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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katt Strypare (ranked 2537 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Augier De Rabat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rabat has chosen Marche des Templiers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Katt Strypare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Augier De Rabat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Strypare is looking to improve his position.
De Rabat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strypare keeps working.
Strypare is trying to get back to full guard.
De Rabat is trying to control. Strypare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strypare gets back to full guard.
De Rabat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Rabat preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strypare seems keen to control De Rabat's posture.
Strypare looking for a sweep. Not yet Strypare, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat passes Strypare's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Strypare is controlling De Rabat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Strypare won't allow De Rabat to pass to mount.
Strypare tries to get to full guard but De Rabat has control of the leg.
Strypare is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Strypare actively working from the bottom here.
Strypare wants to improve his position but De Rabat is controlling well.
De Rabat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strypare does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Rabat moves nicely into side control.
De Rabat trying to control the action but Strypare is working from the bottom.
What's Strypare going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
De Rabat happy to just control the position for now.
Strypare is trying to get back to half guard.
Strypare is trying to control De Rabat's posture but De Rabat avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat wants to take a breather but Strypare manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for De Rabat.
Strypare is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Rabat wanted to stand there but Strypare had control of the position.
Strypare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Rabat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Rabat looking to pass the guard.
Strypare is looking to sweep but instead, De Rabat has passed into half guard.
Strypare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strypare being controlled here, momentarily.
Strypare looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Rabat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strypare seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
De Rabat wants to control from the top but Strypare keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rabat tries to free his leg and advance position but Strypare is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augier De Rabat 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.
Strypare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Rabat doesn't seem bothered though.
De Rabat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strypare misses the shot to the body.
And De Rabat tries to counter it with a takedown but Strypare pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Strypare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strypare throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Rabat on the side of the head.
De Rabat closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strypare's guard.
Strypare looking for a sweep. Not yet Strypare, not yet.
De Rabat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Rabat forces his way into half guard.
My spies in Grapple inform me that De Rabat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Rabat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Strypare is trying to control but De Rabat manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strypare is squirming around, avoiding De Rabat's attempts to control the action.
Strypare tries to hold on but De Rabat postures up.
De Rabat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Augier De Rabat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strypare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strypare bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
De Rabat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strypare's guard.
Strypare might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Rabat slips nicely into half guard.
De Rabat trying to control the action but Strypare is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strypare regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Rabat is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strypare keeping moving, preventing De Rabat from controlling successfully.
De Rabat 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.
Strypare looking for a sweep. Not yet Strypare, not yet.
Strypare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strypare prevents De Rabat from improving his position.
Strypare is nestled in close to De Rabat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Rabat reverses the position - he's now on top in Strypare's guard.
Strypare trying to control the position here.
De Rabat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strypare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Rabat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Rabat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Rabat tries to free his leg and advance position but Strypare is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strypare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Rabat manages to get himself to full guard.
Strypare working some strikes from top position.
Strypare looking to sit in guard and control but De Rabat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Rabat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strypare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Rabat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Strypare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Rabat has managed to get both his arms back between Strypare's legs - danger averted.
Strypare looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strypare looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! De Rabat has picked Strypare up and slammed him! Strypare can't keep hold of the triangle and De Rabat manages to pass to side control!
Strypare is not content to let De Rabat control the position.
De Rabat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strypare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augier De Rabat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Strypare stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Strypare was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Rabat.
De Rabat scores with a takedown into Strypare's guard.
Strypare is trying to keep De Rabat in close.
Strypare is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! De Rabat rolls with it to try and escape but Strypare cranks on the arm and De Rabat is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katt Strypare!
In defeat, Augier De Rabat stepped up to the mic, saying 'hanc cladem fortiorem me et humiliorem reddet'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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