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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Sideman (ranked 493 p4p, 68 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 875 p4p, 119 weight class). Vieira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet The Blue Sky. Denny Sideman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vieira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Sideman tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira throws a looping overhand right but Sideman ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sideman's hands.
Sideman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Vieira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vieira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vieira slips under a jab from Sideman.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman lunges at Vieira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vieira's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman lands a nice looking body shot.
Vieira misses with a lunging right hand
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Vieira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sideman swings widly with a right hand
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Sideman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sideman throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vieira is trying to control but can't.
Vieira is looking to improve his position.
Sideman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vieira wants to improve his position but Sideman is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control here.
Sideman trying to control the pace.
Sideman trying to control the action but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Vieira wants to improve his position but Sideman is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira wants to get back to full guard but Sideman has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman wants to control but Vieira is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sideman tries to advance to mount but Vieira denies him.
Sideman wants to stand but Vieira has his arm trapped.
Vieira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vieira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sideman wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
Sideman looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sideman passes into half guard.
Sideman seems to be working for a kimura but Vieira defends the submission attempt.
Vieira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vieira is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vieira trying to hold on to Sideman's head to control him but Sideman postures up.
Vieira is pressing down on Sideman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sideman misses with a combination
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Vieira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sideman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Vieira shoots in but Sideman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sideman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vieira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sideman tries to roll over but Vieira keeps him under control.
Sideman is defending against the submission attempts here by Vieira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman is looking for a sweep. Vieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman is refusing to be controlled, as Vieira sits in half guard.
Vieira prevents Sideman from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Vieira seems content to control.
Sideman is trying to get back to full guard.
Sideman won't allow Vieira to pass to mount.
Vieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sideman manages to get to full guard.
Sideman trying to control the position.
Vieira stays in close to Sideman's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sideman trying to keep a closed guard but Vieira is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Nice cross by Sideman.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Vieira scores with a takedown into Sideman's guard.
Sideman can't keep his opponent in guard - Vieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sideman is defending against the submission attempts here by Vieira.
Sideman is not content to let Vieira control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tries to roll over but Vieira keeps him under control.
Sideman wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sideman tries to roll over but Vieira keeps him under control.
Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sideman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Sideman counters with a nice body shot.
Sideman lands with a cross.
Sideman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vieira postures up.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
Sideman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vieira defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira trying to control but Sideman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.
Vieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sideman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sideman trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sideman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denny Sideman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Denny Sideman is winning the standup battle so far.
Vieira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sideman!
Vieira taking a break here but Sideman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Eduardo Vieira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a kimura here.
Sideman is looking to get back to full guard here but Vieira has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sideman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman struggling a bit here.
Vieira working the ground and pound.
Vieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vieira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vieira swings around for an armbar but Sideman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vieira's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira looking for subs off his back but Sideman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vieira is trying to control but Sideman manages to pass to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sideman fails to move to back control.
Sideman moves to back control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eduardo Vieira.
I think Vieira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Vieira!
A relieved looking Eduardo Vieira 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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FIGHT
RATING
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