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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urban Farraco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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220 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urban Farraco! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Thompson content to control rather than advance. Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next. Farraco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Thompson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Farraco defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farraco defending well though. Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Nice strikes from Thompson there. Thompson stalling. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Thompson works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes. Farraco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thompson controlling the pace for now. Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Farraco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Thompson landing shots from mount. Farraco takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Thompson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Thompson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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