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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cid Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid Highwind could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rickson Bravo's chin.
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180 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cid Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Highwind.
Bravo slips under a jab.
Highwind scores with a jab. Bravo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Highwind catches Bravo right on the button with a cross.
Highwind cracks Bravo with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Highwind.
Highwind misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind misses with a hook.
Highwind throws a looping overhand right but Bravo ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Highwind misses with a double jab.
Cid Highwind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highwind just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Highwind digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Highwind moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Highwind throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Highwind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Highwind misses.
Highwind scores with a body shot.
Cid Highwind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Highwind.
Highwind throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwind shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bravo eats them both and turns towards Highwind to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Highwind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Highwind throws a right and a left that Bravo avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Highwind dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Highwind scores with a decent looking hook.
Highwind lands a jab to the nose.
Bravo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Highwind throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Highwind - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Highwind shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bravo eats them both and turns towards Highwind to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cid Highwind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Highwind swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo takes one on the button.
Highwind connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Highwind.
Cid Highwind is winning the standup battle so far.
Highwind scores with a jab.
Highwind lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highwind thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Highwind both land. Nice combination.
Highwind throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Highwind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Highwind misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwind throws a lazy right hand but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bravo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Highwind dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Highwind throws a right and a left that both miss.
Highwind lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Highwind is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Highwind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bravo.
Jab, jab by Highwind - just one landing.
Highwind lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind lands a really nice looking cross but Bravo seems unphased.
Highwind throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Highwind uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bravo has time to react.
Highwind digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Highwind jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Highwind throws out the jab.
Highwind tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Highwind throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Highwind misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Highwind misses with a series of wild punches.
Highwind jabs at Bravo's body.
Cid Highwind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Highwind misses with a looping right.
Jab by Highwind.
Bravo slips a jab from Highwind.
Highwind throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cid Highwind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Highwind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Highwind!
Cid Highwind very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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