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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiesky Uniban (ranked 23398 p4p, 501 weight class) and DeMarcus Ridley (ranked 23093 p4p, 526 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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198 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiesky Uniban! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMarcus Ridley! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uniban wants to clinch up but Ridley keeps it at a distance. Uniban wants to clinch and Ridley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uniban's guard. Ridley slips nicely into half guard. Uniban trying to control but Ridley postures up.
Uniban looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ridley passes to full mount! Ridley looking to finish with strikes here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ridley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Ridley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ridley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ridley looking for a guillotine from mount but Uniban is having none of it. Ridley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Uniban to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Uniban shrugs it off. Ridley goes for an armbar but Uniban turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Uniban. Ridley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uniban is one step ahead there. Ridley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ridley keeping moving, preventing Uniban from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uniban tries to stand but Ridley is controlling from the bottom. Uniban trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ridley is pulling down on Uniban's head to control his posture. Ridley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Ridley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uniban puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Uniban is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uniban trying to advance position but Ridley counters by regaining guard. Uniban wants to control from the top but Ridley keeps moving. Ridley is adopting a defensive guard. Uniban throwing strikes but missing. Ridley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Uniban throws a sloppy strike and Ridley has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Uniban is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ridley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DeMarcus Ridley!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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