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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 2294 p4p, 272 weight class) and Nick Force (ranked 2218 p4p, 260 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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263 lbs
33 - 14 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Force!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Faria cracks Force with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Faria wants to clinch up but Force keeps it at a distance.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Force.
Force has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Faria throws the left hand but Force avoids the punch easily.
Force looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Force chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Force thumps Faria with a low kick.
Force thuds his right hand into Faria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Force finds it's way through Faria's defenses.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch but Force swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Force scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria tries to bum rush Force with a series of wild strikes but Force uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Force counters with an outside leg kick.
Faria throws an overhand right that lands on Force's shoulder, as Force tries to avoid the shot.
Faria wants to clinch.
Force lands a nice hook to Faria's body. Faria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Force works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a looping right.
Force misses with a looping left.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria ducks under a wild hook from Force.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Force swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Force lands a jab to the head.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Force paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faria blocks a jab.
Faria tries to clinch but Force moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Force, as that shot connected.
Abbe Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria tries to clinch there but Force circles away.
Force scores with a nice right hand.
Faria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria tries to clinch up.
Force with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faria doesn't seem bothered though.
Force looks to land a body kick but Faria moved away.
Force lands a nice shot to the body.
Faria takes one on the button.
Abbe Faria's cut is getting worse.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Force cracks Faria with a big right hand and Faria goes down!
Faria is rocked!
Force throws a big right hand that misses.
Force with a flurry of punches that miss.
Force scoring with some ground and pound.
Force looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Faria controls Force momentarily but Force frees himself.
Force lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria looking to control.
Force engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Force scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abbe Faria's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Faria is trying to keep Force in close.
Force is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Faria working a defensive guard here.
Force is in close to Faria's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Force throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Force working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faria's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Force cracks Faria with a solid left hand.
Faria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Force.
Force loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria looking to control.
Faria keeping moving, preventing Force from controlling successfully.
Force postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Force stays in close to Faria's body and controls the position.
Force working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Force slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Force trying to control but Faria is working from the bottom.
Force is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Force working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faria being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Faria looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Force dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Force looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Force finds it's target.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faria manages to avoid it.
Faria seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Faria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Force lands a body shot.
Force moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Faria goes down! Can Force finish him!?
Oh Faria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Abbe Faria's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force throws a big right hand that misses.
Faria seems to have got his legs back now.
Force connects with a couple of short punches.
Force working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Faria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Force landing some decent shots from guard.
Faria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force postures up.
Force trying to control but Faria is working from the bottom.
Faria pushes Force off and gets back to his feet.
Force connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abbe Faria's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Force!
In his post fight interview, Nick Force started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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
38% |
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