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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrier has chosen Closer - Nine Inch Nales as his entrance music. Al an has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
32
197 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Terrier!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. an manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by an.
an closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terrier circles away.
Terrier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
an avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
an uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrier.
an chopping away at his opponent's legs.
an pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
an blocks a jab.
Terrier has taken the fight to the clinch.
an working some nice short punches in the clinch.
an breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
an looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terrier is fending him off so far but an persists. Nope, Terrier circles away and we're back to standing.
an avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
an fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrier blocks the body kick.
an looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
an shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terrier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terrier avoids the head kick by an.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
an shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrier throws a body punch but an moves out of range.
Terrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
an misses with an uppercut. Terrier saw that one coming.
an uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrier.
Terrier misses with a body shot.
an connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terrier momentarily.
Terrier tries to close the distance and clinch but an swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
an lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrier misses with a body shot.
an closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Terrier quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
an throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an throws a strike but Terrier avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an throws a big right hand that misses.
an with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terrier is looking to stand up but an isn't so interested in that idea.
an has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
an pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrier is keeping the position for now.
an prevents Terrier from getting back to his feet.
an trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
an throws a strike but Terrier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrier wants to stand and escape but instead an has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an throws an elbow that misses. Terrier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in an's guard. Nice move by Terrier!
an working a defensive guard here.
Terrier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on an, up you get!
an blocks a jab.
Terrier looks to clinch
so an counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
an wants to control from the top but Terrier keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terrier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terrier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
Terrier wants to get back to his feet but an is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as an accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
an missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an wants to pass the guard but Terrier is keeping the position.
Terrier is looking to stand up but an isn't so interested in that idea.
an content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
an looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrier scores with a nice right hand.
an with a jab.
Bull Terrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an cracks Terrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
Terrier fails with an attempt to clinch.
an shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terrier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
an tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Terrier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of an.
an postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by an.
Terrier defending against the ground and pound.
an lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
an working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Terrier is rocked!
an cracks Terrier with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! an immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Terrier is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by an!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al an!
Al an was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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RATING
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