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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ King (ranked 2859 p4p, 24960 weight class) and Ronaldez Reno (ranked 184 p4p, 277 weight class). 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 Ronaldez Reno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 cm 20 143 10 - 3 - 0 |
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168 cm 21 145 7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Knockout power |
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldez Reno! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King misses with an uppercut. Reno saw that one coming. Ronaldez Reno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard. King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reno's head. Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King. Reno tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg. King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. King lands strikes from half guard. Reno won't allow King to pass to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reno is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
Reno is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Reno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily. King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. King works his way into side control. King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. You can see the frustration on Reno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Reno parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reno to escape.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Reno is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reno has escaped the position, nice work there. Reno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. King cracks Reno with a big right hand but Reno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reno taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. King is putting a hurting on Reno here, landing some big shots from side control. Reno wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down. King in side control lands a decent elbow.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) Reno is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Reno is still in real trouble! Can King finish him? King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty. Reno seems to have recovered his senses. Reno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. King lands some shots froms side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reno to see if he's OK. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
JJ King dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away. King tries to counter by clinching up but Reno breaks away and moves out of range. King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reno can do to turn this around? Reno misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely. Reno ducks under a wild hook from King. Reno looks for a takedown but King sprawls well. King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Reno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Reno pushing out the jab but it's not landing. King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. King lands with a right hand. Reno misses with a jab, cross combination.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Reno throws a series of punches but King moves out of range. Reno throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reno! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reno, who protects the arm well. King working the body and head with strikes.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Reno is trying to get back to his feet. King working the ground and pound.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Reno is defending well. King working the body and head with strikes. Reno is breathing heavily. King lands a few punches from side control. King is working Reno over with some ground and pound from side control. King working the ground and pound from side control. King scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Reno is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and King can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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