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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt has chosen Pitt Don't Play Dat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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188 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pitt has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pitt has double underhooks.
Thompson tightens his grip and picks Pitt up, before dumping him to the ground. Pitt manages to land in guard.
Pitt keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson stays in close to Pitt's body and controls the position.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Thompson just wasn't active enough.
Pitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitt pinned against the cage. Pitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break free.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands an uppercut.
Pitt blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitt presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pitt to keep the fight standing.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pitt to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Thompson has been cut.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has Pitt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with some punches.
Pitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A short right from Pitt on the inside.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Pitt gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pitt.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitt pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitt.
Pitt lands with a right to the head.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
A short right from Pitt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Pitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt blocking some punches.
Pitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Pitt on the inside.
Pitt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitt.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Pitt.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Pitt has him pressed against the cage.
Pitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitt lands an uppercut.
Pitt gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson tries to stall but Pitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Pitt as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Pitt.
Pitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pitt lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Thompson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Thompson drops to his knees and Pitt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Pitt!
A very excited looking Dirk Pitt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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