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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 2186 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Pablo Gaspar (ranked 271 p4p, 236 weight class). Gaspar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Narco. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Gaspar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaspar dives in for a single leg takedown but Kogos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kogos is looking to counter the offense by Gaspar and move into the clinch.
Gaspar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kogos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gaspar cracks Kogos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kogos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kogos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaspar tries to avoid it but Kogos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaspar to the ground. Gaspar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kogos has managed to clinch.
Gaspar working aggressively here.
Gaspar misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Kogos.
Kogos tries a body shot but Gaspar blocks it.
Gaspar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gaspar throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar misses with the head strike.
Gaspar jumps guard but Kogos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gaspar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kogos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaspar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kogos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paulo Kogos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Gaspar.
A short body shot lands from Gaspar as the two fighters clinch.
Gaspar wants the takedown. Kogos is fighting it off but Gaspar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kogos's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaspar passes into half guard.
Gaspar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kogos has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kogos is staying active underneath Gaspar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaspar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is looking to improve his position.
Kogos landing a few short strikes.
Kogos trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaspar in particular looking to stall.
Gaspar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kogos defending well though.
Gaspar stalling.
Gaspar is looking to take a break and control but Kogos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kogos trying to control but Gaspar postures up.
Gaspar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar prevents Kogos from improving his position.
Gaspar thows a huge punch but Kogos dodges it nicely.
Gaspar trying to control the action but Kogos is working from the bottom.
Gaspar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kogos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gaspar looking to pass the guard.
Kogos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kogos tries to strike from the bottom.
Kogos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kogos has Gaspar pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaspar shoots for a takedown but Kogos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kogos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kogos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaspar sizes up Kogos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck for Kogos with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspar pushes Kogos up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kogos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gaspar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaspar moves into range and clinches up with Kogos.
Gaspar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaspar misses with some punches.
Gaspar blocks a body shot from Kogos.
Gaspar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kogos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gaspar can turn it around.
Gaspar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaspar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kogos to keep the fight standing.
Kogos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kogos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaspar dodges an elbow strike from Kogos.
Gaspar is trying to pull guard but Kogos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaspar tries a body shot but Kogos blocks it.
Gaspar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kogos is looking to control Gaspar's arms but Gaspar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kogos has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kogos takes a shot to the head.
Gaspar pulls guard successfully.
We've been hearing that Kogos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gaspar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kogos connects with a couple of short punches.
Kogos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kogos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kogos wants to control from the top but Gaspar keeps moving.
Gaspar working a defensive guard here.
Gaspar is pulling down on Kogos's head. It's preventing any offense from Kogos, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kogos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gaspar working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gaspar keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kogos misses.
Pablo Gaspar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kogos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaspar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaspar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gaspar does no damage.
A punch combination from Gaspar misses.
Kogos tries to counter with a takedown but Gaspar is quick to defend against it.
Kogos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaspar defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kogos, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaspar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaspar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gaspar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kogos trying to control but Gaspar is working from the bottom.
Gaspar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kogos is in close to Gaspar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaspar working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar keeping moving, preventing Kogos from controlling successfully.
Kogos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kogos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaspar's head.
Gaspar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kogos trying to control but Gaspar is working from the bottom.
Kogos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kogos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kogos works over Gaspar with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gaspar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kogos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kogos lands a jab to the nose.
Gaspar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kogos!
You can see the frustration on Kogos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kogos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaspar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kogos 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.
Gaspar trying to control the position but Kogos is working away.
Kogos is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kogos is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kogos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gaspar connects with a decent elbow.
Kogos tries to bench press Gaspar off him but Gaspar keeps the position.
Gaspar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kogos keeps working.
Kogos is looking to reverse the position.
Gaspar is staying tight to Kogos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gaspar off and has taken his back!
Kogos is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kogos.
Kogos is trying to control but Gaspar is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kogos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gaspar is trying desperately to improve position.
Kogos lands a big shot there that rocks Gaspar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kogos lands a big elbow.
Pablo Gaspar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kogos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos throws some wild stikes that Gaspar manages to avoid easily.
Kogos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gaspar's face.
It looks like Pablo Gaspar has been cut.
Kogos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kogos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kogos landing strikes from the mount and Gaspar is in trouble!
Gaspar is rocked!
Kogos content just to control the position here.
Gaspar is still in real trouble! Can Kogos finish him?
Kogos lands a big shot there that rocks Gaspar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Pablo Gaspar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kogos looking to control but Gaspar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kogos postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gaspar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kogos and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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