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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gonali Raastupe (ranked 7142 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witold Amiran (ranked 3487 p4p, 0 weight class). Witold Amiran acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gonali Raastupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Witold Amiran!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Raastupe or perhaps it was just good defense by Amiran, which made it look bad.
Amiran stuffs the takedown attempt from Raastupe. Raastupe gets slowly back to his feet.
Raastupe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amiran is fending him off so far but Raastupe persists. Nope, Amiran circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonali Raastupe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Raastupe enables Amiran to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Raastupe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Amiran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raastupe's head.
Amiran controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amiran throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raastupe's head.
Amiran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiran landing with the ground and pound.
Amiran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiran works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Amiran drops an elbow to the side of Raastupe's head.
Amiran is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amiran postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raastupe looks a forlorn figure.
Raastupe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Raastupe tries to hold on but Amiran postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiran lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Amiran lands a nice shot to the head.
Raastupe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Amiran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amiran working the ground and pound effectively.
Amiran is landing with some decent strikes but Raastupe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiran punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amiran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Amiran.
Amiran landing shots from mount.
Amiran lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Amiran looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amiran cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiran lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amiran is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amiran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raastupe tries to lock up and control but Amiran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amiran scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Raastupe?
Amiran scoring with strikes but Raastupe is staying in there.
Amiran looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been informed that Amiran has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Amiran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amiran connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raastupe is in a horrible position here. Amiran smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Amiran controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witold Amiran dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raastupe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amiran to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Amiran preventing the sweep.
Amiran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amiran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Raastupe keeping full guard, as Amiran tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raastupe moves into the clinch.
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.
Raastupe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Amiran uses from the top position.
Amiran advances position into side control!
Amiran in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Raastupe's face as Amiran controls the position.
Amiran scoring with punches from side control.
Amiran working away.
Amiran controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiran lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raastupe down.
Amiran works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Amiran controls the position.
Amiran scoring with punches from side control.
Raastupe tries to bench press Amiran off him but Amiran keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Amiran lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raastupe is being controlled here.
Amiran's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Witold Amiran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Amiran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiran cracks Raastupe with a big elbow.
Raastupe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Amiran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witold Amiran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Raastupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Amiran replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Raastupe blocks it well.
Amiran closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Amiran scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Amiran keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiran is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amiran lands a nice short elbow.
Raastupe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raastupe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raastupe gets back to full guard.
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.
Raastupe can't keep his opponent in guard - Amiran advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raastupe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amiran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raastupe trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiran landing some decent shots from guard.
Amiran passes Raastupe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amiran works his way into side control.
Raastupe is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiran landing strikes.
Raastupe is trying to control Amiran's posture but Amiran avoids it.
Amiran works to advance to full mount. Raastupe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Amiran content just to control the position here.
Raastupe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amiran on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Witold Amiran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Amiran winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Witold Amiran!
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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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