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NJMMA #2: Bufalino v Balls PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Ramos (ranked 7097 p4p, 647 weight class) and Joseph Savard (ranked 6418 p4p, 613 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Savard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savard throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramos controlling the action here.
Ramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Savard defend it? Ramos steps over the head and cranks it - Savard is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ramos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Master Ramos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Tan (ranked 5990 p4p, 487 weight class) and Kerwin Siccuan (ranked 25534 p4p, 651 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to He's a Pirate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rambo Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kerwin Siccuan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siccuan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siccuan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tan is pulling down on Siccuan's head to control his posture.
Tan has his foot on Siccuan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siccuan works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tan pulls Siccuan in to control the position.
Tan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tan has control of Siccuan's left arm, preventing Siccuan from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Siccuan frees his head nicely. Oh but Tan has switched to an armbar! Siccuan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rambo Tan!
Rambo Tan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (ranked 5386 p4p, 632 weight class) and Billy Kidman (ranked 8352 p4p, 763 weight class). Kidman has chosen You Can Run as his entrance music. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Kidman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidman shoots and misses
and Abdoujaparov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kidman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abdoujaparov sprawls well. Abdoujaparov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kidman gets slowly back to his feet.
Kidman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kidman.
Kidman closes the distance and clinches up with Abdoujaparov, looking for a takedown. Kidman pushes Abdoujaparov against the ropes but Abdoujaparov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kidman looks winded!
Kidman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abdoujaparov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdoujaparov punishes Kidman's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdoujaparov lands with a good body shot.
Abdoujaparov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdoujaparov fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdoujaparov lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov cracks Kidman with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kidman tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Abdoujaparov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kidman is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov made sure he mentioned Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Billy Kidman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 7334 p4p, 722 weight class) and Juanon Brephgrad (ranked 4828 p4p, 586 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Kardashian!
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, Juanon Brephgrad!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brephgrad moves away.
Kardashian throws a hook to the side of Brephgrad's head but Brephgrad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brephgrad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brephgrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kardashian.
Brephgrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kardashian.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brephgrad.
Brephgrad rushes Kardashian and presses him up against the ropes.
Kardashian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brephgrad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brephgrad fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kardashian.
Brephgrad misses with a punch to the body.
Brephgrad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brephgrad.
Kardashian presses Brephgrad against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brephgrad looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Kardashian.
A short uppercut from Kardashian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kardashian.
It looks like Juanon Brephgrad has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kardashian.
Kardashian gets through Brephgrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brephgrad is rocked!
Kardashian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brephgrad backwards.
Brephgrad is still on wobbly legs! Can Kardashian finish him?
Kardashian creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brephgrad's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brephgrad drops to his knees and Kardashian pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
A victorious Rob Kardashian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 8557 p4p, 793 weight class) and Shane MacGowan (ranked 4559 p4p, 557 weight class). MacGowan has chosen The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGowan jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacGowan lands with a nice body punch.
MacGowan dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacGowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacGowan connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by MacGowan - just one landing.
MacGowan punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGowan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Cruz falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane MacGowan!
A victorious Shane MacGowan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meat Balls (ranked 6727 p4p, 525 weight class) and Russel Bufalino (ranked 3270 p4p, 309 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Meat Balls has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Meat Balls seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Balls !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russel Bufalino!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bufalino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bufalino rushes Balls and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Balls tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Come on Bufalino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balls fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Balls just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bufalino's brow.
Bufalino lands an uppercut.
Bufalino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bufalino.
Balls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A hook to the body from Bufalino.
Balls is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meat Balls . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bufalino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Bufalino.
A right handed body shot lands from Bufalino.
Balls is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bufalino cracks Balls with a nice body shot.
Bufalino lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bufalino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balls tries to work over Bufalino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balls is trying to push Bufalino away but Bufalino has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bufalino.
Bufalino stalls.
Balls jumps guard but Bufalino stands there with Balls around his waist. Balls gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bufalino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balls .
A left hand lands to the body for Bufalino.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bufalino.
Bufalino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bufalino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balls is rocked!
Bufalino creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Balls 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Balls drops to his knees and Bufalino pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Bufalino!
A very excited looking Russel Bufalino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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