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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bisping lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like DeAndre Smith has been cut. Smith moves out of range of the strikes. Bisping scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bisping lands a jab to Smith's midsection. Bisping misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. The fighters circling - Bisping throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bisping connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smith dives in and grabs Bisping's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bisping pushes down on Smith's head and hops out. Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bisping quickly recovers to half guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Smith is thwarting Bisping's attempts to control the position. Bisping tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Bisping is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Bisping is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bisping is trying to get back to full guard. Bisping is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bisping has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Bisping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bisping hang on? Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Bisping bucks and avoids them well.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. This has been an exciting period of action! Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bisping can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bisping is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith looking to finish Bisping with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bisping! Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bisping has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith avoids the attempt from Bisping to control. Bisping is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith cracks Bisping with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bisping tries to hold on but Smith postures up. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bisping tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bisping is rocked! Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Bisping is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him? Bisping wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A big strike lands for Smith! That's really hurt Bisping and he's turned his back - Smith keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Smith jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAndre Smith!
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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
72% |
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