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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Tyrone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giuseppe Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rich.
Drew Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rich's guard.
Rich trying to control the position here.
Rich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyrone won't allow Rich to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich is pulling down on Tyrone's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyrone, at least for the moment.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rich is pulling down on Tyrone's head to control his posture.
Tyrone with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rich holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyrone looks winded!
Tyrone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rich's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich is positioning himself well to prevent Tyrone advancing to mount.
Rich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyrone trying to control from half guard but Rich is working away.
Rich makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tyrone darts in and clinches Rich up against the cage.
Rich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tyrone uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich seems keen to control Tyrone's posture.
Rich'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyrone defends it easily.
Rich pulls Tyrone in to control the position.
Tyrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
Rich controlling the position.
Tyrone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rich has escaped and now he's on top!
We've been informed that Tyrone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rich is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrone has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rich connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Rich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyrone circles away.
Tyrone gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyrone tries to stand but Rich is controlling his head.
Rich struggling a bit here.
Rich gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich is controlling Tyrone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tyrone is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rich is trying to stand up here but Tyrone is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rich gets caught napping as Tyrone dives in and scores a takedown. Rich manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrone being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich keeping moving, preventing Tyrone from controlling successfully.
Drew Tyrone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyrone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyrone has managed to get both his arms back between Rich's legs - danger averted.
Rich controlling Tyrone's posture.
Tyrone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rich is controlling Tyrone's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rich doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyrone rushes Rich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rich tries to pull guard but Tyrone holds him up against the cage and eventually Rich drops back down to his feet.
Tyrone turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Rich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Tyrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tyrone has Rich up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone pulls Rich into guard.
Rich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rich throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone blocks nicely.
Rich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rich lands a couple of elbows.
Tyrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyrone is trying to control the position but Rich postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich with a nice head shot there.
Rich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rich landing some decent shots from guard.
Rich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyrone's head.
Rich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyrone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rich lands a couple of elbows.
Rich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyrone's head.
Rich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rich landing with the ground and pound.
Rich landing some decent shots from guard.
Rich won't allow Tyrone to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rich moves into the clinch successfully.
Rich pulls guard successfully.
Rich trying to control the position here.
Rich has his foot on Tyrone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyrone works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tyrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rich continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyrone sprawls well. Tyrone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Rich shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyrone sprawls well. He's pushed Rich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rich 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.
Rich scores with a short punch from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Rich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Rich!
Drew Tyrone was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm Going to fuck you up boy!'.
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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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