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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between yoshihiro kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kondo has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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203 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yoshihiro kondo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Baltazar! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! kondo drops his hands momentarily and Baltazar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. kondo misses with a takedown attempt - Baltazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Baltazar looks to land a combination. kondo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like yoshihiro kondo has been cut. kondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baltazar was well out of range. Poor timing from kondo. Baltazar takes a kick to the side of the head. Baltazar lands with a straight right. kondo didn't see that one coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. kondo tries to clinch but Baltazar moves out of range. kondo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
kondo is breathing heavily. Baltazar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. kondo is trying to defend but Baltazar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. kondo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baltazar winds up and cracks kondo with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Baltazar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baltazar is pressing down on kondo's thigh, looking to free his foot. kondo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baltazar passes to full mount! Baltazar landing punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baltazar breaks from kondo's wrist control and lands an elbow. Baltazar is landing with some decent strikes but kondo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. kondo taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baltazar controlling from the full mount. Baltazar with good strikes from the mount here! Baltazar landing shots from mount. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baltazar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. kondo looks a forlorn figure.
kondo wants to control but Baltazar is having none of it. Baltazar lands a big shot there that rocks kondo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baltazar lands a heavy elbow. Baltazar landing strikes from the mount and kondo is in trouble! Baltazar with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. kondo tries to hold on but Baltazar postures up. Baltazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kondo's face.
Baltazar unloading with bombs! Baltazar wants to control the pace but kondo is squirming around nicely. BOOM! Baltazar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
kondo tries to reverse the position but Baltazar maintains control. Baltazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kondo's face.
kondo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baltazar lands with some strikes. Baltazar landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Baltazar controlling the position easily from mount. Baltazar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kondo?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Baltazar working away from the top, dropping strikes. Baltazar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baltazar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Baltazar lands a big elbow. Baltazar with good strikes from the mount here! Baltazar looking to finish kondo with some ground and pound. This is bad for kondo! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Baltazar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kondo hang on? Baltazar tries to control but kondo wriggling away. kondo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Baltazar dominated that round. The cut man is working on yoshihiro kondo's cut. 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 clash of legs there as kondo blocks the low kick. Baltazar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Baltazar scores with a three punch combo!
Baltazar works over kondo's head and body with a nice combination. Brutus Baltazar seems to be getting the better of the standup. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Baltazar connects with a right hand. kondo shakes it off. kondo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltazar lands a lovely overhand right. Baltazar with a body punch. A glancing blow. Baltazar scores with a jab to the body. Baltazar works over kondo's head and body with a nice combination. Baltazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Baltazar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Baltazar stands up and we're back to a striking position. yoshihiro kondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baltazar looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baltazar trying to control the position from guard on top but kondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. kondo controls Baltazar momentarily but Baltazar frees himself. Baltazar content to stall in guard here. Baltazar scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Baltazar scoring with some ground and pound. Baltazar trying to control but kondo is working from the bottom. Baltazar got a little sloppy there for a moment and kondo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baltazar has managed to get both his arms back between kondo's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Baltazar postures up and lands a big shot to kondo's brow. Baltazar trying to control but kondo is working from the bottom. Baltazar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed kondo's guard. kondo taking some punishment here, with Baltazar in his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Baltazar works his foot free and advances to mount. Baltazar landing strikes from the mount and kondo is in trouble! kondo is looking to improve his position but Baltazar isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baltazar landing punches. Baltazar raining down shots from the mount! Baltazar with a couple of short strikes. kondo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Baltazar looking to finish kondo with some ground and pound. This is bad for kondo! Baltazar working the ground and pound effectively.
Baltazar working away from the top, dropping strikes. A nice elbow there by Baltazar. Baltazar throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! kondo has his hands clasped together but Baltazar breaks the hold and kondo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Baltazar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brutus Baltazar!
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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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