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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Char Xiu (ranked 5846 p4p, 425 weight class) and Winston Cooper (ranked 2419 p4p, 243 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Char Xiu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Xiu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Xiu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper. Good exchange - Xiu coming out on top. Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Cooper wants to clinch up but Xiu keeps it at a distance. Xiu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiu circles away from the clinch attempt and Xiu counters with a single leg into guard. Cooper didn't expect that. Xiu landing some decent shots from guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xiu passes Cooper's left leg - he's now in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Xiu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Cooper is trying to stand up here but Xiu is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cooper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xiu scores with a couple of nice shots. Xiu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Cooper is looking to improve his position.
Xiu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Xiu is looking to advance position but Cooper won't allow it. Xiu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Nice strikes from Xiu there. Cooper looking for submissions off his back. Xiu working the head and body with strikes.
Cooper is rocked! Xiu lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cooper! More strikes land and this one is all over! Xiu jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Xiu!
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A |
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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
47% |
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