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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ring Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bojangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera-Walk. Ring Dong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ring Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bojangles!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong moves into the clinch.
Bojangles pulls guard effortlessly.
Dong gets to his feet. Bojangles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dong tries to clinch there but Bojangles circles away.
Dong instigates a clinch.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong tries to clinch there but Bojangles circles away.
Bojangles darts in trying to clinch
and Dong moves into the clinch.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bojangles misses with the combination.
Bojangles fails with the takedown
and Dong counters by clinching up.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Dong drives through and clinches with Bojangles against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojangles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bojangles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bojangles closes the distance but Dong moves to the side
and Dong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but Bojangles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bojangles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bojangles has his takedown stuffed
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch.
Bojangles jumps into guard, dragging Dong to the mat.
Bojangles wants to stand and escape but Dong is having none of it.
Bojangles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bojangles is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojangles wants to control but Dong passes easily into half guard.
Dong decides to return to a standing position.
Bojangles misses with a takedown
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dong.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bojangles.
Bojangles has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dong uses from the top position.
Dong gets to his feet - Bojangles follows without any prompting.
Bojangles tries for a takedown but Dong circles away easily
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojangles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojangles jumps guard but Dong stands there with Bojangles around his waist. Bojangles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dong breaks the clinch.
Bojangles misses with a wild combination.
Bojangles throws a sloppy head kick
and Dong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dong clinches but Bojangles breaks the clinch
and Bojangles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bojangles.
Bojangles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bojangles jumps guard but Dong stands there with Bojangles around his waist. Bojangles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bojangles misses with a wild combination.
Dong wants to clinch up but Bojangles keeps it at a distance.
Bojangles throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
Jab by Bojangles.
Bojangles has his takedown stuffed
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dong tries to clinch but Bojangles moves out of range.
Bojangles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dong moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Dong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dong wants to clinch up but Bojangles keeps it at a distance.
Bojangles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Bojangles circles away.
Bojangles swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Bojangles misses with a takedown
and Dong counters by clinching up.
Bojangles can't get the takedown.
Dong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bojangles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bojangles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dong breaks the clinch.
Dong wants to clinch but Bojangles slips to the side
and Bojangles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dong wants to stand but Bojangles is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Bojangles from controlling successfully.
Dong wants to stand but Bojangles is controlling the position.
Bojangles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bojangles working the ground and pound but Dong is defending the strikes.
Dong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bojangles tries for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dong tries to escape but Bojangles is in control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dong is looking to clinch but Bojangles is avoiding it.
Dong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bojangles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bojangles is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
Dong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojangles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bojangles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dong moves into the clinch.
Bojangles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bojangles.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong wants to clinch up but Bojangles keeps it at a distance.
Bojangles fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bojangles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Bojangles misses with a takedown attempt
and Dong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bojangles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dong is trying to stand back up but Bojangles is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bojangles is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
Dong is trying to stand.
Dong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bojangles.
Dong wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bojangles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dong looks to clinch
and Bojangles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dong won't be happy with that.
Dong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bojangles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bojangles trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is being controlled here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong dodges the ground and pound from Bojangles.
Bojangles trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is trying to escape the position but Bojangles is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bojangles clinches but Dong breaks the clinch
and Dong moves into the clinch.
Dong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bojangles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dong tries to clinch but Bojangles is having none of it.
Bojangles tries for a takedown but Dong circles away easily
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bojangles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bojangles.
Bojangles breaks from the clinch.
Dong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bojangles, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Dong tries to clinch
and Bojangles moves into the clinch.
Bojangles tries to pull guard but Dong holds him up against the cage and eventually Bojangles drops back down to his feet.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bojangles.
Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bojangles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bojangles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bojangles fails to pull guard.
Bojangles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dong prevents it.
Dong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bojangles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dong counters by moving into the clinch.
Bojangles can't get the takedown.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong closes the distance but Bojangles moves to the side
and Bojangles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dong wants to clinch.
Dong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bojangles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dong's guard.
Bojangles stops Dong from standing up.
Bojangles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dong wants to get back to his feet but Bojangles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bojangles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bojangles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bojangles!
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energy
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hype
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