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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Candela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanton Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Candela!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candela manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harding on his heels. He'll look to pass Harding's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Candela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harding controls Candela momentarily but Candela frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Candela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Candela landing with the ground and pound.
Candela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Candela throws a big right hand that misses.
Candela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Candela postures up in Harding's guard and throws a big left but Harding blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Candela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harding wants to sweep but no luck.
Candela throws an elbow that misses. Harding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Candela's guard. Nice move by Harding!
Candela striking off his back but it's not causing Harding any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Candela is looking for a sweep. Harding is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Candela throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Harding moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Candela.
Candela tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Candela is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Harding seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harding looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Candela throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candela tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Candela sneaks back into half guard.
Harding is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Candela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Harding throwing shots but Candela is blocking nicely.
Harding is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Candela defends it well.
Candela lands with a few short shots to the body.
Candela misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candela misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Candela strikes from the bottom but Harding uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Candela regains half guard.
Candela manages to get to full guard.
Candela throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Candela throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harding slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Candela.
Candela misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harding could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Candela striking from the bottom.
Harding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candela lands with a few short shots to the body.
Harding throwing shots but Candela is blocking nicely.
Harding missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harding blocks the strikes from Candela.
Candela landing strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Candela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Candela looks winded!
Candela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Candela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harding with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Candela looks to land a strike but Harding avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Candela with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Candela postures up in Harding's guard and throws a big left but Harding blocks it.
Harding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Candela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Candela shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Candela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harding is trying to stand up here but Candela is controlling him well.
Harding wants to control but Candela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harding works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Candela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harding's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Candela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Charlie Candela has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harding is rocked!
Candela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Harding is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Candela gets to his feet and stands over Harding, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Harding felt that one! Candela unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Harding from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Candela!
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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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