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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 808 p4p, 86 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 1907 p4p, 182 weight class). Tiddlywinks comes to the cage accompanied by The Seinfeld Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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265 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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191 cm
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244 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Crimson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiddlywinks should have avoided that one. Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tiddlywinks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crimson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiddlywinks, pushing him back against the cage. Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiddlywinks. Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tiddlywinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiddlywinks prevents a body shot from Crimson. Crimson misses with the head strike.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Tiddlywinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiddlywinks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson. A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson. Crimson is leaning against Tiddlywinks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tiddlywinks is stalling here.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiddlywinks uses good head movement to avoid it. Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crimson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crimson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Crimson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crimson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Crimson lands a nice shot to the body. Tiddlywinks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Crimson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A battle for position here, against the cage. Tiddlywinks wants to get back to striking at distance but Crimson won't allow it.
Tiddlywinks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Crimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tiddlywinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Crimson misses with a knee strike.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiddlywinks blocking some punches.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiddlywinks controls his hands.
Tiddlywinks blocks an uppercut.
Tiddlywinks blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiddlywinks uses good head movement to avoid it. Tiddlywinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiddlywinks controls the action.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crimson throws a head punch that misses. Crimson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiddlywinkss head. Tiddlywinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tiddlywinks breaks from the clinch.
Tiddlywinks connects with a body shot. Crimson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch.
Tiddlywinks scores with the left hand. Crimson knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut. Tiddlywinks throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A solid leg kick lands there for Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks throws a chopping leg kick but Crimson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Crimson moves in looking to clinch but Tiddlywinks pushes him off. Tiddlywinks thumps Crimson with a low kick. Tiddlywinks misses with a body kick. Tiddlywinks throws a low kick but Crimson moves out of range easily. Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiddlywinks paws at him with a jab and circles away. Crimson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiddlywinks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Crimson coming out on top. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Crimson has closed the distance and engaged Tiddlywinks in a clinch.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Tiddlywinks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson. Crimson tries to work over Tiddlywinks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Tiddlywinks. Crimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tiddlywinks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tiddlywinks lands a glancing blow to the side of Crimson's head. Tiddlywinks misses with a looping right. Crimson throws a counter combo. Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiddlywinks paws at him with a jab and circles away. Crimson drives through and clinches with Tiddlywinks against the cage.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiddlywinks. Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiddlywinks backwards. Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiddlywinks controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crimson avoids the head kick by Tiddlywinks.
Crimson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A head kick misses from Tiddlywinks. Tiddlywinks is looking to score with low kicks. Crimson gets a clinch. Tiddlywinks manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Crimson as he checks the leg kick. Tiddlywinks looks to land a body kick but Crimson moved away. Tiddlywinks throws a front kick that sends Crimson stumbling back into the cage. Tiddlywinks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Tiddlywinks lands with a right hand. Tiddlywinks lands a two punch combo.
Crimson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head kick misses from Tiddlywinks. Crimson tries to clinch up. Crimson avoids a kick to the body.
Crimson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiddlywinks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tiddlywinks fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimson is breathing heavily. Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiddlywinks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Crimson scores with a spinning back kick! Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiddlywinks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Roger Tiddlywinks is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tiddlywinks lands with a nice body kick. Crimson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Crimson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Tiddlywinks lands a big head kick that sends Crimson tumbling to the mat! Tiddlywinks takes a step backwards and waves Crimson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crimson is rocked! Roger Tiddlywinks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Crimson tries to clinch but Tiddlywinks moves out of range. Crimson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiddlywinks finish him? Tiddlywinks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Crimson seems to have recovered his senses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Crimson avoids the head kick by Tiddlywinks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crimson has Tiddlywinks up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiddlywinks tries to break the clinch but Crimson is controlling the position. Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch.
Tiddlywinks swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson. Tiddlywinks connects with a jab. Tiddlywinks connects with a leg kick. Crimson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Tiddlywinks lands with a nice body kick. Tiddlywinks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tiddlywinks keeps the fight on the outside. Tiddlywinks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Donk. Tiddlywinks catches Crimson right on the button with a cross. Crimson tries to clinch but Tiddlywinks moves out of range. It looks like Tiddlywinks has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Tiddlywinks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crimson doesn't seem bothered though. Tiddlywinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crimson circles away quickly and effectively. Tiddlywinks connects with a right hand. Crimson shakes it off.
That has opened up Culver Crimson's cut even more. Crimson moves to clinch but Tiddlywinks breaks away and Tiddlywinks counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Crimson badly! Tiddlywinks follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Crimson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Tiddlywinks finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Tiddlywinks! A relieved looking Roger Tiddlywinks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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