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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Del Gaiso (ranked 4405 p4p, 5121 weight class) and Rickson Time (ranked 216 p4p, 237 weight class). Del Gaiso comes to the cage accompanied by Deorro, Elvis Crespo & Henry Fong - Pica. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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2 - 2 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Del Gaiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Time!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Gaiso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Time!
Time throws Del Gaiso to one side and escapes!
Del Gaiso clinches up with Time and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands a left hand.
Del Gaiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Del Gaiso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Gaiso has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Time is trying to keep an underhook but Del Gaiso manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Del Gaiso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Time manages to get to full guard.
Time has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Time manages to get back to half guard.
Del Gaiso thows a huge punch but Time dodges it nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Gaiso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Time's head.
Del Gaiso in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Time tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Del Gaiso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romeo Del Gaiso!
Romeo Del Gaiso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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