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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naheed Fellings (ranked 4118 p4p, 3981 weight class) and Tommi Pommi (ranked 212 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Pommi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naheed Fellings's chin.
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164 cm 23 138 2 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm 23 137 2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Counter fighter KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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, Naheed Fellings! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommi Pommi! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fellings misses with a straight left. Pommi's corner calls for a 1-2. Pommi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Pommi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fellings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fellings slips a jab from Pommi. Fellings throws a hook but Pommi blocks it. Pommi tries to clinch and Fellings counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pommi tries to clinch but Fellings moves out of range. Fellings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. It looks like Naheed Fellings has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pommi throws a hook but Fellings blocks it. Fellings is looking to counter punch. A jab from Fellings misses. Pommi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Nice uppercut lands for Fellings. That snapped Pommi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fellings slips a jab from Pommi. Pommi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Fellings tries to land a leg kick but Pommi saw it coming and moves away.
Pommi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Pommi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fellings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pommi moves out of range of the strikes. Pommi blocks a jab. Fellings moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Good shot there by Pommi. Pommi lands a glancing blow to the side of Fellings's head. A big right from Pommi misses. Fellings was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fellings changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fellings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fellings tried to counter with a leg kick but Pommi avoided it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fellings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pommi sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fellings looks for the body kick but Pommi saw that one coming. Pommi tries to move into range but Fellings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Pommi misses with a wild body shot. Fellings connects with a single shot there. Pommi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pommi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fellings throws a leg kick that misses. It seemed like Pommi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Fellings fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pommi is out of range. Fellings throws the left hand but Pommi avoids the punch easily. Pommi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Fellings staying out of range there. Pommi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Pommi misses with a hook
letting Fellings counter with a right hand. Pommi ducks right into an uppercut from Fellings. A punch combination from Pommi misses. Pommi misses with an uppercut. Fellings saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pommi lands a nice shot that snaps Fellings's head back.
Fellings slips a jab from Pommi. Fellings looks to throw the jab but Pommi is out of range. Fellings ducks under a wild hook from Pommi. Good shot there by Pommi. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fellings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pommi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Pommi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pommi swings for the body but Fellings moves out of range.
Fellings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pommi wants to clinch up but Fellings keeps it at a distance. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naheed Fellings dominated that round. The cut man is working on Naheed Fellings's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Fellings clobbers Pommi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A slow jab from Fellings misses its intended target. Pommi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Pommi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fellings paws at him with a jab and circles away. An attempted straight right counter from Fellings misses the target. Naheed Fellings is winning the standup battle so far. Fellings misses with a hook
and Pommi counters with a nice right hand that sends Fellings toppling to the canvas! Fellings scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pommi finish him?! Fellings is rocked! Pommi lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Fellings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! 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! Pommi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pommi circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fellings tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pommi wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommi Pommi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bartolo (ranked 4141 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Bingham Schwartz (ranked 357 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Bartolo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 cm 20 143 2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm 23 141 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Prefers standup |
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Good takedowns Basic striking Experienced |
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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, Sonny Bartolo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bingham Schwartz! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bartolo slips under a jab from Schwartz. Bartolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Schwartz counters by moving into the clinch. Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwartz has him pressed against the cage. Schwartz goes for a takedown attempt but Bartolo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bingham Schwartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schwartz looks for a takedown but Bartolo sprawls well. Schwartz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bartolo pinned against the cage. Bartolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. It looked like Bartolo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwartz. Sonny Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bingham Schwartz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bartolo throws a looping overhand right but Schwartz ducks down to avoid it. Schwartz with the counter takedown but Bartolo avoids it easily. Schwartz has managed to clinch.
Bartolo is pressed up against the cage. Schwartz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bartolo down to the mat. Bartolo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Schwartz shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schwartz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Bartolo counter with a right hand. Schwartz shoots and misses and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bartolo looks to throw the jab but Schwartz is out of range. Bartolo misses the jab. Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bartolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schwartz. Schwartz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bartolo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Schwartz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Schwartz pushes Bartolo up against the cage in a clinch. Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Schwartz wants a takedown but no success here.
Bartolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bartolo scores with a punch to the head. Schwartz slips under a jab from Bartolo. Sonny Bartolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Schwartz tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Bartolo counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bartolo connects with a crisp jab. Schwartz doesn't succeed with the takedown and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Schwartz throws a body shot but no joy. Bartolo throws a jab when Schwartz was well out of range. Schwartz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Schwartz throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bartolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Schwartz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwartz. Bartolo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schwartz has passed into side control.
Schwartz wants to control but Bartolo is keeping him busy. Bartolo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Schwartz is in the full mount, landing strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bartolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schwartz won't let Bartolo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bartolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schwartz controlling his opponent. Bartolo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Schwartz lands a heavy elbow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Schwartz lands a couple of good shots and Bartolo has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Bartolo is in bad spot here.
Schwartz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bartolo trying to control the hands but Schwartz won't let him. Bartolo has hold of Schwartz's leg, trying to break free but it's let Schwartz lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Bartolo is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Schwartz throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bingham Schwartz!
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