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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dill Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Foreman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dill Bill! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A right-left combo lands from Foreman.
It looks like Dill Bill has been cut. Bill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Foreman. That one must have hurt. Bill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Foreman.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Bill misses with some punches.
Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Bill has double underhooks. Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely. Foreman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Foreman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Bill tries to get back to half guard but can't. Foreman controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bill is trying desperately to improve position. Foreman lands a nice shot to the head. Bill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Foreman keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully. Foreman pushes Bill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Bill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bill tries to clinch and Foreman counters with a two punch combo. Foreman throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely. Bill misses with a looping right. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
Foreman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bill sprawls well initially but Foreman persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Bill wants to get back to full guard. Foreman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bill is looking to control Foreman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bill avoid being mounted? Bill wants to improve his position but Foreman is controlling well.
Bill trying to control but Foreman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foreman is figuring out what he wants to do next. Bill wants to improve his position but Foreman is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Foreman not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Foreman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
Bill fails with a takedown attempt. Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Foreman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Bill throws a leg kick but Foreman moved away. Foreman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bill! Foreman is breathing heavily. Bill working to try and regain half guard.
Foreman landing strikes, looking to finish! The referee warns Bill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bill is trying to escape the mount.
Bill manages to regain half guard. Good work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dill Bill's cut. That's time! Foreman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman lands a jab-cross combination. Bill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Foreman has managed to clinch.
Bill breaks the clinch.
Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Foreman scores with a takedown into Bill's guard. Bill trying to control the position.
Foreman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Foreman tries to stand but Bill is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Foreman stands and steps away. Bill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Foreman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That has opened up Dill Bill's cut even more. Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Foreman counters with a two punch combo. Foreman has Bill up against the cage in a clinch.
Foreman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Bill has him pressed against the cage. Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Foreman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bill closes the distance looking to clinch and Foreman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bill throws a leg kick but Foreman sees it coming and checks it nicely. Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Bill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foreman's waist but Foreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bill off to one side. George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Bill. Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foreman swivels and escapes. Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foreman drives through with a takedown into guard. Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bill on the ground. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Foreman controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Foreman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bill's head. Bill controls Foreman momentarily but Foreman frees himself. Bill being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foreman won't allow Bill to get back to his feet. Foreman sitting in guard, not really doing much. Foreman postures up and lands a big shot to Bill's brow. Foreman distracts Bill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bill is working an open guard so Foreman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman. Foreman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Foreman asserts his dominance and retains side control. Bill is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Bill is looking to reverse the position. Bill taking a bit of punishment here - Foreman scoring with strikes. Foreman stands up. Bill tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Foreman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bill on the side of the head. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dill Bill's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Bill. Bill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bill doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreman circles away.
Bill moves out of range of the body kick from Foreman.
A punch combination from Foreman misses. Bill shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Bill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far. Bill is looking to land body kicks. Foreman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around? Bill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Foreman swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Foreman shoots in and bounces Bill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Foreman 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. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Foreman stands up from Bill's guard - Foreman perhaps looking for a knockout. Bill has a takedown stuffed. Bill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foreman but Foreman pushes him off and we're back to square one. George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Bill. Bill shoots in but Foreman avoids the takedown attempt easily. Horrible takedown by Bill or perhaps it was just good defense by Foreman which made him look bad. Foreman motions for Bill to come forward. Foreman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Bill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Foreman clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Foreman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bill.
Bill fails to pull guard.
Foreman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bill is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bill has his back to the cage. Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bill backwards. Bill misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Foreman - that landed with a thud.
Foreman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Foreman content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foreman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Foreman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bill is keeping the position for now. Foreman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Foreman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Bill striking from the bottom.
Bill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Foreman is trying to control but can't.
Bill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foreman. Bill wants to take a breather but Foreman is having none of it. The fighters are battling for position here. Foreman manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Foreman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dill Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Foreman lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! George Foreman showed his dominance in that final round. Well Foreman 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for George Foreman! Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for George Foreman! Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for George Foreman!
George Foreman wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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