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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Neffgen (ranked 6168 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakim Rubson (ranked 7127 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Neffgen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakim Rubson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neffgen scores with a one two! Rubson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rubson goes for a double leg but Neffgen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neffgen continues to drive forward.
Rubson connects with a leg kick. Neffgen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubson avoids the head kick by Neffgen.
Rubson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rubson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neffgen forces Rubson back against the cage and clinches.
Neffgen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neffgen blocks an elbow strike from Rubson.
Neffgen misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rubson.
Rubson is trying to stall.
Neffgen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neffgen jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Rubson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Rubson is continuing to stall.
Neffgen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rubson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rubson wants to stand but Neffgen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rubson postures up in Neffgen's guard and throws a big left but Neffgen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubson controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neffgen connects with a high kick.
Neffgen tries a head kick but it misses.
Neffgen misses with a head kick.
Rubson darts in looking for a takedown but Neffgen gets double underhooks and turns Rubson into the cage.
Neffgen rushes Rubson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson has him pressed against the cage.
Neffgen dodges an elbow strike from Rubson.
Neffgen has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rubson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neffgen lands a body shot.
Neffgen jumps guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Neffgen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but Rubson won't allow it.
Neffgen breaks the clinch.
Christian Neffgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neffgen drives through and clinches with Rubson against the cage.
Neffgen avoids the elbow strike from Rubson, against the cage.
Neffgen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubson smiles and moves away.
Rubson clinches.
Neffgen drags the fight down to the ground.
Rubson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubson stands and throws Neffgen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neffgen is trying to get back to half guard.
Rubson trying to control the position but Neffgen is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Neffgen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Neffgen moves into the clinch successfully.
Neffgen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubson.
Neffgen missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neffgen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubson smiles and moves away.
Rubson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neffgen, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neffgen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubson's brow.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Neffgen shrugs off.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Neffgen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Neffgen 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Rubson.
Neffgen looking to throw knees to the head but Rubson is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neffgen throws an elbow but misses.
Neffgen working hard to break the clinch.
Rubson taking a breather.
Rubson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neffgen's brow.
Neffgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubson controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neffgen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubson throws an elbow but misses.
Neffgen jumps into guard, dragging Rubson to the mat.
Rubson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neffgen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rubson controls the pace.
Neffgen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson is looking to work some ground and pound but Neffgen has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rubson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rubson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Neffgen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubson is looking for the big counter here.
Neffgen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rubson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neffgen trying to control the position but instead, Rubson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neffgen into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neffgen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubson misses with an elbow strike.
Rubson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hakim Rubson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubson effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Rubson.
Neffgen trying to land knees to the body.
Neffgen tries to break free but Rubson pushes him back against the cage.
Neffgen is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rubson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neffgen misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Rubson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rubson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubson clinches with his opponent.
Rubson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neffgen misses with an elbow strike.
Rubson trying to stall but Neffgen improves his position.
Neffgen dodges an elbow strike from Rubson.
Neffgen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but Rubson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neffgen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubson wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson throws an elbow but it misses.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubson.
Neffgen misses with a knee to the head.
Rubson dodges an elbow strike from Neffgen.
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubson clinches.
Rubson is pushing Neffgen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Rubson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neffgen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neffgen is trying to break the clinch but Rubson is controlling him.
Rubson misses with an elbow over the top.
Rubson managing to block the knees to the body from Neffgen.
Neffgen missing with knees to the body.
Rubson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rubson misses with an elbow strike.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but Rubson holds him up against the cage and eventually Neffgen drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Neffgen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubson gets a clinch.
Neffgen misses with an elbow strike.
Rubson blocks a body shot from Neffgen.
Rubson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson dodges an elbow strike from Neffgen.
Neffgen misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rubson to keep the fight standing.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but Rubson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neffgen missing with knees to the body.
Rubson misses with an elbow strike.
Neffgen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubson walks away with a smile on his face. Neffgen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neffgen pushes Rubson up against the cage in a clinch.
Neffgen tries to throw a body punch but Rubson avoids it by throwing Neffgen back against the cage.
Neffgen letting Rubson take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neffgen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubson has Neffgen pressed against the cage, preventing Neffgen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neffgen is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neffgen's defenses.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Neffgen 's eye.
Rubson missing with knees to the body.
Neffgen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubson clinches.
Neffgen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rubson just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neffgen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubson.
Neffgen can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakim Rubson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rubson 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakim Rubson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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