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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between genesis genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Domination as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lincoln Aldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 cm
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265 lbs
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185 cm
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233 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, genesis genesis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! genesis wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance. Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. genesis wants to clinch. genesis looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well. genesis dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
genesis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. genesis gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. genesis misses with the combination.
genesis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Aldo throws a nice looking combination but genesis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. genesis pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch. Aldo is trying to break the clinch but genesis has him pressed against the cage. Aldo looks gassed! genesis tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing genesis back against the cage. genesis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for genesis genesis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Aldo avoiding damage as genesis throws knees to the body.
genesis lands an elbow inside. genesis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. genesis tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body. genesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. genesis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and genesis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. genesis wants to stall.
genesis tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
genesis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. genesis moves into the clinch. genesis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aldo tries to break the clinch but genesis is controlling the position. Aldo working hard to break the clinch. genesis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
genesis is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the cage. genesis misses with a body punch.
genesis trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
genesis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. genesis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but genesis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
genesis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and genesis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aldo's guard. genesis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now. genesis gets to his feet. Aldo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! genesis fails with the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
genesis genesis dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for genesis on that attempt. Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but genesis moves away. genesis doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
genesis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Aldo misses with a double jab
and genesis counters with a slapping leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. genesis doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
genesis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten genesis somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for genesis genesis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. genesis shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but genesis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Aldo misses. genesis genesis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
genesis wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance. genesis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away. Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on genesis's shoulder, as genesis tries to avoid the shot. genesis shoots in but no luck this time. Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
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. Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so genesis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldo can do anything to dispel that myth. Aldo keeping full guard, as genesis tries to pass. genesis looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Aldo sitting in guard, not really doing much. Aldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. genesis trying to control the position.
genesis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground. Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but genesis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. genesis controlling Aldo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. genesis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Aldo wants to stand but genesis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. No luck for genesis with that takedown attempt. genesis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. genesis walks into a straight right hand from Aldo. genesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo. genesis tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
genesis genesis dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
genesis tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fight stays on the outside here - genesis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. genesis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Aldo connects with a single shot there. genesis slips a jab from Aldo. genesis avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Aldo misses with a combination
and genesis counters with a stiff right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. genesis tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. genesis shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense. genesis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for genesis genesis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo keeps the fight on the outside. Lincoln Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. genesis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
genesis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes. Aldo is looking to slow genesis down with leg kicks. Some wild striking there from Aldo.
An inside leg kick from genesis misses. genesis closes the distance and clinches. A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two 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. genesis has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. genesis looking for a takedown. Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. genesis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one. genesis shoots in but no luck this time. Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and genesis counters by clinching up. Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract genesis. genesis shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed genesis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. genesis looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well. Aldo checks a leg kick. Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from genesis, before circling back to the center of the mat. genesis checks a low kick from Aldo. genesis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aldo napping and manages to drive through into side control! genesis looking to control but instead Aldo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. genesis stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round. genesis is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Lincoln Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Aldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to genesis genesis. Well I reckon that's a shut out for genesis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... genesis genesis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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