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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 3580 p4p, 450 weight class) and Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 2834 p4p, 366 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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211 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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218 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jean Pierre Papin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Imotekh is controlling Papin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Papin is looking for a kimura here.
Imotekh has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Takeover. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Imotekh moves into full guard.
Papin stays in close to Imotekh's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papin stopping the sweep attempt from Imotekh.
Papin wants to control from the top but Imotekh keeps moving.
Imotekh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin wants to control from the top but Imotekh keeps moving.
Papin content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imotekh is pulling down on Papin's head. It's preventing any offense from Papin, at least for the moment.
Papin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, jab by Papin - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Papin scores with a takedown into Imotekh's guard.
Papin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Papin trying to control but Imotekh is working from the bottom.
Papin looking to sit in guard and control but Imotekh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Papin wants to sweep but no luck.
Papin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Imotekh preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papin is adopting a defensive guard.
Papin keeping full guard, as Imotekh tries to pass.
Imotekh trying to control the position from guard on top but Papin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imotekh postures up.
Imotekh wants to control from the top but Papin keeps moving.
Papin working a defensive guard but Imotekh passes into half guard.
Imotekh trying to control the pace.
That's four 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.
Imotekh is thwarting Papin's attempts to control the position.
Imotekh trying to control the pace.
Papin is trying to get back to full guard.
Papin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jean Pierre Papin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by Papin.
Imotekh closes the distance and clinches.
Imotekh gets through Papin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papin is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nemesor Imotekh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Papin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Imotekh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Papin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imotekh swivels and escapes.
Imotekh tries a low kick but Papin avoids it.
Papin dives in and grabs Imotekh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Imotekh pushes down on Papin's head and hops out.
Imotekh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Papin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre Papin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papin fails to land the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imotekh. That's going to slow Papin down.
Imotekh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papin.
Imotekh forces Papin back against the cage and clinches.
Imotekh cracks Papin with a nice body shot.
Imotekh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papin wants to break free but Imotekh has control.
Imotekh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Imotekh on the inside.
Imotekh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Imotekh works on Papin's body with a couple of short punches.
Imotekh gets through Papin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papin blocks a body shot from Imotekh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Imotekh - that landed with a thud.
Imotekh lands a body shot.
Imotekh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papin backwards.
Imotekh prevents Papin from breaking the clinch.
Imotekh gets through Papin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Imotekh.
Papin is rocked!
Good body shot from Imotekh.
Oh Papin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Imotekh.
Imotekh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Imotekh lands with a light punch inside.
Imotekh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Papin with a big uppercut! Papin tries to clinch up but Imotekh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Papin to the mat! Papin covers up and Imotekh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nemesor Imotekh!
During a confident post fight interview, Nemesor Imotekh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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