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Bellum 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Rucinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Been to Hell blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rucinski's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Karol Rucinski enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karol Rucinski!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Rucinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rucinski is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Rucinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Rucinski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rucinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Karol Rucinski has been cut.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rucinski throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rucinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rucinski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski is looking for a sweep.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rucinski on the ground.
Rucinski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rucinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Rucinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Rucinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rucinski is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Rucinski defends it.
Rucinski is looking to improve his position.
Rucinski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rucinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rucinski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Rucinski's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rucinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rucinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rucinski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rucinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Rucinski moves to take his opponent's back.
Well, with Rucinski on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Diaz is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rucinski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rucinski.
Diaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rucinski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rucinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karol Rucinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rucinski is looking to clinch.
Rucinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Rucinski 's knee.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rucinski's half guard.
Rucinski trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rucinski wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Rucinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rucinski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rucinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rucinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rucinski looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Rucinski in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Diaz.
Rucinski misses with a looping right.
Rucinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rucinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rucinski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rucinski is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Rucinski holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rucinski tries to improve position but can't.
Rucinski is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Rucinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rucinski regains half guard.
Rucinski is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rucinski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rucinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rucinski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rucinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rucinski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Karol Rucinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rucinski controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diaz avoids the body shot from Rucinski.
A shot to the body from Rucinski misses
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rucinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rucinski shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz throws a head kick but Rucinski moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Rucinski misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rucinski.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rucinski moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rucinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rucinski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rucinski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rucinski is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Rucinski isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rucinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rucinski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rucinski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Rucinski getting side control.
Rucinski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karol Rucinski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rucinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rucinski is having none of it.
Rucinski checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rucinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rucinski wants to clinch.
Rucinski feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Rucinski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rucinski stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rucinski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rucinski taking a breather here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karol Rucinski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rucinski takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Rucinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rucinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. The key to victory for Pablo Escobar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Escobar's guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson won't allow Escobar to get back to his feet.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson 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.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Escobar blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Johnson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Escobar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Johnson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). CJ Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chul Moo Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolo Palito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chul Moo Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piolo Palito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pak darts in and clinches Palito up against the cage.
Pak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Pak.
Pak lands a good knee to the midsection. Palito won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Pak.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pak obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak with a knee to the head.
It looks like Piolo Palito has been cut.
Palito looks gassed!
Pak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pak lands with a right to the head.
Pak breaks the clinch.
Pak moves into the clinch.
Pak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Palito is rocked!
Pak is struggling to control the position.
Palito is still on wobbly legs! Can Pak finish him?
Palito can't get the takedown.
Pak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pak lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palito to his knees! Pak keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chul Moo Pak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cachorro Louco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siyar Uzoglivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzoglivic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megalith - Agnus Dei. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cachorro Louco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Siyar Uzoglivic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzoglivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Louco tries for a takedown but Uzoglivic circles away easily
and Uzoglivic counters with a head kick.
Louco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uzoglivic counters with a head kick. That will keep Louco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Louco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louco is breathing heavily.
Louco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uzoglivic counters with a head kick that drops Louco to the mat! Louco scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Louco is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cachorro Louco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzoglivic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Louco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Uzoglivic to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louco misses with a takedown
and Uzoglivic counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Uzoglivic.
Louco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uzoglivic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Uzoglivic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uzoglivic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Uzoglivic thuds his right hand into Louco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Louco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Louco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzoglivic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Uzoglivic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uzoglivic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Uzoglivic duly obliges.
Uzoglivic scores with a head kick.
Uzoglivic lands a big head kick that sends Louco tumbling to the mat! Uzoglivic takes a step backwards and waves Louco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Louco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzoglivic lands with a shot to the body.
Louco wants to stay close but Uzoglivic steps back to make room for something. Louco seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Uzoglivic and Louco drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Siyar Uzoglivic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday McGonigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doomsday McGonigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santino Marconi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGonigle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marconi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marconi trying to control from half guard but McGonigle is working away.
Marconi is looking for a kimura but McGonigle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marconi to get the leverage.
Marconi trying to pass the guard but McGonigle defending well.
Marconi wants to control but McGonigle is keeping him busy.
McGonigle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marconi.
