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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Posey (ranked 1321 p4p, 2332 weight class) and Iranian Hulk (ranked 46 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 cm 30 264 8 - 8 - 0 |
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207 cm 30 286 14 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Posey ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hulk shoots in but Posey avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hulk slips a straight right by Posey . Hulk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Posey defends it well. Hulk shoots for a double leg takedown but Posey sprawls well. He's pushed Hulk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Hulk fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Buster Posey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iranian Hulk. Hulk shoots in looking for a takedown but Posey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hulk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hulk shoots in looking for a takedown. Posey tries to sprawl out of it but Hulk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Posey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. An attempted straight right counter from Posey misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Posey cracks Hulk with a good jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hulk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hulk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Posey , who protects the arm well. Hulk prevents Posey from escaping the position. Posey dodges the ground and pound from Hulk.
Posey bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Posey throws a nice inside leg kick. Hulk with a poor takedown and Posey counters with a straight right hand. Posey stuffs the takedown attempt from Hulk. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet. Posey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Posey lands a big head kick that sends Hulk tumbling to the mat! Posey takes a step backwards and waves Hulk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Hulk is rocked!
 It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut. Posey closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Hulk out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Posey ! Buster Posey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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