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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Bugner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bronson Bugner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronson Bugner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy King !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugner tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Bugner misses with a wild combination.
Bugner wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King tries for a takedown but Bugner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bugner pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Bugner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bugner manages to break the clinch.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bugner swivels and escapes.
Bugner tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King gets the takedown into side control.
Bugner is breathing heavily.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bugner is not content to let King control the position.
King decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bugner to his feet.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bronson Bugner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy King .
Bugner wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Bugner misses.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Bugner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Bugner.
King looks for a takedown but Bugner sprawls well.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bugner scores with a shot to the body.
Bugner slips a jab and a cross from King .
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bugner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bugner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bugner is looking to clinch.
King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King decides to take the fight back to the feet.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bugner scores with a jab.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Bugner doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Bugner tries to clinch but King moves away
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bugner's guard.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Bugner's brow.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bugner's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King wants to control from the top but Bugner keeps moving.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bugner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
King with a nice head shot there.
Bugner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King is in close to Bugner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bugner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bronson Bugner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bugner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bronson Bugner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King shoots in and drives through. Bugner sprawls well.
Bugner is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Bugner tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bugner to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bugner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Bugner, looking for a takedown. King pushes Bugner against the cage but Bugner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bugner tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King has closed the distance and engaged Bugner in a clinch.
King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
King distracts Bugner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bugner keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Bugner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tommy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bugner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Bugner with a solid left hand.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bugner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King is in close to Bugner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bugner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bugner doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Bugner slips a jab and a cross from King .
Bugner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for King .
King shoots for a takedown but Bugner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bugner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King .
Bugner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bugner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bugner tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Bugner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from King .
Bugner tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King shoots in and drives through. Bugner sprawls well.
Bronson Bugner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy King .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Bugner's shoulder, as Bugner tries to avoid the shot.
Bugner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bugner keeps the fight on the outside.
King shoots in and bounces Bugner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
Bugner wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Bugner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King works over Bugner with some ground and pound from guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Bugner is working from the bottom.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Bugner wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bugner wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bugner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King .
Bugner moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King shoots in for a takedown but Bugner shows good takedown defense.
Bugner tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Bugner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bugner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bugner works over King 's head and body with a nice combination.
Bugner tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Bugner tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bugner is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Bugner circles away and we're back to standing.
Bugner is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bugner.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bugner swivels and escapes.
Bronson Bugner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy King .
A combination from King does no damage.
King scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bugner hang on?
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King lands a heavy elbow.
Bugner taking shots to the head.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King landing shots from mount.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bugner's face.
Bugner is trying to stand up.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bugner's face.
King tries to control but Bugner wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by King .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Bugner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Bugner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! King connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bugner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Bugner taking shots to the head.
King controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with strikes but Bugner is staying in there.
Tommy King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that King has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy King !
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