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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dredd Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd Judge looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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168 cm
24
140 lbs
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160 cm
25
135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roscoe Rios! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Judge! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Judge. Rios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Rios fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Judge avoids it really well and circles away. Rios tries for a takedown but Judge circles away easily and Judge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Judge. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roscoe Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rios is looking to break free of the clinch but Judge has double underhooks. Rios breaks the clinch.
Rios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judge.
Rios is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Judge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Rios lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Judge backs up against the cage.
Judge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rios sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Rios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judge as he jumps to the side. A lazy left from Rios finds it's target. Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Judge takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Rios leaves Judge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Judge looks winded! Judge has Rios up against the cage in a clinch.
Judge breaks from the clinch.
Judge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rios's guard. Rios is wriggling around but Judge manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rios is concentrating on defense, preventing Judge from advancing position. Judge is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position. Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Judge on the ground. Rios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Judge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Judge's back! Rios not allowing Judge to control his hands. Rios has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round. What can Judge do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Judge wants to escape the position.
Judge is still trying to improve position. A bit of a pause in the action here. Rios controlling the positon. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Judge is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roscoe Rios 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.
Rios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Judge's waist but Judge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rios off to one side. Judge is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Rios closes the distance and clinches up with Judge, looking for a takedown. Rios pushes Judge against the cage but Judge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Judge tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Judge throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rios scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Rios takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Judge wants to get back to full guard. Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Judge is on top in guard.
Judge is breathing heavily. Judge is fighting to break Rios's control of his arms but Rios is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Judge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Rios wants to sweep but no luck. Judge looking to sit in guard and control but Rios gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Judge seems keen to control Rios's posture. Judge is looking to stand up but Rios isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Rios looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Judge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judge keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Judge fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Rios looks for a takedown but Judge sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roscoe Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rios shoots in but Judge avoids the takedown attempt easily. Roscoe Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Judge is defended easily by Rios. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rios. Danga de danga de dang - Rios scores with a four punch combination! Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judge can do to turn this around? Judge moves into range and clinches up with Rios. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judge has a takedown stuffed. Rios is looking to counter the offense by Judge and move into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roscoe Rios 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Roscoe Rios is winning the standup battle so far. Rios scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Rios controlling the action here. Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rios won't allow Judge to sweep him here. Judge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Judge being controlled here, momentarily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rios won't allow Judge to sweep him here. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Rios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Rios fails with the takedown. Judge has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Judge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. Judge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Rios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rios connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Rios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judge as he jumps to the side. Judge shoots in and drives through. Rios sprawls well. Roscoe Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dredd Judge. Judge shoots in but Rios avoids the takedown attempt easily. Rios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rios goes for a double leg but Judge avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judge continues to drive forward. Despite the aggression on Judge's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Judge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rios throws a big counter combination but Judge scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Rios drives through with a takedown into Judge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Rios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Rios is proving a slippery customer.
Rios has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Rios postures up in Judge's guard and throws a big left but Judge blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rios's corner is telling him to maintain position. Judge is pulling down on Rios's head to control his posture. Rios stops Judge from standing up. Rios controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Rios scores with a jab to the body. Dredd Judge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Roscoe Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Judge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rios checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight! Roscoe Rios showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rios, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roscoe Rios!
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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
29% |
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