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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Carmen (ranked 3012 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Killer Mike (ranked 386 p4p, 442 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balthazar Carmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Mike!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmen defending well as Mike loads up on a big left hand.
Mike gets a clinch.
Mike lands a right hand.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Mike.
Carmen pulls guard successfully.
Carmen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carmen keeping full guard, as Mike tries to pass.
Mike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carmen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mike decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carmen, up you get!
Mike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmen throws a head kick that misses.
Mike checks a leg kick.
Mike misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mike misses with a hook. Carmen ducked under it nicely.
Mike misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmen slips under a jab from Mike.
Carmen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mike cracks a nice hook into Carmen's ribs.
Mike looks to throw the jab but Carmen is out of range.
Mike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mike gets a clinch.
Mike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carmen jumps guard but Mike stands there with Carmen around his waist. Carmen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike lands a shoulder strike.
Mike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mike digs a right hand underneath Carmen's ribcage. Carmen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carmen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike lands a nice uppercut.
Carmen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carmen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mike smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balthazar Carmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike throws a body shot but no joy.
Carmen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Carmen throws a head kick but Mike moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Mike misses its intended target.
Mike thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mike missing with a left hand there. Carmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Mike misses.
Carmen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mike.
Carmen blocks a jab.
Carmen moves out of range as Mike strikes.
Mike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carmen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mike looks to land a left hand but Carmen moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mike.
Carmen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike misses with a left hand
and Carmen counters with a head kick. That will keep Mike thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Carmen misses.
Mike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike takes a swing at Carmen's ribcage but misses.
Mike looks to throw the jab but Carmen is out of range.
Mike takes the fight into the clinch.
Carmen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mike to keep the fight standing.
Mike is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carmen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mike smiles and moves away.
Mike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carmen blocks a jab.
Carmen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a right hook to the body.
Carmen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carmen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carmen tried to counter with a leg kick but Mike avoided it.
Mike scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mike throws an overhand right that lands on Carmen's shoulder, as Carmen tries to avoid the shot.
Carmen misses with a leg kick.
Mike steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carmen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carmen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carmen blocks a jab.
Mike has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Mike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carmen backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Mike dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Mike.
Carmen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike looks to land a left hand but Carmen moved out of range nicely.
Mike has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mike throws a jab but it's blocked by Carmen.
Mike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carmen, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Carmen tries to pull guard but Mike holds him up against the cage and eventually Carmen drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mike takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carmen backwards.
Carmen tries to pull guard but Mike won't allow it.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Carmen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mike wants to control from the top but Carmen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carmen, up you get!
Mike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmen.
Carmen throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
Carmen throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
Carmen walks into a stiff left hand from Mike.
It looks like Balthazar Carmen has been cut.
Mike scores with a jab to the head.
Carmen is rocked!
Mike swinging wildly here.
Oh Carmen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carmen misses with a head kick.
Mike lands a right hook to the body.
Carmen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mike.
Carmen seems to have got his legs back now.
Mike checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike misses with a hook. Carmen ducked under it nicely.
Carmen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mike connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carmen scrambles back to his feet.
Mike throws a jab when Carmen was well out of range.
Mike throws a lazy right hand but Carmen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mike. Carmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike clinches up with Carmen and pushes him back against the cage.
Carmen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mike just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balthazar Carmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carmen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Mike.
Killer Mike seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Carmen is trying to pull guard but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mike to keep the fight standing.
Mike slows down the pace here.
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike pushes Carmen against the cage. Mike is working some dirty boxing. Mike pushes off with a quick right hook! Carmen goes down! Carmen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mike moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Mike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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