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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tim Tebow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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191 cm
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240 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niemen has time to react.
Tebow lands with a nice body punch.
Niemen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tebow.
Niemen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tebow connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Niemen. That snapped Tebow's head back.
Tebow throws the kick towards the body but Niemen avoids it.
Tebow misses with a low kick as Niemen jumps back.
Niemen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niemen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tebow thows a body shot but no joy.
Niemen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tebow.
Tebow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Niemen sprawls well initially but Tebow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tebow stops Niemen from getting back to his feet.
Niemen is not content to let Tebow control the position.
Tebow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemen is refusing to be controlled, as Tebow sits in half guard.
Tebow is looking to advance position but Niemen won't allow it.
Niemen tries to kick Tebow off but Tebow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tebow trying to control the action but Niemen is working from the bottom.
Tebow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Niemen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow moves nicely into side control.
Tebow is staying tight to Niemen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tebow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tebow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tebow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tebow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Niemen is trying to get back to his feet.
Tebow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Niemen, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow trying to control the action but Niemen is working from the bottom.
Tebow tries for a kimura but Niemen is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tebow trying to control the action but Niemen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tebow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tebow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemen.
Niemen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tebow.
Tebow lands a jab.
Tim Tebow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tebow throws out the jab.
Niemen slips under a jab.
Tebow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Niemen dodges the punch combination from Tebow.
Tebow throws a low kick, looking for Niemen's leg but Niemen calmly moves out of range.
Tebow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Niemen scores with a hook to the body. Tebow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niemen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tebow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Niemen lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemen misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tebow.
Tebow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niemen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tim Tebow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tebow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Czesio Niemen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tebow scores with a hook to the body. Niemen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tebow throws a jab but it's blocked by Niemen.
Tebow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tebow throws a hook but Niemen avoids it easily.
Tebow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tebow punishes Niemen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tebow tries to close the distance and clinch but Niemen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tebow wants to land a leg kick but Niemen is out of range.
Niemen misses with a straight right.
Niemen lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Niemen.
Tebow is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemen lands a hook that stumbles Tebow back into the cage. Niemen follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tebow to the canvas! Niemen pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tebow has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Czesio Niemen!
Czesio Niemen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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