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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Callaway (ranked 5972 p4p, 478 weight class) and Lehel Bartasz (ranked 6530 p4p, 509 weight class). Bartasz has chosen Manowar... as his entrance music. Mark Callaway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lehel Bartasz's chin.
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165 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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202 cm
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275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Callaway! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Callaway clinches up with Bartasz and pushes him back against the ropes. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Callaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartasz's brow. A short left from Callaway. Callaway stops a takedown attempt from Bartasz.
I was talking to Callaway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Bartasz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callaway.
Callaway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Callaway stops a takedown attempt from Bartasz.
Callaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartasz is trying to trip Callaway. He has hold of a leg but Callaway is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bartasz persists though and gets the takedown into guard. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bartasz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Callaway is trying to hold Bartasz in close to prevent damage but Bartasz has managed to pass into half guard.
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. Bartasz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Bartasz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Callaway defend it? Bartasz steps over the head and cranks it - Callaway is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bartasz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lehel Bartasz! During a confident post fight interview, Lehel Bartasz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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