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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondoc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vica Versa. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondoc shoots in but Reese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bondoc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bondoc shoots in for a takedown but Reese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bondoc shoots for a takedown but Reese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balaur Bondoc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bondoc shoots in looking for a takedown. Reese tries to sprawl out of it but Bondoc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bondoc shoots in and bounces Reese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bondoc trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Bondoc is working Reese over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bondoc landing some decent shots from guard.
Bondoc stops Reese from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese is trying to keep Bondoc in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondoc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bondoc lands a couple of digs.
Bondoc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reese wants to stand but Bondoc is controlling the position.
Bondoc stays in close to Reese's body and controls the position.
Bondoc stops Reese from standing up.
Bondoc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bondoc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese wants to stand but Bondoc is controlling the position.
Reese looks gassed!
Reese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bondoc.
Reese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bondoc controlling from the top position.
Reese wants to get back to his feet but Bondoc is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reese trying to keep a closed guard but Bondoc is proving a slippery customer.
Bondoc landing with the ground and pound.
Bondoc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bondoc.
Bondoc won't allow Reese to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bondoc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bondoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reese on the ground.
Bondoc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bondoc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bondoc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bondoc works over Reese with some ground and pound from guard.
Bondoc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reese trying to keep a closed guard but Bondoc is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bondoc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reese being controlled here, momentarily.
Bondoc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reese's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bondoc prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.
Bondoc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bondoc landing with the ground and pound.
Bondoc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Bondoc is working Reese over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bondoc thows a big elbow that misses.
Reese is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bondoc working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balaur Bondoc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bondoc fails to land the takedown.
Reese misses with a body shot.
Bondoc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reese sprawls well. Reese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bondoc gets slowly back to his feet.
Bondoc tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Bondoc shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balaur Bondoc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bondoc.
Bondoc shoots in but no luck this time.
Reese stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bondoc slips under a jab from Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reese's waist but Reese gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bondoc off to one side.
Bondoc fails with the takedown.
Balaur Bondoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese throws a lazy right hand but Bondoc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reese stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reese wants it to stay on the feet.
Bondoc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reese.
Reese misses with a hook.
Bondoc throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reese throws a hook but Bondoc avoids it easily.
Bondoc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bondoc closes the distance and clinches up with Reese, looking for a takedown. Bondoc pushes Reese against the cage but Reese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reese throws a jab when Bondoc was well out of range.
Reese misses with a hook.
Bondoc scores with a takedown into Reese's guard.
Bondoc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reese is keeping the position for now.
Bondoc thows a big elbow that misses.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Bondoc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Reese wants to stand up but Bondoc is controlling him.
Bondoc content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese keeping moving, preventing Bondoc from controlling successfully.
Bondoc won't allow Reese to sweep him here.
Bondoc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bondoc postures up in Reese's guard and throws a big left but Reese blocks it.
Bondoc won't allow Reese to sweep him here.
Bondoc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bondoc postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bondoc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bondoc chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bondoc is stalling in the full guard.
Reese is looking to sweep but instead, Bondoc has passed into half guard.
Bondoc is pressing down on Reese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reese is holding on for now.
Reese taking some punishment here, with Bondoc in his half guard.
Bondoc stops Reese from getting back to his feet.
Bondoc content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reese regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bondoc is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balaur Bondoc dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bondoc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reese is fending him off so far but Bondoc persists. Nope, Reese circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese gets caught flat footed, as Bondoc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reese is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bondoc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bondoc prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.
Bondoc controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bondoc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaun Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bondoc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reese defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balaur Bondoc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc tries a head kick but it misses.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Reese.
Bondoc moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two 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.
Bondoc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reese stuffs the takedown attempt from Bondoc. Bondoc gets slowly back to his feet.
Bondoc shoots for a double leg takedown but Reese sprawls well. He's pushed Bondoc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bondoc tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.
Bondoc drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bondoc throws a big right hand that misses.
Bondoc trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese is trying to control the position but Bondoc postures up.
Bondoc prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.
Bondoc lands a couple of elbows.
Bondoc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bondoc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bondoc cracks Reese with a solid left hand.
Balaur Bondoc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bondoc controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bondoc lands a couple of elbows.
Reese is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bondoc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc connects with a couple of short punches.
Reese is looking to stand up but Bondoc isn't so interested in that idea.
Bondoc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bondoc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reese's head.
Reese working a defensive guard here.
Reese wants to control but Bondoc passes easily into half guard.
Reese on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bondoc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bondoc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shaun Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balaur Bondoc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bondoc lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balaur Bondoc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bondoc, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balaur Bondoc!
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