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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Stribling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bridgam Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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223 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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211 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Stribling! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bridgam Green! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Green 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. Green looking for a guillotine here but Stribling defends easily.
Stribling passes into half guard. Green is looking for a sweep. Stribling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Stribling working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Green is looking to improve his position.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stribling scores with a couple of nice shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stribling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Green is trying to keep Stribling in close.
Green trying to strike off his back.
Stribling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Stribling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Stribling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green looks gassed! Stribling distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Stribling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stribling lands a couple of decent looking shots. Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet. Stribling with a nice head shot there. Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stribling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Stribling cracks Green with a solid left hand. Stribling scoring with some ground and pound. Stribling landing some decent shots from guard. Stribling with a nice head shot there. Stribling advances position into side control! Stribling scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stribling working the ground and pound from side control. Stribling in side control lands a decent elbow. Green tries to bench press Stribling off him but Stribling keeps the position. Stribling working the body and head with strikes. Stribling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Green to see if he's OK. Green is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Green is looking for a sweep. Stribling lands a decent elbow from side control. Green tries to strike but it doesn't land. Green wants to control but Stribling postures up. Stribling scoring with punches and elbows. Stribling landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stribling scoring with punches from side control. Stribling cracks Green with a big elbow. Green is trying to improve his position. Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Stribling landing a few strikes. Stribling working the head with strikes. Green tries to get back to half guard but can't. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Green tries to strike from the bottom but misses. Green takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green tries to clinch but Stribling moves out of range. Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Stribling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Green tries to clinch up. Stribling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bridgam Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Stribling circles away.
Stribling misses the jab. Green tries to clinch but Stribling is having none of it. Green tries to clinch but Stribling is having none of it. Stribling fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but Stribling persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Green is trying to get back to full guard. Stribling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Stribling prevents Green from improving his position. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stribling connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stribling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stribling drops an elbow to the side of Green's head. Stribling scoring with strikes to the body and head. Green manages to get to full guard.
Stribling cracks Green with a solid left hand. Stribling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head. Stribling postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow. Stribling lands a couple of elbows. Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stribling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head. Stribling passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard. Green is trying to get back to full guard. Green is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stribling pulls his head out easily. Green misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stribling lands with a punch from half guard. Stribling lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green is looking for a sweep. Stribling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ground and pound from Stribling. Stribling working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Green wants to control but Stribling is keeping busy and won't allow it. Stribling working Green over with strikes. Stribling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Stribling is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Stribling working the head and body with strikes. Stribling lands with a punch from half guard. Green tries to get to full guard but Stribling has control of the leg. Stribling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green gets back to full guard.
Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stribling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Green wants to sweep here but Stribling controlling him for the moment. Stribling lands a couple of digs. Stribling scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Stribling thows a big elbow that misses. Green has momentary wrist control but Stribling slips an elbow through the middle. Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stribling is one step ahead there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stribling keeps the fight on the outside. Green wants to clinch. Green wants to clinch up but Stribling keeps it at a distance. Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Green fails in his attempt to clinch. Stribling gets a takedown into half guard. Tim Stribling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Stribling working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Stribling prevents Green from improving his position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Green manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green is looking for a triangle but Stribling pushes his legs off easily.
Stribling is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Green has his foot on Stribling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stribling works his way back into a safe position though. Green tries to land a sweep but no joy. Stribling lands a couple of elbows. Stribling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head. Stribling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Stribling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Stribling is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two 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. Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Stribling advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Green is looking to improve his position.
Stribling working the head and body with strikes. Green is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stribling's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stribling's back! Stribling tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stribling working to try and regain half guard.
Green throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Green wants to control the pace but Stribling is squirming around nicely. Green throws some wild stikes that Stribling manages to avoid easily.
Green working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Stribling gets back to half guard. Stribling is pressing down on Green's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Stribling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stribling distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stribling won't allow Green to sweep him here. Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stribling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Stribling working some strikes from top position. Stribling works over Green with some ground and pound from guard. Bridgam Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stribling slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Tim Stribling showed his dominance in that final round. Well Stribling 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Stribling!
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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
64% |
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