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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Herdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keaton Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keaton Bullard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Herdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard misses with a two punch combination.
Bullard clinches.
Bullard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bullard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Herdy eats them both and turns towards Bullard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bullard clinches up with Herdy and pushes him back against the cage.
Bullard decides to pull guard.
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!
Bullard is adopting a defensive guard.
Herdy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herdy tries to free his leg and advance position but Bullard is retaining full guard.
Herdy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bullard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herdy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herdy looking to pass the guard.
Herdy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herdy wants to control from the top but Bullard keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herdy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bullard keeping full guard, as Herdy tries to pass.
Bullard keeping moving, preventing Herdy from controlling successfully.
Bullard trying to control the position.
Herdy wants to control from the top but Bullard keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bullard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herdy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bullard counters with a three punch combo that has Herdy backing up. Herdy nods at Bullard to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Bullard as Herdy shoots in.
Bullard moves in looking to clinch but Herdy pushes him off.
Bullard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullard throws a right and a left that Herdy avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Bullard as Herdy shoots in.
Bullard tries to clinch there but Herdy circles away.
Bullard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bullard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Bullard misses.
Bullard looks gassed!
Bullard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bullard has Herdy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard lands with a short shot to the head.
Herdy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bullard smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Herdy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herdy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Herdy tries to clinch but Bullard is having none of it.
Herdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keaton Bullard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullard swinging wildly here.
Bullard wants to clinch up but Herdy keeps it at a distance.
Herdy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herdy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herdy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Bullard. No joy for Herdy on that attempt.
Herdy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herdy.
Bullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Herdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herdy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Bullard. No joy for Herdy on that attempt.
Bullard stuffs the takedown attempt from Herdy. Herdy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keaton Bullard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bullard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herdy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bullard throws a body punch but Herdy moves out of range.
Bullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Herdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herdy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herdy is defended easily by Bullard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Herdy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Herdy.
Bullard throws a front kick that sends Herdy stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard rushes Herdy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bullard.
Bullard is pressed up against the cage. Herdy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bullard down to the mat. Bullard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keaton Bullard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Herdy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bullard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Herdy gets tackled into the cage by Bullard. Bullard maintains the clinch.
Bullard stalls.
The crowd are getting on Bullard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bullard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herdy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herdy fails to land the takedown.
Bullard lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Herdy goes down and covers up as Bullard starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keaton Bullard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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