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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iverson has chosen Sick Puppies- This Is War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iverson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iverson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Iverson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fisher trying to control the position but Iverson is working away.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher tries to score with some ground and pound. Iverson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Iverson tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to move to mount but Iverson blocks the move with his legs.
Iverson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fisher.
Iverson tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
Fisher in side control, throwing shots but Iverson defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher controls the position.
Fisher tries to move to mount but Iverson blocks the move with his legs.
Iverson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Iverson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fisher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iverson taking some punishment here, with Fisher in his half guard.
Fisher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fisher works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is looking to improve his position but Fisher isn't that keen on the idea.
Fisher 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.
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Iverson tries to hold on but Fisher pushes him away.
Fisher prevents Iverson from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but Iverson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Iverson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fisher with shots to the head and body - Iverson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fisher lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fisher dominated that round.
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.
Iverson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iverson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Iverson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iverson throws out the jab.
Iverson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Iverson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iverson tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Dustin Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iverson gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher wants a takedown but no success here.
Fisher working hard to break the clinch.
Fisher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Iverson up against the cage.
Iverson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Iverson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
Iverson keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Iverson is retaining full guard.
Fisher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Iverson wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher is taking a breather. Iverson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fisher working Iverson over with strikes.
Iverson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Iverson!
Fisher controlling from mount.
Sam Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fisher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher cracks Iverson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fisher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fisher looking to finish Iverson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Iverson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fisher dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Iverson throws a head kick that misses.
Dustin Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
Iverson slips a straight right by Fisher.
Iverson swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Iverson.
Iverson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fisher shoots in but no luck this time.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iverson moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Iverson throws a right hand that misses
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a head kick.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iverson throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iverson misses with a combination
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Fisher misses.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Iverson moved out of range nicely.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Fisher tries to bum rush Iverson with a series of wild strikes but Iverson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iverson throws a low kick, looking for Fisher's leg but Fisher calmly moves out of range.
Iverson tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Iverson tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisher dives in and grabs Iverson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iverson pushes down on Fisher's head and hops out.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson shoots in for a double leg but Fisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iverson manages to avoid it.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iverson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dustin Iverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iverson tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Iverson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iverson on the side of the head.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iverson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Fisher slips under a jab from Iverson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fisher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
Iverson darts in trying to clinch
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iverson is trying to stand up here but Fisher is controlling him well.
Iverson tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Fisher!
Our winner, Sam Fisher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
RATING
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