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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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199 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Stern misses.
Hemmo moves forwards but Stern connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stern has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hemmo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hemmo misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stern looks to score with a jab to the body but Hemmo is just out of range.
Stern drives through with a takedown into Hemmo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stern wants to control from the top but Hemmo keeps moving.
Hemmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hemmo wants to stand and escape but Stern is having none of it.
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemmo is retaining full guard.
Stern keeps trying to improve his position.
Hemmo looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern is working Hemmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stern won't allow Hemmo to get back to his feet.
Stern preventing the sweep.
Hemmo wants to get back to his feet but Stern is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hemmo looking for a guillotine here but Stern defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hemmo is on top in guard.
Stern controlling Hemmo's posture.
Hemmo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing that Hemmo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stern trying to control the position.
Hemmo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hemmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hemmo is working Stern over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stern is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stern looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stern wants to take a breather but Hemmo is having none of it.
Hemmo tries to kick Stern off but Stern keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stern wants to work for an arm triangle but Hemmo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hemmo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stern stops Hemmo from getting back to his feet.
Hemmo trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
Stern trying to mount his opponent but Hemmo defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is trying to stand back up but Stern is controlling him
Stern looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hemmo trying to control here.
Stern prevents Hemmo from improving his position.
Hemmo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stern pushing down on Hemmo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stern seems to be working for a kimura but Hemmo defends the submission attempt.
Hemmo gets back to full guard.
Hemmo keeping moving, preventing Stern from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemmo is retaining full guard.
Stern wants to control from the top but Hemmo keeps moving.
Hemmo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hemmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stern wants to control from the top but Hemmo keeps moving.
Hemmo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hemmo is trying to control the position but Stern postures up.
Stern looking to pass the guard.
Stern looking to sit in guard and control but Hemmo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that round.
That's time! Hemmo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hemmo lands with a straight right. Stern didn't see that one coming.
Hemmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stern paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stern moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stern jabs at Hemmo's body.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hemmo keeping moving, preventing Stern from controlling successfully.
Hemmo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hemmo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stern controls the pace.
Hemmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hemmo controlling Stern's posture.
Stern is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stern looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern won't allow Hemmo to sweep him here.
Hemmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stern's guard.
Hemmo trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Stern manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hemmo manages to get himself to full guard.
Stern preventing the sweep.
Stern looking to sit in guard and control but Hemmo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hemmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stern wants to stand and escape but Hemmo is having none of it.
Hemmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stern works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Stern trying to keep a closed guard but Hemmo is proving a slippery customer.
Howard Stern has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Hemmo from controlling successfully.
Hemmo is in close to Stern's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stern is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hemmo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stern controlling the position.
Hemmo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hemmo cracks Stern with a solid left hand.
Hemmo wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stern advances to half guard.
Stern prevents Hemmo from improving his position.
Stern is thwarting Hemmo's attempts to control the position.
Stern passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stern trying to control but Hemmo is having none of it.
Hemmo is desperately trying to improve his position but Stern has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hemmo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howard Stern!
Howard Stern really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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