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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Bahamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahamonde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ennio Morricone FT. Nas - Ecstasy of Gold. Porter has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 cm
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274 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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196 cm
27
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Bahamonde! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Porter! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Porter throws the left hand but Bahamonde avoids the punch easily. Porter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bahamonde, pushing him back against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Bahamonde.
Bahamonde breaks the clinch.
Bahamonde slaps away a takedown attempt from Porter, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bahamonde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porter swivels and escapes. Bahamonde throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range. Porter closes the distance and clinches. Bahamonde lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Antonio Porter has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Bahamonde breaks the clinch.
Bahamonde gets in close and instigates a clinch. Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Porter needs to keep his hands up - Bahamonde had a free shot at his head there. Porter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bahamonde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Porter as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bahamonde moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Porter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bahamonde circles away. Bahamonde forces Porter back against the cage and clinches. Bahamonde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Porter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bahamonde. The fight stays on the outside here - Bahamonde looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Porter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bahamonde. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Bahamonde. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bahamonde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Porter clinches. Bahamonde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bahamonde moves in looking to clinch but Porter pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Porter throws a head kick that misses and Bahamonde counters with a body kick. Porter looks gassed! Bahamonde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing. Bahamonde doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Porter throws a push kick but Bahamonde slaps the foot to one side. Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bahamonde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porter moves into the clinch. Porter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bahamonde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Porter blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde lands a good knee to the midsection. Porter won't want to take too many of those. Bahamonde scores a nice knee to the body.
Porter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porter takes a knee to the side of the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bahamonde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bahamonde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porter's face.
Bahamonde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Bahamonde.
Bahamonde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Porter working hard to break the clinch. Porter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bahamonde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Porter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bahamonde, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bahamonde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bahamonde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bahamonde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Porter throws a body kick the misses and Bahamonde counters with a solid body kick. Bahamonde tries to close the distance and clinch but Porter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jab from Bahamonde. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bahamonde clinches. Bahamonde has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Porter uses from the top position. Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Bahamonde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Bahamonde dominated that round. The cut man is working on Antonio Porter's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bahamonde throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Porter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bahamonde is in Porter's guard. Bahamonde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bahamonde trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bahamonde pushing down on Porter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Bahamonde seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Porter looking for submissions off his back. Bahamonde has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bahamonde is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Porter is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Bahamonde! Eduardo Bahamonde gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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