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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Insual Renga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Simunic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josip Simunic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Insual Renga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Simunic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simunic closes the distance and pushes Renga back into the cage.
Renga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Simunic to keep the fight standing.
Renga jumps guard but Simunic stands there with Renga around his waist. Renga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Renga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simunic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Insual Renga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Simunic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renga lands with an uppercut that bounces Simunic off the cage and back into range.
Simunic throws a head kick that Renga semi-blocks.
Simunic thows a body kick. Renga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Simunic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simunic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renga throws a jab but it's blocked by Simunic.
Simunic keeps Renga at a distance using the push kick.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simunic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simunic breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunic misses with a head kick.
Simunic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Renga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simunic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renga.
Renga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Renga swings widly with a right hand
and Simunic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Simunic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Renga has his foot on Simunic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simunic works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simunic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Renga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simunic defends it easily.
Renga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simunic wants to get up but he can't break Renga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simunic is sitting in close to Renga's body. Renga has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Simunic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Simunic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Renga.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Insual Renga!
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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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