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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Dole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Dole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a right and a left that Dole avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
Curry shoots in and bounces Dole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dole is looking for a triangle but Curry pushes his legs off easily.
Dole is breathing heavily.
Curry wants to control from the top but Dole keeps moving.
Curry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dole keeping full guard, as Curry tries to pass.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dole controls Curry momentarily but Curry frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curry is one step ahead there.
Dole is working hard here to advance position.
Curry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Curry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dole swivels and escapes.
Curry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dole gets a takedown into half guard.
Dole uses his free foot to push down on Curry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking to improve his position but Dole isn't that keen on the idea.
Dole looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dole has control of Curry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Curry regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dole unloads with some shots from mount but Curry bucks and avoids them well.
Dole misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Curry has given up his back here. Will Dole look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Dole is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Curry has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dole has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Curry taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dole doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Dole!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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