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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Orivarez (ranked 3237 p4p, 4167 weight class) and Ephraim Shark (ranked 358 p4p, 414 weight class). Salvador Orivarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Orivarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephraim Shark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orivarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Orivarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shark is refusing to be controlled, as Orivarez sits in half guard.
Shark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orivarez is working away from the top position though.
Orivarez winds up and cracks Shark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Orivarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orivarez is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orivarez connects with a nice short shot to Shark's temple.
Orivarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Orivarez from controlling successfully.
Orivarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Orivarez advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Orivarez lands a nice short elbow.
Orivarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Orivarez is thwarting Shark's attempts to control the position.
Orivarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Orivarez wants to control but Shark is keeping him busy.
Orivarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orivarez drops an elbow to the side of Shark's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orivarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Orivarez lands strikes from half guard.
Orivarez controlling the action here.
Orivarez drops an elbow to the side of Shark's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Orivarez there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orivarez is nestled in close to Shark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orivarez drops an elbow to the side of Shark's head.
Orivarez working the head and body with strikes.
Orivarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orivarez working over Shark with some ground and pound. Shark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Orivarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shark has hold of Orivarez's hands but Orivarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shark is rocked!
Orivarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shark is still in real trouble! Can Orivarez finish him?
We've been hearing good reports from Orivarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Orivarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orivarez is looking to stall here but Shark recovers full guard.
Orivarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orivarez works over Shark with some ground and pound from guard.
Orivarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shark seems to have recovered his senses.
Shark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orivarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shark is looking for a triangle but Orivarez pushes his legs off easily.
Shark looks winded!
Orivarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Orivarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Orivarez is working Shark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orivarez trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Orivarez is stalling in the full guard.
Orivarez distracts Shark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orivarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Orivarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Orivarez won't allow Shark to sweep him here.
Orivarez forces his way into half guard.
Orivarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orivarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Orivarez is keen to just control but Shark is a slippery customer.
Shark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orivarez tries to pass to full mount but Shark defends it.
Orivarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orivarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Orivarez 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.
Orivarez gets a takedown into half guard.
Shark has hold of Orivarez's hands but Orivarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orivarez wants to free his trapped foot but Shark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orivarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orivarez lands a big elbow - Shark is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Orivarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Orivarez!
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