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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hong (ranked 4310 p4p, 4356 weight class) and Nino Waller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hong looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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130
7 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
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145
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nino Waller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong missing with a left hand there. Waller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Waller forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
Waller manages to break the clinch.
Hong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A cross from Waller lands.
Waller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hong tries to keep at a distance but Waller has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waller connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong moves forwards but Waller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waller loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
It looked like Hong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from Waller both land. Nice combination.
Waller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Waller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waller connects with a leg kick.
Jonathan Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller lands a jab to the head.
Waller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Waller.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waller connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller pushes Hong up against the cage in a clinch.
Waller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waller clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waller.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller throws a combination that misses
and Hong counters with a three punch combo that has Waller backing up. Waller nods at Hong to acknowledge the strikes.
Waller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hong back to the cage. Waller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Waller. Those never looked like landing.
Hong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Waller misses with a looping left.
It looked like Hong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Waller looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waller.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Waller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Waller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waller forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Waller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waller looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well.
Hong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Waller lands a nice shot that snaps Hong's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Hong as Waller shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Waller lands a right hook to the body.
Waller throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Waller.
Waller has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waller throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Hong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Waller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Waller somewhat.
Hong defending well as Waller loads up on a big left hand.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Waller swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
That kick from Waller tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waller throws a head kick that half lands.
Waller connects with a leg kick.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nino Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Waller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waller feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong slips a jab from Waller.
That's four 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.
Waller throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Waller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Waller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Waller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waller misses with a series of wild punches.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Waller.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Waller wants to clinch.
Waller moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nino Waller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waller circles away quickly and effectively.
Waller throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Waller.
As Waller looks to move away, Hong throws a big counter combo but Waller just gets out of the way.
Waller clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hong is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong throws a big counter combination but Waller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Waller fails with a takedown attempt.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waller.
Waller lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into range.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a shot to the body.
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waller lands a slapping body shot.
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waller lands a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waller gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Waller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Waller!
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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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