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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sang Jung Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graciem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sang Jung Ripley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Jung Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Graciem!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung Ripley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graciem.
Graciem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jung Ripley moves into the clinch successfully.
Jung Ripley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graciem smiles and moves away.
Graciem dips to his left and cracks Jung Ripley with an uppercut!
Sang Jung Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Graciem counters with a right hand to the body.
Graciem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jung Ripley. Jung Ripley obviously looking to wear him down.
Graciem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jung Ripley misses the shot to the body.
Jung Ripley with a poor takedown
and Graciem counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Jung Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung Ripley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jung Ripley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graciem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jung Ripley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graciem counters with a crisp one two that drops Jung Ripley! Graciem thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jung Ripley to his feet! Jung Ripley is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graciem lands with a good body shot.
Graciem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graciem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graciem presses Jung Ripley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciem.
A nice left hand lands by Graciem.
Graciem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Graciem scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graciem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graciem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graciem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graciem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jung Ripley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graciem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graciem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Graciem.
Graciem scores with a shoulder strike.
Graciem pushes Jung Ripley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graciem lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graciem lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Graciem.
Graciem scores with a shoulder strike.
Graciem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graciem pushes Jung Ripley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graciem digs a right hand underneath Jung Ripley's ribcage. Jung Ripley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Graciem.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graciem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciem.
Graciem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graciem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graciem should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Graciem has eaten all the pies!
Graciem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graciem pushes Jung Ripley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graciem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graciem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graciem lands a right hand.
Graciem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Graciem.
Graciem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graciem stalls.
Graciem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graciem is working Jung Ripley over against the cage.
A short left from Graciem.
Graciem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Graciem dominated that 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.
Jung Ripley slips a jab from Graciem.
Royce Graciem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung Ripley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graciem counters with a straight right hand.
Jung Ripley throws a series of punches but Graciem moves out of range.
Graciem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graciem looks to land a left hand but Jung Ripley moved out of range nicely.
Graciem just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung Ripley moves out of range of the strikes.
Graciem has closed the distance and engaged Jung Ripley in a clinch.
Graciem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graciem lands an uppercut.
Jung Ripley misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graciem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jung Ripley backwards.
Jung Ripley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graciem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graciem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graciem lands with a right to the head.
Graciem lands a shot to the body.
Graciem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graciem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graciem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Graciem.
Graciem lands with a light punch inside.
Graciem slows down the pace here.
Graciem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graciem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Graciem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graciem lands with a short shot to the head.
Graciem lands a hook that snaps the head of Jung Ripley backwards.
Jung Ripley is rocked!
Graciem pushes Jung Ripley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Jung Ripley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graciem digs a right hand into Jung Ripley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jung Ripley's gas tank.
Graciem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graciem drops Jung Ripley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jung Ripley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Graciem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jung Ripleys head.
Graciem lands a big right hand that drops Jung Ripley! The killer instinct kicks in and Graciem finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Graciem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Graciem!
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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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