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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Father Earth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Tal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Tal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Father Earth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Tal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Tal wants to clinch up but Earth Jr keeps it at a distance.
Earth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tal moves away.
Earth Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Tal is trying to maintain the position but Earth Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Earth Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Earth Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Earth Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Earth Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earth Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tal defends it well.
Earth Jr is thwarting Tal's attempts to control the position.
Tal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Earth Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Tal tries to roll over but Earth Jr keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tal is trying to control but can't.
Earth Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tal is trying to maintain the position but Earth Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Earth Jr is working for a kimura but Tal is defending it quite comfortably.
Earth Jr looks to land a strike but Tal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr wants to pass the guard but Tal is keeping the position.
Earth Jr trying to control but Tal is working from the bottom.
Earth Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Earth Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Earth Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Earth Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Father Earth Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Earth Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tal.
Tal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tal misses with a two punch combination.
Mikhail Tal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Earth Jr swings for the body but Tal moves out of range.
Tal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Earth Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Tal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earth Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Father Earth Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Earth Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Earth Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Earth Jr slips a jab from Tal.
Tal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Earth Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Earth Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tal sees it coming and defends easily.
Earth Jr is looking for a kimura but Tal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Earth Jr to get the leverage.
Earth Jr not doing much here.
Tal is looking to control Earth Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tal avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earth Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Earth Jr wants to take a breather but Tal is having none of it.
Earth Jr wants to pass to mount but Tal is defending the position.
Tal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Earth Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Earth Jr's back!
I really don't envy Earth Jr right now.
Earth Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Tal gets his hands free.
Tal struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tal is controlling the position but Earth Jr somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tal looking to pass the guard.
Earth Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tal is one step ahead there.
Earth Jr is trying to keep Tal in close.
Father Earth Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tal trying to control the position from guard on top but Earth Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhail Tal was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed right hand from Earth Jr misses the target.
Earth Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tal was covering up waiting for the punch and Earth Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Earth Jr defends it easily.
Tal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Earth Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Earth Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr pushes down on Tal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Earth Jr pulls his head out easily.
Earth Jr controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Father Earth Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Earth Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tal, as that shot connected.
Tal jabs Earth Jr right on the nose. Earth Jr blinks but takes it well.
Tal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Earth Jr tries to move into range but Tal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Earth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tal moves away.
Tal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tal misses with some punches.
Earth Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tal.
Earth Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tal throws a head punch that misses.
Tal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tal.
Tal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Earth Jr's elbow.
Earth Jr has Tal pushed against the cage.
Earth Jr blocking some punches.
Tal looking to stall.
Tal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tal struggles to land a body shot inside as Earth Jr controls his hands.
Earth Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tal is keeping busy.
Tal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Earth Jr looking for a takedown.
Earth Jr is trying to break the clinch but Tal has him pressed against the cage.
Earth Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tal has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tal.
Earth Jr trying to stall but Tal improves his position.
Tal working aggressively here.
Tal tries to work over Earth Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Earth Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tal connects with a single shot there.
Tal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Earth Jr is looking to wear down Tal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tal jabs at Earth Jr's body.
Earth Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tal lands with a cross.
Tal scores with a hook.
Earth Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tal keeping moving, preventing Earth Jr from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tal wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Earth Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Earth Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Earth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Tal tries to clinch up but Earth Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Tal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Earth Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Mikhail Tal!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Mikhail Tal!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Mikhail Tal!
Mikhail Tal wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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