeps moving. Snot looking to pass the guard. Craft trying to keep a closed guard but Snot is proving a slippery customer.
Snot trying to control but Craft is working from the bottom. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Craft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Snot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Craft pinned against the cage. Craft gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Craft lands a jab-cross combination. Snot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling Craft to counter with a crisp jab. Craft leaves Snot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Snot closes the distance and clinches up with Craft, looking for a takedown. Snot pushes Craft against the cage but Craft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Aaron Craft is winning the standup battle so far. Craft stuffs the takedown attempt from Snot. Snot gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Craft ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Snot is breathing heavily. Snot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Craft on his heels. He'll look to pass Craft's guard now, I'm sure. Craft manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Craft wants to get back to his feet but Snot is holding on tight.
Snot tries to control the position but Craft now has his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Craft decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Snot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craft is fending him off so far but Snot persists. Nope, Craft circles away and we're back to standing. Aaron Craft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Craft avoids it really well and circles away. Snot closes the distance and clinches up with Craft, looking for a takedown. Snot pushes Craft against the cage but Craft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Snot shoots in but no luck this time. Aaron Craft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Craft misses with an uppercut
and Snot counters with a nice double leg into guard. Snot passes into half guard. Craft is looking to improve his position.
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 Aaron Craft will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Piet Snot's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Snot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snot. Craft throws a leg kick that is checked and Snot counters with a shoot takedown. Craft fights it but they end up in guard. Craft is trying to control the position but Snot postures up. Snot with a flurry of punches that miss. Snot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Snot looking to pass the guard. Snot trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Craft manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Craft wants to get up but he can't break Snot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Snot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craft manages to get himself to full guard.
Piet Snot has got the better of the ground game so far. Craft looking to control.
Snot trying to control but Craft is working from the bottom. Craft is trying to keep Snot in close.
Snot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snot landing some decent shots from guard. Craft keeping full guard, as Snot tries to pass. Snot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Snot landing with the ground and pound. Snot showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Snot throwing strikes from guard but Craft blocks nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Snot wants to control from the top but Craft keeps moving. Craft will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snot won't allow Craft to sweep him here. Snot pushing down on Craft's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Snot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Craft is just riding it out for now. Snot eventually gives up the hold. Craft is trying to control but can't.
Craft tries to roll over but Snot keeps him under control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Snot moves nicely into side control. Craft is not content to let Snot control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters take a look at the clock. Snot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Snot advances nicely into full mount. Snot scoring with strikes but Craft is staying in there.
Craft is rocked!
It looks like Aaron Craft has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big strike lands for Snot! That's really hurt Craft and he's turned his back - Snot keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Snot jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piet Snot! Piet Snot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.
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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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