Marconi trying to control from McGonigle's half guard. McGonigle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marconi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marconi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGonigle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGonigle keeping moving, preventing Marconi from controlling successfully.
McGonigle has an active guard here but Marconi has managed to pass into half guard.
Marconi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGonigle 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.
Marconi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marconi wants to take a breather but McGonigle is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marconi is just content to waste time from the top position. McGonigle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marconi trying to control the position from guard on top but McGonigle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGonigle keeping full guard, as Marconi tries to pass.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Santino Marconi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McGonigle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from McGonigle. No joy for Marconi on that attempt.
McGonigle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marconi is able to avoid easily.
Marconi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McGonigle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marconi is in McGonigle's guard.
Marconi looks gassed!
Marconi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marconi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGonigle keeping moving, preventing Marconi from controlling successfully.
Marconi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marconi misses with a takedown attempt
and McGonigle counters with a series of strikes. Marconi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGonigle.
McGonigle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGonigle throws a head kick but Marconi moves out of range.
No luck for Marconi with that takedown attempt.
Doomsday McGonigle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Marconi.
McGonigle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Marconi misses
and McGonigle counters with a head kick. That will keep Marconi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marconi shoots and misses
and McGonigle counters with a thumping low kick.
McGonigle lands a leg kick that knocks Marconi off balance momentarily.
Marconi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGonigle's waist but McGonigle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marconi off to one side.
McGonigle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marconi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marconi.
McGonigle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marconi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McGonigle, into his guard.
Marconi throws and elbow that misses. McGonigle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marconi's guard. Nice move by McGonigle!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santino Marconi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marconi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marconi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marconi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marconi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McGonigle has worked his arm free - good work by McGonigle!
McGonigle parries the strikes from Marconi easily there. Marconi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGonigle to escape.
McGonigle is trying to escape the position but Marconi is controlling the position.
Marconi has an Americana. McGonigle didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Marconi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Marconi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Santino Marconi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Buffalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buffalo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buffalo. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buffalo Buffalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Spong!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Buffalo moves out of range easily.
Spong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buffalo is fending him off so far but Spong persists. Nope, Buffalo circles away and we're back to standing.
Spong slips a jab from Buffalo.
Buffalo misses with an uppercut
and Spong counters with an inside leg kick.
Spong misses with a body kick.
Buffalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyrone Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Buffalo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spong - the referee stops the clock and Buffalo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spong. Buffalo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Buffalo tries to sprawl but Spong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Buffalo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Buffalo is looking for a sweep. Spong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spong uses his free foot to push down on Buffalo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Buffalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Spong with good strikes from the mount here!
Buffalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spong on the ground.
Spong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Spong is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Spong extends the arm and Buffalo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Spong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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132 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuo Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Hendo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo fails with the takedown
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Hashimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendo with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hashimoto quickly recovers to half guard.
Hashimoto is looking to escape.
Hendo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hashimoto trying to hold on to Hendo's head to control him but Hendo postures up.
Hashimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo trying to mount his opponent but Hashimoto defends it.
Hendo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hashimoto is concentrating on defense, preventing Hendo from advancing position.
Hashimoto wants to get back to his feet.
Hashimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendo prevents Hashimoto from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hashimoto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hendo shoots and misses
letting Hashimoto counter with a right hand.
Kazuo Hashimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendo.
Hendo has his takedown stuffed
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo shoots and misses
and Hashimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
Hendo fails with the takedown
and Hashimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendo prevents Hashimoto from improving his position.
Hashimoto is concentrating on defense, preventing Hendo from advancing position.
Hashimoto is looking to escape.
Hashimoto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hashimoto throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hendo thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hashimoto!
Hendo lands a nice shot to the head.
Hendo landing strikes from the mount.
Hashimoto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hendo lands a big shot there that rocks Hashimoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hashimoto can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendo working Hashimoto over with strikes here.
Hashimoto is looking to improve his position but Hendo isn't that keen on the idea.
Hashimoto is in a horrible position here. Hendo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kazuo Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hendo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a straight right hand.
Hendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendo fails with the takedown
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuo Hashimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendo.
Hashimoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hendo backs up against the cage.
Hendo has his takedown stuffed
and Hashimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hashimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hendo is rocked!
Hendo is breathing heavily.
Hashimoto lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hendo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hashimoto from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hendo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuo Hashimoto!
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