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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karlic Tiberous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlic Tiberous has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlic Tiberous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Redd!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tiberous.
Redd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Redd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Redd moves to the back position.
Redd is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tiberous knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tiberous for a finish.
Tiberous turns into Redd and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiberous stops Redd from standing up.
Redd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Redd keeping moving, preventing Tiberous from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiberous pushes down on Redd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tiberous keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tiberous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redd sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberous uses his free foot to push down on Redd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Redd.
Tiberous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiberous throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tiberous with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tiberous is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tiberous working for a guillotine from mount but Redd is in no mood to give up.
Tiberous wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberous is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Redd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redd working to try and regain half guard.
Redd wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tiberous.
Redd is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Tiberous there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd is trying desperately to improve position.
Redd is squirming around, avoiding Tiberous's attempts to control the action.
Tiberous goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Redd is on top in guard.
Redd stands and throws Tiberous's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Redd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiberous, who protects the arm well.
Tiberous struggling a bit here.
Redd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Redd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tiberous sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd is trying to work for a kimura but Tiberous is defending well.
Tiberous is looking for a sweep. Redd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiberous is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Redd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Redd's back!
Redd is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiberous tightening his grip on Redd, looking for the choke.
Tiberous avoiding Redd 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlic Tiberous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Redd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiberous to the mat! Tiberous manages to get full guard.
Tiberous looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Redd is defending well. Tiberous quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Redd has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tiberous celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karlic Tiberous!
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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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