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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacco Coco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 cm
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203 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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176 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacco Coco! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Coco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McNamara tries to avoid it but Coco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McNamara to the ground. McNamara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Coco takes a swing at McNamara's ribcage but misses. McNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Coco fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNamara has Coco up against the cage in a clinch.
Coco tries to pull guard but McNamara won't allow it.
Coco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McNamara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sean McNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacco Coco. Coco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McNamara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McNamara rushes Coco and presses him up against the cage. McNamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McNamara throws a right and a left that Coco avoids nicely. Coco tries to clinch up but McNamara circles away and keeps his distance. McNamara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coco circles away. Coco darts in trying to clinch and McNamara counters with a nice double leg into guard. McNamara controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coco tries to land a sweep but no joy. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coco can do anything to dispel that myth. Coco being controlled here, momentarily. Coco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. McNamara looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Coco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McNamara stands and throws Coco's legs to the side, diving into side control. McNamara happy to just control the position for now. McNamara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean McNamara just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Coco dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
McNamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coco. Coco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and McNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McNamara misses with a double jab.
McNamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. McNamara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Coco blocks a head kick by McNamara.
McNamara is breathing heavily. McNamara moves into the clinch. McNamara throws an elbow that misses.
Coco is looking to break free of the clinch but McNamara has double underhooks. Coco missing with knees to the body.
Coco tries to pull guard but McNamara won't allow it.
McNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Coco shoots in for a takedown but McNamara shows good takedown defense. Coco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. McNamara wants to clinch but Coco slips to the side and Coco counters with a nice body kick. McNamara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McNamara controlling from mount. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McNamara 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.
A punch lands to the side of Coco 's head but he takes it in his stride. McNamara fails with the takedown. Coco shoots in for a double leg but McNamara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. McNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McNamara moves into the clinch. McNamara manages to break the clinch.
Coco is looking to clinch. McNamara tries to bum rush Coco with a series of wild strikes but Coco uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Coco moves in looking to clinch but McNamara pushes him off. Coco gets caught flat footed, as McNamara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. McNamara controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Coco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McNamara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round. McNamara is working Coco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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. McNamara looking to control the position here, rather than advance. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean McNamara just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. McNamara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coco counters with a body kick. Coco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. McNamara scores with a takedown into Coco's guard. McNamara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sean McNamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. McNamara passes Coco's left leg - he's now in half guard. McNamara is figuring out what he wants to do next. McNamara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. McNamara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. McNamara not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean McNamara just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Coco doesn't succeed with the takedown and McNamara counters with a nice double leg into guard. Sean McNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacco Coco. McNamara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coco, up you get! Coco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
McNamara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand! Coco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McNamara to score an easy takedown into full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. McNamara controls the pace of the fight for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McNamara dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
McNamara misses with a head kick.
McNamara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. McNamara throws a right hand that Coco ducks under and follows up with a left that Coco also avoids with ease. Coco shoots in but no luck this time. McNamara tries for a takedown but Coco circles away easily and Coco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Coco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNamara misses with some punches.
McNamara gets a trip takedown into half guard. McNamara prevents Coco from improving his position. Coco gets full guard. McNamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Coco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Coco looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. McNamara scoring with punches to the head and body. McNamara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. McNamara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coco, up you get! Coco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Coco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNamara. Coco tries to grapple but his opponent circles and McNamara counters with a two punch combo. McNamara throws a right and a left that both miss. Coco takes a swing at McNamara's ribcage but misses. McNamara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coco counters with a nice leg kick. McNamara fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean McNamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McNamara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Coco napping and manages to drive through into side control! McNamara stands up and beckons Coco to his feet. McNamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coco can do to turn this around? A punch combination from McNamara misses. Coco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so McNamara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McNamara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. McNamara advances to half guard. McNamara controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McNamara passes to side control. Coco is trying to escape the position but McNamara is controlling the position. Coco is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Coco is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McNamara is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four 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. McNamara looking to isolate an arm here. Coco doesn't see it coming and as McNamara extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by McNamara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean McNamara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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