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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 5823 p4p, 192 weight class) and Arik Crul (ranked 7104 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arik Crul!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal missing with a left hand there. Crul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeal misses with an uppercut
and Crul counters with a right hand to the body.
Crul closes the distance and clinches.
Crul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on ONeal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crul tries to pull guard but ONeal holds him up against the cage and eventually Crul drops back down to his feet.
Crul pulls guard successfully.
ONeal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crul's head.
ONeal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ONeal with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal with a flurry of punches that miss.
ONeal stands and steps away. Crul gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crul tries to score a power double leg takedown but ONeal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crul somewhat.
Shaquille ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arik Crul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Arik Crul has been cut.
Crul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ONeal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crul fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from ONeal. Crul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ONeal counters with a huge right that knocks Crul out cold! ONeal is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaquille ONeal!
In his post fight interview, Shaquille ONeal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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