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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarhan Ali Omer (ranked 4900 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Higginbottom (ranked 4962 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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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, Tarhan Ali Omer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcellus Higginbottom!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higginbottom swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Higginbottom. Those never looked like landing.
Omer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omer slips a jab and a cross from Higginbottom.
Higginbottom misses with a wild combination.
Omer has a takedown stuffed.
Higginbottom tries to bum rush Omer with a series of wild strikes but Omer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Higginbottom gets caught flat footed, as Omer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Omer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Omer with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higginbottom trying to strike off his back.
Omer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Higginbottom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omer's guard.
Higginbottom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Omer striking from the bottom.
Higginbottom works over Omer with some ground and pound from guard.
Higginbottom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Higginbottom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Higginbottom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Omer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Higginbottom.
Higginbottom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Omer is rocked!
Higginbottom landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Omer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Higginbottom postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Omer covers up, he's hurt! Higginbottom keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Higginbottom and the ref steps in to end the fight! Higginbottom can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcellus Higginbottom!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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