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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tipo Comun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natraul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comun comes to the cage accompanied by Getting Away With Murder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tipo Comun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, the natraul! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! natraul drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. natraul cracks Comun with a solid left hand. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as natraul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. natraul throws and elbow that misses. Comun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in natraul's guard. Nice move by Comun! natraul wants to sweep but no luck. Comun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. natraul trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Comun wanted to stand there but natraul had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Comun tries to close the distance and clinch but natraul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. natraul avoids the head kick by Comun.
That's one minute gone in the round. Comun lands a nice leg kick that just misses natraul's sensitive parts. Comun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. natraul moves out of range as Comun throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Comun. No joy for natraul on that attempt. Comun gets a clinch. Comun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Comun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Comun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Comun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Comun wants it to stay on the feet. Comun clinches. Comun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has natraul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Comun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Comun lands an elbow inside that natraul shrugs off. Comun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Comun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has natraul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. natraul looks gassed! Comun prevents the takedown attempt.
Tipo Comun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natraul. Comun breaks the clinch.
natraul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Comun. Comun obviously looking to wear him down.
Comun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action! natraul avoids the head kick by Comun.
Comun connects with a solid leg kick. Comun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Comun tries to clinch but natraul moves out of range. Comun feints and then cracks natraul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow natraul down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. natraul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The fight stays on the outside here - Comun looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Comun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Comun tries to close the distance and clinch but natraul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. natraul circles away from the clinch attempt.
natraul keeps the fight on the outside. Comun moves in looking to clinch but natraul pushes him off. natraul blocks a low kick nicely. natraul fails with a takedown attempt. Comun slaps away a takedown attempt from natraul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Comun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Comun has closed the distance and engaged natraul in a clinch.
natraul is working for takedown but Comun is calmly controlling the position for now. Comun is pushing natraul up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Comun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Comun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Comun connects with a high kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tipo Comun dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Comun scoring well with a low kick there.
Comun is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Comun throws the kick towards the body but natraul avoids it. Comun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Comun has taken the fight to the clinch.
natraul takes a knee to the side of the body. Comun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down natraul. Comun prevents the takedown attempt.
Comun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
natraul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Comun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Comun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Comun fails with an attempt to clinch.
natraul is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. natraul dodges the punch combination from Comun.
Comun tries to close the distance and clinch but natraul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Comun clinches. Comun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Comun scores a nice knee to the body.
Comun prevents the takedown attempt.
natraul takes an elbow to the temple. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. natraul takes a knee to the side of the body. Comun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. natraul takes a knee to the side of the body. The referee calls for Comun to work.
Comun lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Comun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A bit of stalling here from Comun.
Comun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Comun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Comun breaks from the clinch.
Comun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Comun moves into the clinch. Comun lands a nice knee to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Comun.
natraul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. natraul has Comun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Comun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Tipo Comun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natraul. Comun lands a good knee to the midsection. natraul won't want to take too many of those. Comun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Comun manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Comun.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Comun wants to clinch. Tipo Comun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Comun fails in his attempt to clinch. Comun throws a quick inside leg kick. Tipo Comun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Comun is looking to clinch but natraul is avoiding it.
natraul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Comun can pounce on him.
Comun fails in his attempt to clinch. Comun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Comun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Comun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. No joy there for Comun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tipo Comun is winning the standup battle so far. Comun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Comun tries to clinch but natraul is having none of it. Comun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Comun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Comun throws a series of punches but natraul moves out of range. natraul swats away the attempt to clinch by Comun. Danga de danga de dang - Comun scores with a four punch combination! natraul shoots in looking for a takedown. Comun tries to sprawl out of it but natraul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Comun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tipo Comun dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Comun doesn't manage to clinch there - natraul circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Comun looks like he's thinking about clinching though. natraul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Comun pinned against the cage. Comun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A head kick misses from Comun. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Comun closes the distance and pushes natraul back into the cage. Comun is pressed up against the cage. natraul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Comun down to the mat. Comun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. natraul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. natraul drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Comun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Comun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by natraul.
natraul tries to score with some ground and pound. Comun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Comun is working to avoid the ground and pound but natraul connects with a decent elbow. natraul in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Comun pushes natraul away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, natraul gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. natraul misses with an attempted head punch from side control. natraul throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Comun works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. natraul looks to land a strike but Comun avoids it nicely and regains full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Comun wants to get back to his feet but natraul is in a dominant position and won't allow it. natraul throws a strike but Comun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. natraul is striking off his back. Comun thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard. natraul wants to sweep but Comun has passed to side control! natraul is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Comun is one step ahead and moves to full mount! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if natraul can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Comun tries to control but natraul wriggling away. Comun controlling his opponent. natraul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. natraul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Comun tries to control but natraul wriggling away. natraul throwing hammer fists to the chest of Comun. What's that going to do exactly? Tipo Comun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Comun blocks natraul's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. natraul flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Comun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as natraul is looking to escape. natraul is looking to improve his position but Comun isn't that keen on the idea. Comun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as natraul is looking to escape. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. natraul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to the natraul. I think Comun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tipo Comun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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