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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Hilfiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilfiger throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hilfiger.
Harper tries to clinch but Hilfiger moves out of range.
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hilfiger under the eye.
Marcus Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper misses the jab.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hilfiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Hilfiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilfiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilfiger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilfiger. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hilfiger as Harper shoots in.
Harper with a poor takedown
and Hilfiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hilfiger catches Harper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Hilfiger, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Hilfiger against the cage but Hilfiger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hilfiger.
Harper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hilfiger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hilfiger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hilfiger is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hilfiger is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hilfiger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hilfiger is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harper wants to improve his position but Hilfiger is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is staying active underneath Hilfiger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
Hilfiger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Harper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harper tries to get out of the position.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper trying to hold on to Hilfiger's head to control him but Hilfiger postures up.
Harper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hilfiger wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper gets full guard.
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 Marcus Harper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hilfiger scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Hilfiger slams his shin into Harper's torso.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Hilfiger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harper throws a jab when Hilfiger was well out of range.
Hilfiger lunges at Harper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harper's hand.
A jab from Harper misses.
Hilfiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronny Hilfiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper darts in looking for a takedown but Hilfiger gets double underhooks and turns Harper into the cage.
Hilfiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilfiger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper cracks Hilfiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hilfiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper blocks the body kick.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Hilfiger off the cage and back into range.
Hilfiger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.
A head kick from Hilfiger lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilfiger. That's going to slow Harper down.
Hilfiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronny Hilfiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Hilfiger. That snapped Harper's head back.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilfiger.
Harper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hilfiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilfiger misses the shot to the body.
Harper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hilfiger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hilfiger's head.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Hilfiger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilfiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Hilfiger stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Hilfiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hilfiger counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilfiger tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Hilfiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Harper off the cage and back into range.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Hilfiger swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Hilfiger lands a slapping body shot.
Harper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Hilfiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hilfiger to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Hilfiger stuffs the takedown.
Harper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harper is rocked!
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hilfiger as he avoids it easily.
Hilfiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick from Hilfiger lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Hilfiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilfiger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Hilfiger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hilfiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harper needs to keep his hands up - Hilfiger had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hilfiger cracks Harper on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Harper falls backwards against the cage. Hilfiger follows up with more strikes that drop Harper to his knees. Hilfiger keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Harper! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Hilfiger!
Ronny Hilfiger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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