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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brent Bibby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Neffgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
187 lbs
3 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brent Bibby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Christian Neffgen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bibby tries to move into range but Neffgen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neffgen wants to clinch
and Bibby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neffgen wants to stand up but Bibby is controlling him.
Bibby throws a strike but Neffgen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bibby has his hands on Neffgen's head, controlling the position.
Bibby 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.
Neffgen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bibby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bibby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neffgen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bibby is working hard here to advance position.
Bibby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neffgen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neffgen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bibby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Neffgen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bibby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bibby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bibby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bibby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neffgen is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibby shoots in but Neffgen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neffgen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Brent Bibby has been cut.
Neffgen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bibby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bibby closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bibby.
We've been informed that Neffgen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bibby lands a takedown into guard.
Neffgen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bibby is controlling him.
Bibby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibby prevents Neffgen from getting back to his feet.
Bibby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neffgen's guard.
Neffgen being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bibby won't allow Neffgen to get back to his feet.
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 Brent Bibby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brent Bibby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neffgen tries to clinch but Bibby is having none of it.
Neffgen misses with the combination.
Neffgen throws a right and a left that Bibby avoids nicely.
Bibby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neffgen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neffgen with the counter takedown but Bibby avoids it easily.
Neffgen scores with a nice right hand.
Neffgen tries to keep at a distance but Bibby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bibby has hold of one of Neffgen's legs. Neffgen is fighting the takedown attempt but Bibby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Neffgen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bibby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neffgen wants to stand up but Bibby is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibby wants to get up but he can't break Neffgen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bibby passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bibby goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Neffgen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bibby's guard! Nice work there by Neffgen!
Neffgen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bibby throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bibby wants to sweep but no luck.
Brent Bibby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bibby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibby looking for a sweep. Not yet Bibby, not yet.
Neffgen throws an elbow that misses. Bibby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neffgen's guard. Nice move by Bibby!
Bibby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neffgen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bibby tries to free his leg and advance position but Neffgen is retaining full guard.
Bibby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibby throws a strike but Neffgen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Neffgen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neffgen throws a big elbow that misses.
Bibby 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.
Bibby controlling Neffgen's posture.
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.
Bibby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neffgen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neffgen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Neffgen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bibby.
Neffgen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bibby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bibby misses with a hook. Neffgen ducked under it nicely.
Bibby clinches with his opponent.
Neffgen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bibby breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brent Bibby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brent Bibby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Neffgen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bibby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bibby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bibby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bibby works over Neffgen with some ground and pound from guard.
Bibby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bibby wants to pass the guard but Neffgen is keeping the position.
Neffgen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bibby controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Bibby from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neffgen wants to stand and escape but Bibby is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bibby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Neffgen was covering up waiting for the punch and Bibby finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Neffgen being controlled here, momentarily.
Bibby throws a strike but Neffgen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bibby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bibby tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bibby working for submissions but it's allowed Neffgen to get to half guard.
Bibby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bibby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neffgen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bibby is keeping the position for now.
Neffgen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neffgen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibby striking from his own guard.
Bibby is looking for a triangle but Neffgen pushes his legs off easily.
Bibby is pulling down on Neffgen's head to control his posture.
Neffgen throwing strikes from guard but Bibby blocks nicely.
Christian Neffgen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neffgen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bibby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neffgen manages to get himself to full guard.
Neffgen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bibby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bibby 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bibby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bibby stops Neffgen from getting back to his feet.
Bibby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bibby wants to pass the guard but Neffgen is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bibby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brent Bibby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neffgen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bibby. Bibby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Bibby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bibby, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brent Bibby!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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