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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Talking misses.
Talking shoots in looking for a takedown. Bondoc tries to sprawl out of it but Talking keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bondoc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talking fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Bondoc blocks the low kick.
Bondoc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Trash Talking has been cut.
Bondoc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talking counters with a left and a right that stings Bondoc.
Bondoc throws a solid leg kick but Talking takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bondoc.
Bondoc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talking counters with a one-two to the body.
Talking fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talking circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talking throws a nice looking combination but Bondoc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bondoc tries to clinch but Talking moves away
letting Talking counter with a right hand.
Bondoc tries to clinch
and Talking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bondoc misses with a combination
and Talking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talking throws a punch but it's blocked by Bondoc.
Talking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bondoc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talking counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talking moves out of range of the body kick.
Bondoc throws a body kick that misses.
Bondoc tries to keep at a distance but Talking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bondoc tries to land knees in the clinch but Talking avoids the damage to the body.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talking avoids it.
Talking tries to land knees in the clinch but Bondoc avoids the damage to the body.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but Talking blocks with his arms.
Bondoc keeps control of Talking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talking.
Talking scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bondoc is leaning against Talking and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bondoc stalling in the clinch.
Talking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bondoc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc stalling the fight.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bondoc has a couple of punches blocked by Talking.
Talking has had enough of the clinch but Bondoc keeps him there for the moment.
Bondoc taking a breather.
Bondoc looking to throw knees to the head but Talking is blocking nicely.
Talking breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talking throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talking avoids the body shot from Bondoc.
Balaur Bondoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondoc wants to clinch but Talking slips to the side
and Bondoc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bondoc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bondoc scores with a knee to the head.
Bondoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bondoc throws a right and a left that Talking avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries a head kick but it misses.
Talking throws a right hand that Bondoc ducks under and follows up with a left that Bondoc also avoids with ease.
Bondoc misses with a series of wild punches.
Bondoc looks for the body kick but Talking saw that one coming.
Talking lands with a nice combination. Bondoc backs away looking to recover.
Bondoc throws a combination that misses
and Talking counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Talking tries to bum rush Bondoc with a series of wild strikes but Bondoc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bondoc tries to clinch up
and Talking counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bondoc won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trash Talking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trash Talking'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.
Bondoc wants to clinch but Talking slips to the side
and Talking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondoc misses with a head kick.
Talking lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bondoc moves to clinch but Talking breaks away
and Talking counters with a straight right hand.
Talking with a jab.
Talking circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talking counters with a two punch combo.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Talking bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talking throws a combination that misses
and Bondoc counters by moving into the clinch.
Bondoc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Talking blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bondoc keeps control of Talking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Bondoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talking manages to break the clinch.
Talking throws a combination that misses
enabling Bondoc to counter with a crisp jab.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bondoc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talking.
Talking misses with a wild combination.
Bondoc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talking counters with a left and a right that stings Bondoc.
Bondoc wants to clinch but Talking slips to the side
and Talking counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bondoc thinking.
Talking misses with a double jab
and Bondoc counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Talking is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to clinch up
and Talking counters with a one-two to the body.
Talking is still on wobbly legs! Can Bondoc finish him?
Bondoc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talking seems to have recovered his senses.
Bondoc darts in trying to clinch
and Talking counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondoc moves to clinch but Talking breaks away
and Talking counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bondoc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc misses with a wild combination.
Bondoc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talking will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bondoc up against the cage.
Talking breaks from the clinch.
Bondoc moves to clinch but Talking breaks away
and Talking counters with a stiff right hand.
Bondoc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but Talking blocks with his arms.
Bondoc misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bondoc.
A bit of stalling here from Bondoc.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talking working hard to break the clinch.
Talking being controlled against the cage.
Talking throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Talking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bondoc pushes off an throws an elbow but Talking leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bondoc fails to land.
Talking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bondoc has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bondoc - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bondoc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talking tries to circle away but Bondoc has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trash Talking will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trash Talking's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bondoc tries to clinch up
and Talking counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Talking. Those never looked like landing.
Talking throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bondoc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondoc tries to clinch up
and Talking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondoc moves to clinch but Talking breaks away
and Talking counters with a one-two to the body.
Bondoc closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Talking counter with a right hand.
Trash Talking seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Talking misses.
Bondoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talking throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bondoc misses with a head kick.
Bondoc darts in trying to clinch
and Talking counters with a left and a right that stings Bondoc.
Bondoc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talking counters with a three punch combo that has Bondoc backing up. Bondoc nods at Talking to acknowledge the strikes.
Bondoc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bondoc closes the distance but Talking moves to the side
and Talking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talking throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bondoc.
Bondoc pushes Talking up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talking breaks from the clinch.
Bondoc darts in trying to clinch
and Talking counters with a series of strikes. Bondoc will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bondoc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talking counters with a nice uppercut.
Talking moves out of range of the strikes.
Talking is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talking lands a jab-cross combination.
Talking tries a low kick but Bondoc avoids it.
Talking scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Talking. Those never looked like landing.
Bondoc misses with a wild body shot.
Talking wants to clinch.
Talking throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bondoc scores with a jab. Talking acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc closes the distance but Talking moves to the side
and Bondoc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talking tests Bondoc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talking shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bondoc is positioning himself well to prevent Talking advancing to mount.
Balaur Bondoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bondoc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bondoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bondoc tries to get out of the position.
Talking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bondoc's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talking thows a huge punch but Bondoc dodges it nicely.
Trash Talking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talking throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trash Talking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talking winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trash Talking!
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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
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