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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Boy Rick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sabre Tooth's chin.
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160 lbs
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170 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rick on his heels. He'll look to pass Rick's guard now, I'm sure.
Tooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tooth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rick is trying to control the position but Tooth postures up.
Tooth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tooth stands and throws Rick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rick struggling a bit here.
Rick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rick can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth tries to advance to mount but Rick denies him.
Tooth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rick some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rick has hold of Tooth's hands but Tooth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tooth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Tooth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rick trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tooth manages to pass to mount!
Rick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two 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.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tooth lands a big elbow.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rick is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tooth controlling from mount.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Tooth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling from mount.
Tooth lands with some strikes.
Rick is desperately trying to improve his position but Tooth has a good base and remains in mount.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tooth landing strikes from the mount and Rick is in trouble!
Tooth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rick gets back to half guard.
Tooth is nestled in close to Rick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick taking some punishment here, with Tooth in his half guard.
Tooth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tooth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rick looking for submissions off his back.
Tooth wants to free his trapped foot but Rick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tooth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tooth is taking a breather. Rick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rick trying to hold on to Tooth's head to control him but Tooth postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rick scores with a shot to the body.
Tooth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tooth ducks right into an uppercut from Rick.
Tooth misses with a takedown
and Rick counters with a stiff right hand.
Tooth dives in and scores a takedown into Rick's guard.
Rick has momentary wrist control but Tooth slips an elbow through the middle.
Tooth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tooth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rick is trying to control the position but Tooth postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tooth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tooth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tooth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tooth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabre Tooth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rick controls Tooth momentarily but Tooth frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tooth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rick avoids it really well and circles away.
Tooth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two 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.
Tooth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tooth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tooth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rick trying to keep a closed guard but Tooth is proving a slippery customer.
Rick being controlled here, momentarily.
Rick looking for a guillotine here but Tooth defends easily.
Tooth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tooth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth stands up over Rick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tooth is working Rick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tooth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tooth slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Tooth lands strikes from half guard.
Tooth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tooth winds up and cracks Rick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tooth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tooth pulls his head out easily.
Tooth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tooth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tooth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tooth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tooth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tooth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rick has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tooth escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tooth!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tooth has time to react.
Tooth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rick did well to prevent Tooth getting side control.
Rick wants to get back to full guard.
Rick looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tooth pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tooth cracks Rick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tooth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tooth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is in a horrible position here. Tooth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tooth landing punches.
Tooth landing punches.
Tooth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tooth lands a big elbow.
Tooth with shots to the head and body - Rick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tooth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rick is rocked!
Tooth controlling his opponent.
Oh Rick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tooth looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rick covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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