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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Krnacova (ranked 3912 p4p, 4297 weight class) and Caspian Tennessen (ranked 474 p4p, 507 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tennessen's choice of entrance music: Manowar - Warriors of the World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm 36 195 12 - 16 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 185 5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caspian Tennessen! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tennessen throws a lazy right hand but Krnacova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A telegraphed right hand from Tennessen misses the target. Caspian Tennessen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Krnacova gets a takedown into half guard. Nice strikes from Krnacova there. Tennessen wants to get back to full guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to Tennessen's temple. Krnacova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Krnacova scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tennessen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Tennessen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krnacova pulls his head out easily. Krnacova scoring with strikes to the body and head. Krnacova slows the pace down in half guard. Tennessen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krnacova's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krnacova's back! Tennessen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tennessen is trying to stick to Krnacova's back but Krnacova is turning into Tennessen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tennessen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Krnacova. Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tennessen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tennessen working a defensive guard here.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots. Tennessen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krnacova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Krnacova is stalling in the full guard. Tennessen wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment. Tennessen controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself. Tennessen has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle. Tennessen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krnacova distracts Tennessen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Tennessen trying to control the position.
Krnacova sitting in guard here, content to control. Tennessen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Krnacova 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. Tennessen is trying to control the position but Krnacova postures up. Tennessen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Krnacova wants to get back to full guard. Krnacova trying to control but Tennessen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tennessen trying to control the action but Krnacova is working from the bottom. Krnacova is looking to improve his position.
Krnacova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Tennessen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tennessen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Krnacova moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Krnacova stays in close to Tennessen's body and controls the position. Tennessen tries to land a sweep but no joy. Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Krnacova works over Tennessen with some ground and pound from guard. Tennessen wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment. Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Krnacova controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tennessen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tennessen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krnacova showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Tennessen has his hands on Krnacova's head, controlling the position. Krnacova looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Tennessen keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully. Krnacova stands up over Tennessen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Tennessen keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully. Krnacova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! A slow jab from Tennessen misses its intended target. Tennessen throws a good cross that connects.
Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown but Tennessen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krnacova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tennessen! But no joy. Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown. Tennessen tries to sprawl out of it but Krnacova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tennessen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice sprawl there from Tennessen as Krnacova shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tennessen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Felix Krnacova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tennessen leaves Krnacova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Tennessen tries to clinch but Krnacova moves out of range. Krnacova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tennessen can do to turn this around? Krnacova manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tennessen on his heels. He'll look to pass Tennessen's guard now, I'm sure. Tennessen is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
Krnacova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tennessen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krnacova lands a couple of elbows. Krnacova trying to control but Tennessen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tennessen wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment. Krnacova tries to free his leg and advance position but Tennessen is retaining full guard. Tennessen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krnacova defends it easily. Krnacova lands a couple of elbows. Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound. Krnacova stays in close to Tennessen's body and controls the position. We've been hearing that Krnacova has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Tennessen wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment. Krnacova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Krnacova won't allow Tennessen to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Krnacova pushing down on Tennessen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Tennessen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krnacova works his way into full mount! Felix Krnacova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Tennessen is working to get back to half guard.
Krnacova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Krnacova trying to control but he's not successful this time. Tennessen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tennessen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Krnacova dominating with strikes here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Krnacova tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Tennessen is desperately trying to improve his position but Krnacova has a good base and remains in mount. Krnacova with shots to the head and body - Tennessen looks very uncomfortable down there. Krnacova with shots to the head and body - Tennessen looks very uncomfortable down there. Krnacova lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tennessen is rocked! Krnacova with shots to the head and body - Tennessen looks very uncomfortable down there. Tennessen is still in real trouble! Can Krnacova finish him? Tennessen taking shots to the head. Krnacova lands a big elbow - Tennessen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tennessen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felix Krnacova! Our winner, Felix Krnacova, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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